Insurance linked securities news, ILS news

Fidelis Insurance is back in the catastrophe bond market and seeking to sponsor what will be its sixth Herbie Re catastrophe bond, with a target to secure its largest issuance yet as the Herbie Re Ltd. (Series 2024-2) transaction targets more than $300 million in retrocessional reinsurance for the company.

COP 29, the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Baku, Azerbaijan, has drawn to a close with agreement on certain areas and progress being made on the much-discussed Loss and Damage, as well as the Global Shield, two programs of some relevance to insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets.

According to sources, the price guidance for the debut Maschpark Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bond issuance for sponsor Talanx has been narrowed towards the lower-half of the initial range that had been offered.

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Given the amount of capital in the global reinsurance system, analysts at Morgan Stanley are asking how much lower pricing could decline in the property catastrophe line of business?

American Coastal Insurance Company is back in the catastrophe bond market and seeking $100 million or more in Florida named storm reinsurance protection from the issuance of a new Armor Re II Ltd. (Series 2024-2) transaction, Artemis has learned.

According to Hilary Paul, Partner and Portfolio Manager, LGT ILS Partners, there will be further insurance-linked securities (ILS) M&A consolidation in the near term, with more transactions and join-venture agreements, especially as stand-alone managers increasingly seek economies of scale and access to rated paper.

Investors in the CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund, the stock exchange listed retrocessional reinsurance strategy operated by Markel CATCo, are getting closer still to unlocking the remaining trapped investment collateral, as a partial share redemption completes and the fund nears its run-off.

US insurer Allstate has confirmed its pre-tax loss from hurricane Milton at $102 million, at which level it seems possible the Sanders Re II Ltd. (Series 2024-2) catastrophe bond may face a loss, while the companies year-to-date pre-tax catastrophe losses have reached $4.84 billion after October.

With the insurance-linked securities market continuing its expansion, the secondary market is becoming more liquid, enabling ILS managers to adopt more dynamic allocation strategies while offering improved access to capital at the portfolio level, as per a note by François Divet, Head of ILS at AXA Investment Managers.