Hannover Re
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The reinsurer narrowed the scope of perils in its latest issuance versus its 3264 2022 cat bond. -
The carrier experienced a benign Q1 for catastrophic loss activity.
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Large losses came to EUR52mn with low retro recoveries.
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The reinsurer said it hopes to grow the size of the $13.75mn deal over time.
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Stefan Sperlich will lead the new unit as managing director.
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The reinsurer’s large losses were down 5% to EUR1.6bn for the year.
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The issuer is seeking aggregate and per occurrence coverage.
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The reinsurer said retro pricing had ‘moved slightly in our favour’ at 1 January.
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The carrier faced "significant impact" from a P&C reserve charge on its earnings.
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The Seaside Re placement is the first cat bond lite deal of 2024.
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In total nearly $139mn worth of bonds have been extended.
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The firm said it would cut its K-cession ‘significantly below 2023 levels’ and buy ‘broadly similar towers of non-proportional retro’ at 1 January.
