Lion II Re

The recently completed EUR 200 million Lion II Re DAC catastrophe bond transaction set a new low in terms of the pricing multiple, of the expected loss level to the amount of coupon that investors will be paid, in the history of the 144a cat bond market, according to GC Securities.

Italian headquartered global insurer Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. has hailed the completion of its latest and third catastrophe bond, the recently completed Lion II Re DAC transaction, as an “innovative and flexible” example of how the insurer intends to manage its capital going forwards.

Another catastrophe bond has been priced at the bottom end of an already reduced spread range, as sponsor Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. has secured its latest catastrophe bond, the Lion II Re DAC European flood exposed transaction, at a very competitive rate.

Generali’s latest EUR 200 million catastrophe bond, the Lion II Re DAC transaction that looks to secure reinsurance protection against European perils including flood risks, has seen its suggested coupon fall below the initial launch guidance, as ILS investors demonstrate their comfort with the first Euro flood indemnity triggered bond.

Another new catastrophe bond has come to market, this time with the third visit to the cat bond market in recent years from Italian and global insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. with a EUR 200 million Lion II Re DAC transaction, as it seeks reinsurance protection against European perils including flood risks.