Catastrophe bond market issuance has already set a new record for the first-four months of the year in 2025, even with half the month of April still to run and billions more in issuance scheduled to settle before May, which has the potential to make this the busiest four-month stretch ever for the sector.The stunning … Read more
French reinsurer SCOR has cited the benefits of early issuance as being a key factor behind the successful placement of its latest catastrophe bond, saying this helped them access currently favourable market conditions with the recent $240 million Atlas Capital DAC (Series 2025-1).SCOR returned to the catastrophe bond market in March with its latest Atlas … Read more
The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) approved a revision to its guidelines for engaging in catastrophe bond risk transfer to the capital markets this week, while also noting a successful reinsurance renewal at April 1st, saying it secured favourable pricing and limit.The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is a significant buyer of reinsurance … Read more
Already in 2024, the dollar amount of new Rule 144A property catastrophe bonds issued and settled has reached the second-highest level on record, with almost $12.8 billion in completed property cat bond deals tracked in the Artemis Deal Directory so far this year.Using our charts you can analyse the mix of issuance we include in … Read more