Willis Capital Markets & Advisory News

Non-Life Cat Bond Issuance Hits $2.8B During 1H 2016: Willis Towers Watson Report

Total non-life catastrophe bond market issuance for the first half of 2016 rose to $2.8 billion, according to the latest ILS market update from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), the investment banking business of Willis Towers Watson. After starting …

Willis, Aon and Verisk Agree: Q1 Cat Bonds Hit Record Issuance

There’s more evidence that catastrophe bond issuance hit record territory again during Q1. This time, Aon Securities and a division of Willis Towers Watson are making the call, after a Verisk arm did so earlier in April. The Aon Benfield …

ILS Market Hits New Record of $70B in 2015: Willis Capital Markets & Advisory

Total non-life insurance linked securities (ILS) capital reached a record $70 billion at year-end 2015 – topping the previous record of $65 billion at year-end 2014, according to the latest ILS market update from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory, the …

Sandy to Have Limited Impact on Catastrophe Bond Market: Willis

Superstorm Sandy’s impact the catastrophe bond market is likely to be muted based on current estimates, with little impact on new pricing, according to Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA). The scope and scale of the storm makes it unlikely …

Report: Active 4Q Pushes 2011 Cat Bond Issuance Over $4 Billion

It was a traditionally active fourth quarter for cat bond issuance stayed in 2011, according to the Insurance-Linked Securities Market Update from Willis Capital Markets & Advisory. The quarter saw nine new non-life issues brought to market, totaling $2 billion …

Willis Completes $200 million ‘Golden State Re’ Cat Bond for State Fund

Willis Capital Markets & Advisory (WCMA), part of Willis Group Holdings, announced it has structured and placed a $200 million catastrophe bond transaction for the California State Compensation Insurance Fund. The Golden State Re Ltd. transaction is the first cat …