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June 2011/1

  • RMS halts cat bond market swagger: Willis
    Despite opening the year with "optimism and swagger," the cat bond market was cut down to size by the new RMS hurricane model in Q2 as new issuance was stalled by pricing uncertainty, according to broker Willis.
    14 July 2011
  • Perils AG adds Nordic countries to complete Euro wind exposure data
    European exposure and loss collator, Perils AG, has added Norway and Sweden to its coverage, completing the suite of countries potentially exposed to a European windstorm.
    14 July 2011
  • AM Best downgrades Montana Re 2009 on RMS model change
    Ratings agency AM Best has downgraded $175mn of Flagstone Re's Montana Re 2009 US wind and quake cat bond, in light of higher attachment probabilities under RMS's new Version 11.0 US hurricane model.
    14 July 2011
  • Skwarek leaves Swiss Re
    Tom Skwarek, managing director of corporate strategic solutions at Swiss Re, is leaving his role after 12 years with the global reinsurer.
    13 July 2011
  • RMS launches Euro wind model; no ‘Hurricane RMS’ expected
    Risk modeller RMS released its latest Europe windstorm model today (12 July), introducing three new countries to the model and increasing risk profiles in most regions.
    12 July 2011
  • Cat bond volume hits post-crisis low in Q2
    Outstanding cat bond capacity fell to $11.5bn in Q2 2011, marking its lowest ebb since the final quarter of 2008 and the height of the financial crisis.
    06 July 2011
  • California quake insurer gets green light for $150mn cat bond
    The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) board has approved a $150mn single peril cat bond to be issued via a Bermudian reinsurer, Trading Risk can reveal.
    06 July 2011
  • UBS exercises EUR75mn Scor share options in contingent deal
    French-headquartered reinsurer Scor has issued EUR75mn of new shares as its contingent capital deal with investment bank UBS is triggered on rising first-quarter catastrophe loss estimates.
    06 July 2011
  • Towers Watson places $12mn private Florida bond
    Broker Towers Watson Capital Markets (TWCM) has structured and sold its first cat bond deal, an $11.95mn private placement for a Floridian insurance company.
    05 July 2011
  • Scor draws EUR75mn contingent capital as Q1 cat losses rise
    French-headquartered reinsurer Scor will draw down the first EUR75mn tranche of its contingent capital credit line from investment bank UBS after lifting its first-quarter catastrophe loss estimates by EUR10-15mn.
    05 July 2011
  • Guy Carp: US ILW pricing may hit record levels
    Guy Carpenter has said that if the demand for industry loss warranties (ILWs) is sustained then prices look set to reach an all-time high.
    01 July 2011
  • Post-Japan retro pricing up 25%; Willis Re
    Non-marine retrocession rates have risen by between 10 and 25 percent since losses from March's Japan and New Zealand earthquakes hit capacity providers, according to global broker Willis Re.
    30 June 2011
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