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German reinsurance giant Hannover Re has revealed in its first-half results this morning, that it is anticipating a net loss of up to EUR 250 million from the recent severe flooding across Europe and in particular Germany.

German reinsurance giant Hannover Re benefited from its retrocessional protections throughout 2020, potentially ceding almost one-third of natural catastrophe losses and 24% of its losses from the COVID-19 pandemic.

German reinsurance firm Hannover Re has downsized its capital markets backed K-Cessions quota share retro reinsurance sidecar facility to $610 million for 2021, a roughly 10% decrease from the prior year.

Hannover Re, the German headquartered global reinsurance firm, has facilitated another three Seaside Re private catastrophe bond transactions around this January 2021 renewals, taking the total seen to $136.4 million across ten transactions.

Global reinsurance company Hannover Re has facilitated more private catastrophe bond transactions around this Janaury 2021 renewals, with the firms Kaith Re transformer having issued $76.4 million of Seaside Re cat bond lite notes, across seven transactions.

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re had its ratings affirmed by AM Best yesterday and the agency cited the companies retrocession program as “pivotal” to its success.

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re has the capital markets at the heart of its core catastrophe retrocession program, with investors supporting some 80% of its aggregate retro and 78% of its Cat XL coverage through K-Cessions.

German reinsurance company Hannover Re is expecting favourable treatment when it renews its retrocession program this year, as the company feels it has passed on fewer losses to its counterparties than many other reinsurers.

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re has added another almost $75 million of risk capital to its Seaside Re private catastrophe bond issues for 2020 through another seven transactions, taking the total issued around this January renewal season to $151.5 million.

Hannover Re, the top-four global reinsurance firm, has facilitated issuance of another $27 million of private catastrophe bonds under the Seaside Re program, as it continues to help ceding companies and investors transact ILS deals in securitised note form.