Zenkyoren is Japan’s National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, commonly also known as JA Kyosai. It provides insurance products across a range of classes.
Zenkyoren buys one of the largest reinsurance towers in the world and has been a user of catastrophe bonds as part of that for more than twenty years.
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The recent $100 million Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond sponsored by Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, was the first ever cat bond issuance to utilise bonds issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as collateral assets.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has now secured the targeted $100 million in aggregate Japan earthquake reinsurance from its latest catastrophe bond, with the Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2025-1) notes now priced near the low-end of initial guidance.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, continues to target $100 million or more in aggregate Japan earthquake reinsurance from its latest catastrophe bond, but we’re told the price guidance for the new Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance has now tightened towards the lower-end of initial guidance.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, is back in the catastrophe bond market with an initial target to secure $100 million or more in aggregate Japan earthquake reinsurance from the capital markets through a Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance.
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The fact giant reinsurance buyer Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has elected to renew a catastrophe bond in Singapore, marking its second transaction located in the country, is a “strong affirmation” of the growing stature of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) hub.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has now secured its targeted $150 million of reinsurance from the new Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bond, with the notes spread now priced within the initial guidance.
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In a relatively rare occurrence for the catastrophe bond market today, the price guidance for the latest cat bond issuance for Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, the $150 million Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2024-1), has narrowed towards the upper-end of guidance.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has returned to the catastrophe bond market in search of $150 million or more in aggregate earthquake reinsurance protection from the capital markets through a Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2024-1) deal.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has now secured its new Japanese earthquake catastrophe bond Nakama Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) to provide $225 million of reinsurance protection, while pricing settled at a reduced level compared to guidance.
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Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, has increased the target size of its new Japanese earthquake catastrophe bond Nakama Re Ltd. (Series 2023-1) to as much as $275 million.
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