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Central pressure of 900mb or below would trigger a full loss of the $150mn deal. -
Pricing on Friday implied a potential $45mn loss to the bond, before the storm outlook deteriorated.
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So far this year, there have been 11 first-time sponsors to place a deal.
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Competition on price from traditional markets is weighing on bond market momentum.
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The insurer of last resort’s exposure was $696bn as of last September.
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The bond will provide protection against US wind with a PCS trigger.
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The cedant’s current deal is due to mature at the end of January 2026.
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Spreads on USAA’s latest deal priced below comparative issuances in 2023-2024.
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Investor interest is warming up following a colder spell over the past several years.
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The funds will combine credit and ILS holdings.
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The hire is the hedge fund manager’s third ILS appointment in the past year.
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Key topics include private ILS growth prospects and the longevity of longtail interest.
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Returns from cat risk investments stood at 20.1% for the year to 30 June 2025.
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The insurer of last resort currently has $2.15bn of cat bond protection on risk.
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The alternative asset manager was founded in 2021 with offices in London, New York and Abu Dhabi.
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Sources have said $1bn+ of fresh capital from the region is expected to be deployed in 2026.
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The figure comprises 5.48% of insurance discount margin and 3.96% of risk-free rate.
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Pricing has hit historically soft market lows, based on secondary market pricing.
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The manager’s largest ILS holding is in the cat-bond-heavy High Yield fund.
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Cat bonds have outpaced the returns on private strategies in the year to date.
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The new Verisk SCS model is increasing expected losses on aggregate bonds.
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Deals would need to be sized at $50mn plus for transfer to capital markets.
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The CEA had $19.3bn of claim-paying capacity as of 31 July.
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The ILS manager has $6.8bn in assets and will be led by MariaGiovanna Guatteri.
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The measures also seek to encourage greater wildfire mitigation efforts.
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ILS executives talked pricing, capacity and opportunities in casualty at an ILS roundtable in Monte Carlo.
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The market has learned lessons from earlier soft market phases that it will apply now.
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Victory Pioneer Cat Bond Fund also added assets in the past month.
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The figure comprises 6.07% of insurance discount margin and 4.15% of risk-free rate.
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He added that Munich Re does not rely on retro or third-party.
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The sponsor extended two notes issued in 2022.
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The investment bank had stopped offering ILS services last September.
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The agency noted inflows to cat bond funds and investor interest in private ILS.
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Competition from cat bonds in the top layers of programmes applied downward pressure on reinsurance pricing in 2025.
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Dedicated reinsurance capital is on track to increase by 8% in 2025, the broker said.
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Funds encompassing private ILS outperformed cat bond strategies in July.
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Market participants have until 13 October to provide any comments.
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A trend towards higher-risk ILW bonds helped keep yields in double-digits despite softer rates.
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The CUO has added the role of head of private ILS, joining the executive team.
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ILS accounted for 2.5% of the pension fund’s total AuM.
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ILS investors have fought shy of multi-peril aggs due to low confidence in SCS modelling.
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The reinsurer’s chair said cat pricing reductions are at a “miniscule level”.
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The yield figure comprises 6.53% of insurance discount margin and 4.28% risk-free.
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The Texas insurer of last resort previously had to have funding for a 1-in-100 year storm.
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The ILS Advisers Fund Index reported a profit of 1.11% in June.
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Amid $17bn of new deals, cat bond activity included aggregate and cascading structures.
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The bond will provide protection on an industry-loss basis, as reported by PCS.
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The merged business of Twelve Securis ranked third among ILS managers for AuM, behind Fermat and RenRe.
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