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Catastrophe Bonds Worth $17.5 Billion Land in EU Crosshairs
15 Sep 2025 09:59 GMT
… sizable holdings of catastrophe bonds are watching to see … to unwind UCITS portfolios.”
Cat bonds are typically issued by … of alternative investments including cat bonds — an outcome he … Commission to review whether cat bonds and other complex instruments …
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ESMA wants to remove $17.5B in catastrophe bonds from UCITS funds over complexity concerns
14 Sep 2025 23:24 GMT
… told the European Commission that catastrophe bonds, tied to extreme natural … of the most active cat bonds get triggered. The potential … in rough markets.
“Cat bonds have generated strong returns … Index managed around 20%. Cat bonds have outperformed, but only …
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Cat bonds drive ILS market to ‘dynamic’ year
01 Sep 2025 04:59 GMT
Catastrophe bond issuance exceeded $US21 billion ($32.1 billion) in the year to June as the broader insurance-linked securities market had its most “active and dynamic” period, Aon says.
Issuance volume increased 21% from a year earlier, and the June half …
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AM Best: cat bond surge expands capacity
26 Aug 2025 13:12 GMT
… issuance of 144A property catastrophe bonds has expanded avenues … Segment Report, “Record CAT Bond Issuance Boosts ILS Capacity … capital markets and sponsoring catastrophe bonds. “The capital markets … . “Full-year 2025 cat bond market returns are unlikely …
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Cat bond surge puts reinsurers under pressure
26 Aug 2025 13:01 GMT
… the biggest-ever wave of catastrophe bond sales (File photograph)
Bermuda … the total volume of outstanding cat bonds to $52.7 billion, … ever.
The report, Record Cat Bond Issuance Boosts ILS Capacity and … sponsoring 4 per cent of cat bonds. However, the surge of …
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Best’s Market Segment Report: Record Catastrophe Bond Issuance Boosts ILS Capacity and Reshapes Pricing Landscape
25 Aug 2025 12:13 GMT
… issuance of 144A property catastrophe bonds has expanded avenues … Segment Report, “Record CAT Bond Issuance Boosts ILS Capacity … capital markets and sponsoring catastrophe bonds. “The capital markets … . “Full-year 2025 cat bond market returns are unlikely …
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François Divet: «The Cat Bond Scene in Paris Is Smaller Than in Zurich»
15 Aug 2025 18:34 GMT
… like.
The market for catastrophe bonds (cat bonds) established itself in Switzerland … of our clients, in cat bonds because, unlike private … should be noted that cat bonds relate almost exclusively to … Our time horizon for cat bonds corresponds to the average …
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Strong Bermuda cat bond registration
14 Aug 2025 23:29 GMT
… saw strong registration of new catastrophe bond, insurance-linked security and … so many of the cat bond and ILS structures registered … one registered in Bermuda.
Across cat bond, ILS and third-party … to ILS structure and cat bond note listings through the …
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Why the catastrophe bond market is growing
04 Aug 2025 20:16 GMT
… help cover.
What are catastrophe bonds?
Catastrophe bonds, also called CAT bonds, are financial instruments that … ?
The rise in the catastrophe bond market correlates with the growing … threshold for payout.
Many catastrophe bonds are also only designed to …
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Cat bonds weather this year's financial volatility
30 Jul 2025 17:37 GMT
… high-yield returns plummeted while cat bonds' remained steady.
"Despite … and foreign exchange fluctuations, the catastrophe bond market has once again demonstrated … January. Healthy capital inflows among cat bond investors fueled demand and spread …