The average return of UCITS catastrophe bond fund strategies was 1.38% for the first-quarter of 2025, according to the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices. But lower-risk cat bond funds led the way by averaging 1.50% for the period as a group, as they generally had less exposure to the California wildfire cat bond mark-downs.March … Read more
Sutton National Group has sponsored its first collateralized reinsurance sidecar issuance, a $70 million Greenshoots Re Ltd., which alongside its recent debut $100 million Greengrove Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond now provide core catastrophe cover for business written by Bamboo Ide8 Insurance Services, LLC.Sutton National announced today the successful renewal of Bamboo’s reinsurance program. … Read more
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
Global reinsurance company SCOR has now secured the 20% upsized target for $240 million in fully-collateralized retrocession from its new Atlas Capital DAC (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond, with the notes now priced 6.5% below the mid-point of initial spread guidance, Artemis has learned.SCOR returned to the cat bond market in March, with an initial target … Read more
The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ILS), saw 150,750 shares traded in its first day listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), resulting in $3.03 million of trading volume in dollar terms, which is well above the median for all exchange traded funds.The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF launched on the NYSE yesterday, April 1st, becoming … Read more