Catastrophe bonds and similarly structured insurance-linked securities (ILS) deals in 2016 propelled the market to record levels, with the approximately US$7 billion in new issuance resulting in an outstanding market size of US$26.82 billion at year-end, notes the latest edition…
Laetere Re Ltd. has issued US$100 million worth of catastrophe bonds, covering certain named storms and earthquake in the United States, on behalf of three subsidiaries of United Insurance Holdings Corp. The issuance was announced July 7 by Swiss Re…