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Total yield is down from 11.18% in the last week of October 2024. -
Covea’s Hexagon IV Re deal priced 13% below the initial target on a weighted average basis.
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Total gains for the year reached 7.71%.
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Some experienced investors are pivoting out of cat bonds and into the top layers of private ILS deals.
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CFO Vogt added that the vehicle’s impact from earned premiums should ramp up from 2026 through 2029.
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O’Donnell believes RenRe is well positioned to produce longer-tail risk to third-party investors.
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Central pressure of 900mb or below would trigger a full loss of the $150mn deal.
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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 sidecar was launched today by the Bermudian reinsurer and investment firm Carlyle.
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The cedant’s current deal is due to mature at the end of January 2026.
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The capital will provide retro cover for life-focused reinsurer Fortitude Re.
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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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While rates have “definitely come down,” they were coming off a high base, Rachel Turk said.
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ILS has been a driver of innovation in reinsurance, Convergence 2025 attendees heard Wednesday.
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Mory Katz joined the broker earlier this year.
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The funds will combine credit and ILS holdings.
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Ryan Saul will work at Ledger’s broker-dealer subsidiary Ledger Capital Markets.
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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.
