Aozora Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1)

Japanese insurance group Sompo Japan Nipponkoa’s (SJNK) latest catastrophe bond Aozora Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1) priced at the lowest end of reduced guidance last week, showing investors appetite for this remote risk, JPY denominated bond.

The Aozora Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1) catastrophe bond transaction, which sees Japanese insurer Sompo Japan Nipponkoa (SJNK) Insurance seeking reinsurance cover for Japanese typhoon losses, has been cut down to a single tranche issue while pricing has dropped.

More details have come to light on one of the recent catastrophe bond transactions to launch, the $100m Aozora Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1) Japanese typhoon cat bond from primary Japanese insurer sponsors Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance.

A new catastrophe bond has launched bringing some rare Japanese typhoon risk to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. Aozora Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1) looks set to bring at least $100m of this peril to market on behalf of two Japanese primary insurer sponsors.