Swiss Re stop-loss deal a “win-win”, ILS notes oversubscribed: Rüede
Swiss Re's landmark hybrid bank financing and insurance-linked securities (ILS) backed whole account stop-loss transaction was a "win-win" for the reinsurer and the investors backing the deal, with the ILS component of the arrangement oversubscribed due to its popularity, Philipp Rüede explained to Artemis. The innovative $1.15 billion transaction saw Swiss read the full article →
Swiss Re gets $1.15bn stop-loss cover in hybrid cat bond / loan transaction
Swiss Re has completed a landmark hybrid bank financing and insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction, utilising its Matterhorn Re Ltd. special purpose insurer to issue catastrophe bond notes alongside a loan arrangement with J.P. Morgan, to secure $1.15 billion of all-lines of business stop-loss financing and protection from the capital markets. The read the full article →