Kilimanjaro Re Ltd

Bermudian reinsurance firm Everest Re is back in the catastrophe bond market seeking a $300m, or greater, source of collateralized reinsurance protection for U.S. named storm and earthquake risks with a Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2015-1) issuance.

The settlement and completion of the $500m Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-2) catastrophe bond today takes 2014 issuance of new cat bonds and insurance securitisations to $7.143 billion, keeping the market on track for a possible record year.

Everest Re’s latest catastrophe bond, the now $500m Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-2), has been priced with the coupon settling at the mid-point. The cat bond notes have also received their rating and a little more detail on the transaction has emerged as a result.

The Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-2) catastrophe bond, launched recently for Bermuda reinsurance firm Everest Re, reflecting strong investor demand for the ILS asset class is set to increase in size by 43% to secure the reinsurer $500m of protection.

Bermuda headquartered reinsurance company Everest Re is returning to the catastrophe bond market with its second issuance this year, with the launch to investors of Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-2) a $350m U.S. and Canada earthquake cat bond.

Global reinsurance firm Everest Re’s Mt. Logan Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar and the use of instruments such as catastrophe bonds and ILW’s are helping the reinsurer to reduce its cost-of-capital and position itself for growth and profitability.

Reinsurance firm Everest Re’s first catastrophe bond issue, the now $450m after upsizing Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1), has priced at the lowest end of a reduced price guidance range, Artemis understands.

Bermudian reinsurance group Everest Re is increasingly using alternative reinsurance capital as part of its strategy as the firm seeks ways to optimise its returns, according to President and CEO Dominic Addesso.

Preliminary ratings have now been assigned to the first catastrophe bond from new sponsor Everest Reinsurance Company, Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1), which grew to $450m as investor demand helped the reinsurer increase the cover the cat bond will provide.

The first catastrophe bond from new sponsor Everest Reinsurance Company, Kilimanjaro Re Ltd. (Series 2014-1), has increased in size by 80% to $450m and pricing guidance has dropped due to strong investor demand.