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ILS

  • Parkton Re Ltd, the cat bond put together for North Carolina's state wind pool, has become the latest 2009 issue to upsize as it increased from a planned $125mn to $200mn on closing.
  • Hannover Re's latest catastrophe bond, Eurus II, closed on the 29 July, providing the reinsurer with EUR150mn of European windstorm cover and taking overall 2009 cat bond issuance to $1.8bn.
  • Hannover Re's latest catastrophe bond, Eurus II, closed yesterday (29 July), providing the reinsurer with EUR150mn of European windstorm cover and taking overall 2009 cat bond issuance to $1.8bn.
  • Parkton Re Ltd, the cat bond put together for North Carolina's state wind pool, has become the latest 2009 issue to upsize as it increased from a planned $125mn to $200mn on closing.
  • Hannover Re's proposed European windstorm catastrophe bond, Eurus II, has upsized to EUR150mn, with indicative pricing in the low end of the range at EURIBOR plus 675 basis points.
  • Hannover Re’s proposed EUR75mn Eurus II European windstorm catastrophe bond will incorporate BNP Paribas’ (BNPP) repurchase agreement (repo) collateral structure, our sister publication Trading Risk has learned.
  • The reinsurance and risk-linked investments team (RLI) at alternative asset manager Stark Investments is spinning out of the mother ship in a management buy-out in a move first revealed by our sister title, Trading Risk.
  • North Carolina's state-backed catastrophe insurance plans, the Joint Underwriting Association and the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association, (NCJUA/IUA), have securitised $125mn of catastrophe risk...
  • The head of Swiss Re's capital markets unit is the most high-profile casualty of the firm's ongoing overhaul of its insurance-linked securities (ILS) operations. 
  • Attendees at the inaugural Trading Risk awards on the 25 June were a combination of convergence industry veterans and relative newcomers.
  • Changes in the accounting treatment of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and derivatives are set to boost the convergence sector...
  • North Carolina's state-backed catastrophe insurance plans have securitised $125mn of catastrophe risk using Swiss Re America as a conduit to the capital markets.