On a relative basis, catastrophe bonds have rarely presented a more compelling investment opportunity than today, as despite spreads having tightened somewhat the cat bond asset class diversification offering can be at its strongest when other assets like equities are overvalued, fund manager Icosa Investments has said.Previously, the investment manager has explained that with catastrophe … Read more
K2 Advisors, the hedge fund focused investment management unit of Franklin Templeton, has maintained its overweight view on the catastrophe bond and broader insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class for the fourth-quarter, citing opportunities it sees in the market as well as the still historically high yields that are available.The investment manager says, on ILS in … Read more
Investment manager Twelve Capital has issued an updated event report related to hurricane Helene’s impacts, saying that it still believes direct losses to per-occurrence catastrophe bonds are unlikely, but also notes that it is closely monitoring the NFIP FloodSmart Re cat bonds that cover named storm induced flooding.Last week, after major hurricane Helene had made … Read more
Hurricane Francine’s losses after its landfall in Louisiana should not anticipated to trigger any losses to per-occurrence disaster bonds, however the losses could also be ample to trigger additional attrition for mixture cat bonds, leading to an extra erosion of the deductibles that sit beneath their attachment factors, in accordance with Twelve Capital.Specialist insurance-linked securities … Read more
Storm Shanshan struck Japan’s southern island of Kyushu yesterday and whereas it’s being known as one of many strongest storms to hit the nation in a long time, the final word impression to reinsurance markets is anticipated to be minimal, whereas disaster bonds and different insurance-linked securities (ILS) are anticipated to be largely or fully … Read more
