Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd

Everest Group has now priced its latest catastrophe bonds, securing the upsized $630 million of multi-peril collateralized North America focused retrocession from its new Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) and Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) transactions, while the six tranches of notes all priced at their lowest ends of guidance, Artemis can report.

Everest Group has fixed its target on an upsized $630 million of multi-peril collateralized North America focused retrocession from its new Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) and Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) catastrophe bonds, while the price guidance has fallen for a second time, Artemis has learned.

Everest Group is now targeting as much as an upsized $675 million of multi-peril collateralized North America focused retrocession from its new Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) and Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) catastrophe bond transactions, Artemis can report.

Everest Re, the global reinsurance unit of Everest Group, has returned to the catastrophe bond market in search of at least $530 million of multi-peril collateralized North America focused retrocession with three and four year tenure Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) and Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) transactions, Artemis can report.

Having previously begun reporting an estimation it would receive up to $30 million in reinsurance recoveries from its Kilimanjaro Re catastrophe bond program, after a deal was triggered by rising industry losses from hurricane Ian, we understand global re/insurer Everest has now trimmed back its recovery expectation significantly given a reduction in the industry estimate.

Having begun reporting reinsurance recoveries from some of its Kilimanjaro Re catastrophe bonds, triggered by industry losses from hurricane Ian, global re/insurer Everest has now extended the maturity of one of the exposed layers of notes, to ensure the coverage remains available in case of any continued development.

Global insurance and reinsurance specialist Everest Group is now anticipating a $20 million recovery due to hurricane Ian from the industry loss based retrocessional protection available to it from its Kilimanjaro Re catastrophe bonds that appear triggered, Artemis can report.

Global insurance and reinsurance specialist Everest Group has $350 million of industry loss based retrocessional protection available to it from its catastrophe bonds to cover losses related to hurricane Ian, should the current industry loss estimate creep higher.

Despite continued uncertainty over the potential for catastrophe events to cause losses to a number of its catastrophe bonds, Everest Re says that as of the end of 2022, no covered events had attached to drive any recoveries under its in-force Kilimanjaro Re catastrophe bonds.

Global insurance and reinsurance company Everest Re is set for a successful new catastrophe bond issuance, with the Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2022-1) transaction now having priced at the upsized $300 million, with a coupon fixed at the mid-point of initial guidance.