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Two large storms hit the Midwest and Ohio Valley regions on 14-17 May and 18-20 May.
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The bond will provide named storm and quake coverage in the US.
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The bond is offering a spread range of 850-925bps.
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As with 2024, pricing pressure has been most acute on top layers.
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The targeted uplift comes after Mercury ceded nearly $1.3bn of wildfire losses to reinsurers in Q1.
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The Altamont-backed broker has been building out its team since launching in 2023.
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One dollar-denominated deal has opted to hold collateral in EBRC notes.
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Price guidance for the bond is 4.00%-4.50%.
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The platform’s aim is to support the ILS industry in ‘getting the marks right’.
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The reinsurer had $2.8bn of natural catastrophe business up for renewal in the year so far.
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The fund was set up in 2015 to capitalise on higher post-event yields.
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Debut sponsor SV SparkassenVersicherung also secured its target size of $100mn.