Having written in the last week about the volume of catastrophe bonds which are listed on the stock exchanges in Bermuda and the Cayman Islands I thought it would be a good idea to list them out by domicile for your information. We are going to include this information into a new catastrophe bond Deal […]
Read the full article
Yesterday Standard & Poor’s took action on six natural catastrophe bonds and lowered their ratings. All the bonds were deals placed during 2007 and 2008. Caelus Re Ltd. from Nationwide Mutual, Carillon Ltd. from Munich Re, East Lane Re Ltd and East Lane Re II Ltd. both from Chubb Group and Residential Re 2008 Ltd. […]
Read the full article
AIR Worldwide has announced that it has now modeled the risks on over $10b worth of catastrophe bonds since the market took off in 1996. They also claim to have modeled the risks on over 56% of the deals struck since 2007. During 2008 they provided services to 70% of the catastrophe bond capital issued […]
Read the full article
AIR Worldwide released a press shot this week announcing that so far this year they have provided risk modeling and analytical services for $2b worth of catastrophe bonds. The press release doesn’t (unfortunately) detail all the deals that have contributed to this number so I thought I’d provide a list of the ones we know […]
Read the full article
Caelus Re Ltd. has issued $250m of variable rate notes on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Insurance and some of it’s subsidiaries and affiliates. The notes will provide capital market protection for a reinsurance agreement providing Nationwide cover for U.S. hurricanes and earthquakes. Full details in our Deal Directory.
Read the full article
