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Potential sidecar investors include alternative asset managers and ILS firms.
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Q2 was the largest quarter for issuance, with $9.6bn of limit placed.
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The casualty-focused retro vehicle has produced an annualised RoE of 20% since 2020.
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The influx of capital, combined with a quiet wind season, led to favorable conditions for cedants during 1.1 renewals.
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Cedants pursued property renewals “aggressively” amid excess reinsurer capacity.
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The transition reflects ongoing growth at Swiss Re’s ILS platform, the firm said.
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The placement showed investor preference for slightly riskier aggregate deal.
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The fund limits positions in aggregate structures exposed to secondary perils.
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Reinsurers could use retained earnings to target growth and buy more retro.
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Cat bond market growth has exceeded broker-dealers' 2025 forecasts by some distance.
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The facility provides solvency support via a fresh equity injection under various scenarios.
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The Italian asset manager also plans to relaunch its multi-strategy ILS fund.
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The finance committee discussed shifting market dynamics as tort reform takes effect.
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Los Angeles wildfires and SCS pushed US losses to $89bn.
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CA Fairplan’s Golden Bear Re deal upsized 200% to $750mn.
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The industry has continued to build and innovate through a third strong year of performance.
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The outlook flags “large uncertainties” amid possible El Niño through summer 2026.
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The note is paying a spread of 975bps, 11.3% below the midpoint of the initial guidance range.
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Man AHL Cat Bond Strategy has $1bn in assets, around 2% of Man AHL Partners’ total of $54bn.
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The TPA approach to investing was adopted by US pension fund Calpers last month.
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The offering is born out of software Ledger developed to manage its own portfolio since 2021.
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Global insurance premiums reached an all-time high of $15.3bn by year end 2024.
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The firm will support administration of casualty ILS and other data-rich transactions.
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The total yield is down 162bps from 10.31% in the last week of November 2024.
