Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district commanded the most expensive rental fees among the world’s retail markets last year, as luxury brands from Cartier and Dior to Tiffany kept their flagship stores running on the Kowloon peninsula, according to Savills. Prime retail rent in TST, as the area is called, was £17,132 (US$22,976) per square … Read more
Even with a few days to run of the fourth month of the year, catastrophe bond market issuance in 2025 is already on-track to set a new record for issuance through May, as the pipeline of new cat bond deals continues to build.With new catastrophe bond issuances that have completed and settled this week, the … Read more
Having reported another quarter of double-digit revenue growth for its catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) related activities, Greg Case the CEO of broking giant Aon also highlighted parametric risk transfer as another area he sees activity levels as exceptional in.Reporting its first-quarter results today, Aon disclosed 4% organic revenue growth in its Reinsurance Solutions … Read more
Utica National Insurance Group is now aiming to upsize its debut Genesee Street Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond issuance, with the target lifted to as much as $150 million in US named storm and severe thunderstorm reinsurance protection, Artemis has learned.Utica National Insurance Group entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time earlier … Read more
Artemis has learned that a new Liongate Re DAC catastrophe bond is in the market with a target to secure $100 million of limit to provide Japanese mutual Zenkyoren with aggregate earthquake reinsurance, while also providing a source of German parametric quake cover as well which we believe may protect entities of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe.It’s interesting … Read more