Canada Regulator Urges Re/Insurers to Use Cat Bonds after Flood Disaster September 25, 2013 By Cecile Gutscher Canada’s banking regulator is urging insurers to sell catastrophe bonds for the first time to cut the risk of natural...
Lloyd’s Chairman Nelson Says Insurance Investment Boom Creates Risk September 5, 2013 By Chris Vellacott A flood of investment capital into structures linked to insurance could lead to instability and spark a new financial crisis...
New York’s MTA Obtains $200M of Protection With Catastrophe Bonds August 1, 2013 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which suffered $4.8 billion in damage from Superstorm Sandy last year, obtained $200 million of protection...
MTA Plans Catastrophe Bond Sale Linked to Storm Damage, S&P Says July 16, 2013 The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to use bonds designed to help New York City’s subway operator guard against storm surge...
Florida Municipal Insurance Trust Issues $20 Million Cat Bond May 23, 2013 By Michael Adams A Florida insurance trust that provides property insurance and other products to cities around the state has issued a $20...
Florida Cat Fund Looks to Issue $2 Billion in Pre-Event Bonds April 17, 2013 By Michael Adams Florida’s state-run property reinsurance facility is preparing to issue $2 billion in revenue bonds to ensure it has enough money...
PCS Sees Busy Cat Bond Market in 2012 Thus Far July 9, 2012 By Andrew G. Simpson With two quarters completed in 2012, the catastrophe bond market remains robust. Insurers and reinsurers issued approximately $3.6 billion in...
Florida’s Citizens Issues Largest Catastrophe Reinsurance Bond on Record May 3, 2012 By Michael Adams Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has entered the catastrophic bond market in a big way by issuing $750 million in...
Record $1 Billion Catastrophe Bonds Issued in Q1 April 13, 2011 Attractive market conditions as a result of strong investor demand resulted in a record issuance of $1 billion catastrophe bonds...