Corporate catastrophe bond

The target size for the second renewal of the parametric catastrophe bond that provides earthquake related workers compensation protection to benefit the Kaiser Permanente health group has been increased, with the Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction now expected to secure $475 million of capital market-backed capacity for the covered parties.

Electrical utility Sempra Energy looks set to secure its third slice of catastrophe bond backed wildfire insurance protection at the minimum targeted issuance size of $180 million, while pricing for its new SD Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction is on-track to settle at the mid-point of guidance.

A second renewal transaction for the novel parametric catastrophe bond deal that ultimately provides earthquake related workers compensation protection to an insured has come to market, with an Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction now in the market seeking to renew protection to benefit the Kaiser Permanente health group.

Electrical utility Sempra Energy is back in the catastrophe bond market with what will be its third issuance and this time it is seeking a larger, perhaps $180 million or bigger, SD Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction.

California based utility the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has finally secured $30 million of wildfire insurance cover from its second catastrophe bond issue, after the Power Protective Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) deal was priced at the raised coupon level.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has returned to the catastrophe bond market in search of its second cat bond to provide it with wildfire insurance protection, with an as yet unsized Power Protective Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) being offered to insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and investors.

The $50 million Wrigley Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) catastrophe bond transaction, that will provide parametric earthquake insurance protection to a real estate captive insurer owned by investment giant Blackstone, has now been priced and its coupon fixed approximately 20% below the initial mid-point of price guidance.

Price guidance has fallen for the Wrigley Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) catastrophe bond transaction, that is being issued to provide parametric earthquake insurance protection to Gryphon Mutual Insurance Company, a real estate captive insurer owned by investment giant Blackstone.

Gryphon Mutual Insurance Company, a real estate captive insurer which we understand to be owned by investment giant Blackstone, is entering the catastrophe bond market with the help of global reinsurance firm Hannover Re, with the company seeking $50 million of parametric California earthquake protection from a Wrigley Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction.

Mortgage security focused investment manager Bayview Asset Management, LLC has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its second transaction, as the investor seeks upwards of $150 million of parametric earthquake protection from a Sierra Ltd. (Series 2021-1) cat bond deal.