Bonds

Cat bonds stable & resilient amid tariff financial market volatility: Fund managers – Go Health Pro

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Cat bonds stable & resilient amid tariff financial market volatility: Fund managers – Go Health Pro

Catastrophe bonds are once again showing their value as a source of portfolio stability, with specialist cat bond fund managers Plenum Investments and Icosa Investments AG highlighting the sector’s calm performance despite growing volatility in broader financial markets tied to U.S. tariff tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty.In separate updates, both Plenum Investments and Icosa Investments AG … Read more

Florida Citizens targets $2.94bn of new reinsurance and cat bonds for 2025 – Go Health Pro

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Florida Citizens targets .94bn of new reinsurance and cat bonds for 2025 – Go Health Pro

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, the state’s insurer of last resort, is aiming to purchase $2.94 billion of new traditional reinsurance and catastrophe bonds for the 2025 hurricane season, which would take its total risk transfer to $4.54 billion this year.Florida Citizens still has $1.6 billion of catastrophe bonds outstanding to provide protection through the … Read more

Two FloodSmart Re cat bonds see partial repayments, extend for 1-year on NFIP Helene loss uncertainty – Go Health Pro

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Two FloodSmart Re cat bonds see partial repayments, extend for 1-year on NFIP Helene loss uncertainty – Go Health Pro

Having increased its estimate for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) losses from hurricane Helene, we’re told that FEMA has gone ahead with the partial repayment of principal and also extended the maturity dates for two of its FloodSmart Re catastrophe bond tranches.The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had put an initial estimate for NFIP … Read more

Cyber cat bonds one source for alternative reinsurance capacity growth in 2025: Fitch – Go Health Pro

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Cyber cat bonds one source for alternative reinsurance capacity growth in 2025: Fitch – Go Health Pro

Fitch Ratings, a provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis, expects to see a further expansion of alternative reinsurance capacity in 2025, supported by cyber catastrophe bond issuances, which will add to the reinsurance sector’s capital base and help absorb earnings volatility.Looking back at 2024, three cyber cat bonds were introduced to the insurance-linked … Read more

What Are Contract Bonds and Why Are They Necessary? – Go Health Pro

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What Are Contract Bonds and Why Are They Necessary? – Go Health Pro

Contract bonds are a critical component of the construction and contracting industries, providing financial guarantees that protect both project owners and contractors. By ensuring that projects are completed as agreed, these bonds play a key role in mitigating risks for all parties involved. What Are Contract Bonds? Contract bonds are a type of surety bond … Read more