Everglades Re II Ltd

Citizens has lined itself up with the best protection in its history for 2015, with a risk transfer, reinsurance and catastrophe bond programme that eliminates the need for Florida policyholder assessments right up to a 1 in 100 year storm.

Florida’s Citizens latest Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) catastrophe bond has now been priced. The cat bond has now upsized by 20% to $300m, while the final pricing almost reached the top of the expanded guidance, as Citizens finalised a $3.9B risk transfer programme for 2015.

According to sources the price guidance for Florida’s Citizens latest Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) catastrophe bond has been expanded, providing a wider range of possible coupon yield after investors pushed back on the tight launch pricing range.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is back with the expected Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) catastrophe bond in advance of the U.S. hurricane season, as the insurer seeks to once again increase its use of capital markets for risk transfer.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation hopes to see ‘relatively better pricing’ in its risk transfer programme for 2015, including in a new catastrophe bond expected to come to market via a new issuing vehicle, Everglades Re II Ltd.