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SCS insured losses accounted for 48% of all global losses last year. -
The agency cited falling property rates and US casualty challenges.
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The investor is targeting a new insurance allocation.
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Integral ILS is the latest ILS manager to seek retro protection by issuing a cat bond.
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Lower premium rates, wider coverage terms and a fall in bank rates will cap returns this year.
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The ICA has escalated its ‘significant event’ declaration to ‘insurance catastrophe’.
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The broker has analysed the differences in wildfire risk between Northern and Southern California.
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The sponsor is the second dedicated ILS manager to issue a cat bond after One William Street.
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The LA wildfires resulted in the largest insured loss of the year, at $40bn.
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The two bonds offered are both replacing expiring deals.
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Tiziani has previously worked in the asset management and private banking sectors.
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The investment will be the first allocation to ILS for the public sector pensions investor Funds SA.
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The unit will be led by Ed Hochberg, global risk solutions leader at Guy Carpenter.
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White Mountains provided no capital to this year’s placement.
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Scott Cobon resigned from Artex in September last year after 10 years of service.
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Plianthos joins from Marsh, where he was SVP for eight years.
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The total yield is down 114bps from 9.94% compared to the final week of 2024.
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The broker deal has projected cat bond new issuance of $19bn-$21bn for 2026.
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The carrier first issued Phoenix in 2021 with a size of $42mn.
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The ILS manager now has 13 individual partners and one corporate partner.
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The index returned 10.4% for the 11 months to the end of November.
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The Aon Cat Bond Total Return Index delivered gains of 11.6% in 2025.
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Investor appetite for bonds is exerting pressure on traditional retro providers, according to Gallagher Re.
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Both lower multiples and potential Fed rate cuts will pressure returns.
