Insurance linked securities news, ILS news

A number of at-risk of loss catastrophe bonds have been traded at rock-bottom distressed prices, suggesting investors have sought to offload bonds they believe will face a total loss, while a buyer (perhaps a single investor) is willing to bet there could be some improvement in the outlook.

It’s been reported that Warren Buffett’s conglomerate, insurance and reinsurance giant Berkshire Hathaway is looking at a possible acquisition of distressed California electrical utility PG&E Corporation, but Warren Buffett was quick to deny the news.

U.S. primary insurer Allstate was hit by losses from convective and severe thunderstorm related weather events in Texas in March, which have resulted in the firms Q1 catastrophe losses rising above some analysts expectations.

United Insurance Holdings (UPC Insurance) is back with a new catastrophe bond for 2019, Armor Re II Ltd. (Series 2019-1), and it should be the firms largest yet at an expected $200 million or greater in size.

Markel CATCo Investment Management is committed to the delivery of its 2019 portfolio to shareholders in its listed retrocessional reinsurance fund strategy, signalling an intention to trade forwards once loss affected portfolios are dealt with.

Alternative reinsurance capital’s continued growth through 2018, as well as the slight shrinking of traditional reinsurer capital have been confirmed in a report out today, while at the same time profits at reinsurers are seen to have shrunk again, based on underlying returns on equity (ROE’s).

Reinsurance brokerage, risk and capital advisory TigerRisk Partners, LLC has announced that its President Tony Ursano is set to depart the firm.

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Elementum Advisors, LLC, an insurance and reinsurance linked asset manager with over $4 billion of assets under management, is selling a 30% stake to insurance and financial services group White Mountains.

The Danish Red Cross and International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies are making progress with their first ever catastrophe bond transaction, revealing a tiered trigger structure designed to ensure that impactful volcanic eruptions cause the cat bond to pay out.