Acorn Re Ltd. Series 2024-1

The Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) parametric earthquake catastrophe bond issuance has now been priced and its details finalised, with the issuance successfully upsized to provide $450 million of protection, while pricing was fixed below the initial guidance that was offered, Artemis can report.

We’ve learned that the targeted issuance size has increased to as much as $450 million for the Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) parametric earthquake catastrophe bond issuance, while at the same time the price guidance has been lowered to below the initially offered range.

There is a new parametric earthquake catastrophe bond transaction in the market, the fifth in the series of Acorn Re deals. But for the first time this $400 million Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) issuance features two tranches of notes, each with a different duration of coverage, Artemis has learned.