Everglades Re II Ltd

The board of governors of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has approved the purchase of $1.33 billion of reinsurance coverage in its upcoming 2017 renewal, with a combination of traditional reinsurance and capital markets coverage provided by the Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2017-1) catastrophe bond deal.

The coupon price guidance has been lowered on Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s latest catastrophe bond transaction, the Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2017-1) deal, signalling continued strong appetite for new risk from investors despite the recent brisk issuance.

As expected, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is back in the catastrophe bond market, with a $250 million target for an Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2017-1) transaction that looks like it aims to capitalise on the ILS investment market appetite for risk, given its low launch pricing.

An optional termination notice was issued by the Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) catastrophe bond vehicle to its investors this week, confirming that Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is redeeming the bond early.

The Board of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has approved the proposal to allow it to call (or redeem) its $300 million Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) catastrophe bond transaction early, so it can return to the market with a clear view of its risk transfer opportunities.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation wants to call (or redeem) its $300 million Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) catastrophe bond transaction early in order to take advantage of market conditions with any new issue in 2017.

The Board of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has approved the 2016 risk transfer and reinsurance program, including the shift of certain traditional layers to a per-occurrence, single-year structure and the acquisition of an additional contract for commercial reinsurance.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s risk transfer and reinsurance buying strategy continues to evolve, with the insurer electing to renegotiate multi-year aggregate reinsurance and shift the protection to per-occurrence coverage for the 2016 hurricane season.

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has reset its most catastrophe bond, the $300m Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) transaction, at a lower attachment point, reacting to the effects of depopulation of its portfolio and looking ahead to its reinsurance and risk transfer needs.

The steep decline in rates and pricing for Florida wind property catastrophe reinsurance coverage can be plainly seen in information published by the states Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Also published are the extent of the savings the insurer made in 2015.