Following a record year for the catastrophe bond market in 2024, with issuance increasing by over $1 billion to a new annual high of $17.7 billion, 2025 is set to be another busy year for the market, according to Brad Adderley, Partner at global law firm Appleby.Artemis spoke with Adderley ahead of the launch of … Read more
We’re told by sources that the secondary market price for the $100 million Class A notes of Farmers Insurance Group’s Topanga Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) catastrophe bond has recovered further, as the cat bond market views the risk of principal losses from the California wildfires as having declined.Immediately after the wildfires, the Topanga Re cat … Read more
Over the course of 2024 there were a number of recoveries made under catastrophe bonds, however these were primarily driven by cat losses that occurred in prior years, in particular both hurricane’s Ian and Otis, according to Swiss Re Capital Markets, the investment banking and insurance-linked securities (ILS) division of reinsurance giant Swiss Re.In a … Read more
Artemis has learned that Security First Insurance Company, a specialist Florida domestic homeowners insurer, has now raised its target for named storm reinsurance from its latest visit to the catastrophe bond market, now aiming to secure up to $250 million of protection from its new First Coast Re IV Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance, the company’s … Read more
Artemis has learned that the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has now increased the target size for its latest catastrophe bond for a second time, lifting its initial Ursa Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) offering by 100% to provide $400 million in multi-year collateralized California earthquake reinsurance protection, while the price guidance remains fixed at 7.5%.The CEA … Read more
