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Cat bonds starting to attract this type of investor

October 15, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

Catastrophe bonds are gaining a reputation as a socially responsible investment, a CatIQ Connect speaker said Wednesday. “Investors seeking investments in the [environmental, social and governance] market are starting to classify cat bonds as a responsible investment,” said Alyson Slater,

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2017 cat bond issuance reaches record levels

January 5, 2018 by Jason Contant

Catastrophe bond issuance in 2017 reached record levels, including in Canada, as insurers and reinsurers sponsored approximately US$10.5 billion in cat bonds. According to data from the Artemis.bm Deal Directory, there was more than US$10.5 billion in issuance last year,

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Cat bond issuance in Q2 reaches US$6.38 billion across 20 transactions, easily surpassing Q2 2014 record of US$4.49 billion: Aon Securities

August 4, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Catastrophe bond issuance during the second quarter of 2017 totalled US$6.38 billion across 20 transactions, a new record for quarterly issuance that easily surpassed the previous record of US$4.49 billion set in Q2 2014, Aon Securities said in a new

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Sponsors completed one cat bond of about $600 million with coverage for Canada in Q1: PCS

April 12, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Sponsors completed one catastrophe bond with coverage for Canada in the first quarter of 2017 (Galilei Re), according to Property Claim Services’ (PCS) first-quarter cat bond report released on Wednesday. As it was a large transaction, capital raised by cat

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Record new Cat bond, ILS issuance in 2016 spurs highest-ever outstanding market size: Artemis.bm

January 3, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

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

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Cat bond issuance so far in 2016 down 15% compared to same period in 2015, Fort Mac reviving talk about unmodelled risks: PCS

October 5, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Year-to-date Cat bond issuance was down more than 15% compared to the prior-year period as a result of a usually light third quarter and a less usual quiet second quarter, notes a new report from Property Claim Services (PCS). The

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Catastrophe bond issuance slowed during second quarter of 2016: Aon Securities

July 21, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Following a record breaking first quarter issuance of US$2.22 billion, catastrophe bond issuance for the second quarter of 2016 stood at US$800 across five transactions – a relatively low figure during a historically active quarter, Aon Securities said on Thursday.

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$100 million cat bond issuance covers U.S. named storm, earthquake until June 1, 2017

July 11, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

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