nuclear risks

A significant institutional investor has again committed to supporting nuclear liability risks in insurance-linked securities (ILS) form, with the renewal of two deals covering risks of corporate nuclear power operators in a format considered akin to a private catastrophe bond.

A European Commission study looking at the insurability of nuclear third-party liability risks (NTPL) and availability of capacity to support them, found that insurance-linked securities (ILS) market capital would be available, under the right structures and terms.

Private nuclear liability risk insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions have been expanded and upsized for 2018, Artemis understands, as corporate nuclear power operators show increasing comfort with tapping ILS markets for direct insurance coverage.

Artemis understands from sources that a ground breaking insurance-linked security (ILS) transaction has been completed featuring nuclear plant liability risks that were transferred direct to an investor in a private cat bond-like format.