Archive for January, 2019

The launch of the Lion Rock Re Ltd. sidecar by Hong Kong domiciled Peak Reinsurance Company Limited (Peak Re) was well received by the ILS investor community and the company is looking forward to expanding its relationship with the capital markets in the future.

The performance of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment funds as measured by an Index of the market was negative in November 2018, as the impacts of California wildfires and strengthening of loss reserves drove the Index to a -3.68% return for the month.

Global reinsurance firm Munich Re said today that 2018 catastrophe events have driven an estimated $80 billion of industry losses and in the announcement has hiked some industry loss estimates for events including the California wildfires and typhoon Jebi.

Lloyd’s and Bermuda insurance and reinsurance company Neon Underwriting has successfully renewed its UK insurance-linked securities transaction, which is akin to a sidecar, with a slightly enlarged $77 million issuance of notes from the NCM Re (UK PCC) Ltd vehicle.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment manager Nephila Capital has again collaborated with insurer Allianz and broker ReSurety to deliver a wind farm proxy revenue swap product to transfer risks and support cash flows related to a new wind farm construction project.

The recent major hail storm and severe convective style weather outbreak that struck the Sydney and surrounding area of Australia in December has already driven nearly A$700 million of claims and it’s now clear that a number of ILS funds are expecting minor impacts from the loss event.

Health insurance giant Aetna is returning to the capital markets and insurance-linked securities with what will be its tenth health or medical benefit risk ILS transaction, a $200 million Vitality Re X Ltd. (Series 2019) deal.

Commercial risk transfer and corporate insurance solutions provider Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has launched a new parametric product designed to protect European companies that are exposed to high or low water levels.

Insurance and reinsurance group Argo is not yet ready to make a claim on its at-risk aggregate multi-peril catastrophe bond Loma Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (Series 2013-1), as the maturity date has been extended again.

AXIS Capital, the Bermuda-headquartered global re/insurer, has increased the size of its new Alturas Re Ltd. collateralised re/insurance sidecar to $130 million for 2019, with the issuance of a second tranche of notes which we understand to be reinsurance focused.