Mystic Re IV Ltd. Series 2021-1

Liberty Mutual, the U.S. primary insurance giant and global reinsurance player, has revealed that hurricane Ian has delivered it $845 million of pre-tax and net catastrophe losses during the third-quarter.

Liberty Mutual’s latest visit to the catastrophe bond market can be considered a resounding success for the company, after the new Mystic Re IV Ltd. (Series 2021-1) catastrophe bond transaction upsized to $300 million while marketing and the notes priced at a level below the low-end of initial guidance.

The new Mystic Re IV Ltd. (Series 2021-1) catastrophe bond transaction sponsored by insurance giant Liberty Mutual has been upsized during its marketing, growing by 50% to now feature an issuance of $300 million of notes to support reinsurance protection for the carrier.

Insurance giant Liberty Mutual has returned to the catastrophe bond market for the first time since 2012, as the company seeks a $200 million source of catastrophe reinsurance from the capital markets by sponsoring a Mystic Re IV Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction.