Kaith Re

A new private catastrophe bond transaction has been completed with the assistance of German reinsurance giant Hannover Re. The $20 million Seaside Re (Series 2018-1) private cat bond, or cat bond lite as they are often termed, was issued using Hannover’s Kaith Re Ltd. Bermuda domiciled segregated accounts vehicle.

A new $86.5 million Seaside Re (Series 2017-1) private catastrophe bond, or cat bond lite, transaction, has been issued by German reinsurance firm Hannover Re’s segregated accounts vehicle, Kaith Re Ltd.

German reinsurance firm Hannover Re has facilitated another private catastrophe bond (or cat bond lite) transaction, a $10 million LI Re (Series 2016-2), with the notes issued through its segregated accounts vehicle, Kaith Re Ltd. listing on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).

A new $3.75m private catastrophe bond (or cat bond lite) or insurance-linked security (ILS) transaction, LI Re (Series 2016-1), has been issued through German reinsurance firm Hannover Re’s segregated accounts vehicle, Kaith Re Ltd.

Two of the LI Re private catastrophe bond deals, issued through reinsurance firm Hannover Re’s segregated accounts vehicle Kaith Re Ltd., have had their maturity dates extended, possibly signalling the potential for losses.

Hannover Re has completed the issuance of another LI Re private catastrophe bond (or cat bond lite), a $3.75m LI Re (Series 2015-1), using its Kaith Re Ltd. segregated accounts vehicle, as the reinsurer facilitates another transaction for an unknown sponsor.

The recent CHF 70m ($71m) Leine Re private catastrophe bond transaction, which was issued through Hannover Re’s Kaith Re Ltd. segregated accounts company, was ultimately ceded by and benefits Swiss canton insurer Gebäudeversicherung Bern (GVB).

German reinsurance firm Hannover Re has facilitated another private catastrophe bond or ILS transaction, LI Re (Series 2014-2), as the second private bond transformation and issuance under the LI Re segregated account of Kaith Re Ltd.

German reinsurance company Hannover Re has again used its Bermuda-domiciled segregated accounts vehicle Kaith Re Ltd. to issue a CHF 70m ($71m) private insurance-linked security or catastrophe bond transaction using a segregated account named Leine Re.

The recent $10.37m LI Re (Series 2014-1) securitization of a segregated cell of reinsurance company Hannover Re’s Bermuda segregated accounts insurer Kaith Re Ltd., was a property catastrophe insurance-linked security (or catastrophe bond) it transpires.