Catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities news

Catastrophe bonds are likely to become an increasingly “mainstream” component of institutional investor portfolios, as the asset class comes under increasing attention having proved its value again during the volatility driven by the pandemic, according to Brett Houghton, Managing Director at Fermat Capital Management.

A $50.25 million private catastrophe bond transaction has been issued around the July renewal by broker Aon’s private catastrophe bond issuance and placement platform Randolph Re.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors and catastrophe bond funds valued the diversification opportunity that was the recent EUR 100 million European peril focused recently completed Windmill II Re DAC (2020) transaction sponsored by Achmea, according to catastrophe modeller RMS.

Convex Group, the specialty insurance and reinsurance company founded by Stephen Catlin, has successfully secured $300 million of reinsurance from the capital markets through its first ever catastrophe bond issuance, the Hypatia Ltd. (Series 2020-1) multi-peril retro transaction.

The Asia Pacific region has become a key component of the global insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace and interest from cedants and issuers continues to surge, according to industry experts.

There is every chance that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to experience a flight to quality, when it comes to where investor allocations are made and this could accelerate in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, as there is now another factor against which investors can measure ILS fund managers.

The domicile island of Guernsey wants to make available a green kitemark for insurance-linked securities (ILS) structures transacted there, enabling ILS issuers to apply for the ability to verify the environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials of an arrangement.

Global insurance and reinsurance company Chubb has published the details of a proposal for an enormous $1.25 trillion public private risk sharing facility to protect both small and large U.S. businesses against future pandemic risks, with part of the coverage proposed to be structured on a parametric trigger basis.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has extended its insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme to the end of 2022, as Singapore looks to build on recent positive momentum and attract more catastrophe bond issuers to its shores.

The target size for the first catastrophe bond transaction to be sponsored by Convex Group has been increased, with sources now saying that the Hypatia Ltd. (Series 2020-1) multi-peril retro transaction is likely to double to $300 million, we can reveal.