Catastrophe bond news

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has returned to the catastrophe bond market again, seeking $400 million or more in collateralized earthquake reinsurance from the capital markets from an Ursa Re Ltd. (Series 2023-3) issuance.

AXIS Capital, the Bermuda headquartered specialty re/insurer, has now successfully priced the very first 144a cyber catastrophe bond and the $75 million Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. (Series 2024-1) transaction will complete with pricing below the initial target guidance, an important signal of ILS market appetite for cyber risks.

Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has now entered the 144A catastrophe bond market with its first cyber deal, seeking $75 million in reinsurance from this PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) cyber cat bond issuance, Artemis can report.

Six new private cat bond issuances totalling almost $91.2 million of risk capital have come to light from Eclipse Re Ltd., a private syndicated collateralised reinsurance note, private catastrophe bond issuance and reinsurance transformer platform based in Bermuda, that is owned and operated by Artex Capital Solutions.

Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC) is another sponsor looking to upsize on its original ambitions, as the company is now seeking up to $275 million of reinsurance protection from its 2001 CAT Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1)  renewal transaction.

German domestic market insurance company Versicherungskammer Bayern Versicherungsanstalt des oeffentlichen Rechts’ (VKB) has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, seeking €150 million in multi-peril reinsurance from the capital markets through a King Max Re DAC 2023 transaction.

The North Carolina Farm Bureau has now upsized its target for named storm reinsurance protection from the capital markets via its debut Blue Ridge Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) cat bond issuance, with the deal now being offered at a suggested $400 million, evenly split across the two tranches on offer.

Specialty re/insurer AXIS Capital is now aiming to tighten the issuance pricing for the first 144a cyber catastrophe bond to hit the market, targeting a lower than guidance price for its still $75 million Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. (Series 2024-1) transaction, Artemis has learned.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending November 12th 2023, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.

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