Lawmakers Cross the Aisle For US Catastrophe Bond Bill
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New Zealand Developing Ash Fall Model
Development of the ash fall model comes weeks after an announcement of the word’s first cat bond triggered by the peril.
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Texas to Explore Reinsurance Boost, Cat Bond Reset and Broker RFP
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) will consider upping its reinsurance purchase by $100 million, including a reset of its existing catastrophe bond lineup, as it prepares for the June
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California Quake System Tees Up Further Risk Transfer
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is moving ahead with plans to transfer more of its catastrophe risk into the private market following a board meeting last week where staff argued
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How Non-Modeled Risks, “All Natural Perils” Will Change the Catastrophe Bond Market
Reinsurance and catastrophe bond professionals are seeking new risks to cover, pushing the catastrophe modeling firms to keep pace with the appetite of issuers and investors In a report issued
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Allstate Not Ready to Up Its Catastrophe Bond, Reinsurance Spend
The chairman and CEO of Allstate Insurance remains hesitant that market conditions are right for second largest property/casualty carrier in the U.S. to issue another catastrophe bond or
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Texas to Kick Off Reinsurance, Catastrophe Bond Review as Private Market Proposals Loom
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association will begin discussions around their reinsurance program next week — as well as their newly minted catastrophe bond facility — as they gear up for annual renewals.
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Louisiana Plans Reinsurance Redo, Rollover Catastrophe Bond
Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort will repeat its 2014/2015 reinsurance program with some tweaks, including replacing its maturing Pelican Ltd. catastrophe bond. “We have two things in
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Bosphorus Climbs Back From Discount: ILS Trades for the Week of December 22
The first catastrophe bond issued to cover Turkish earthquake risk is trading above par after briefly trading at a discount earlier this year. Bosphorus 1 Re Ltd.’s series 2013-
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CEA Pushes For Multi Year Cat Deals, Alters Ratings Hurdle
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) will focus in expanding its “transformer” reinsurance and catastrophe bond program by focusing on multi-year agreements, according to documents from last week’s board
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