Cat Bond Prices May Have Reached the Bottom: Fitch

Catastrophe bond prices have been falling in 2014, but they may not sink any lower, Fitch Ratings suggested in a statement Tuesday, pointing to Munich Reinsurance Group's decision to pull its Queen ...

Argo Establishes 2014 Sidecar, Issues Cat Bonds

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced Monday that it establised a new sidecar reinsurer and separately announced that it issued $172 million in catastrophe bonds. The sidecar, Harambee Re ...

Willis Places Catlin $300M Cat Bond

Willis Capital Markets & Advisory the capital markets and advisory business of Willis Group Holdings, the global risk advisor, insurance and reinsurance broker, announced that it has structured ...

First Storm Surge-Only Bond Gets S&P Rating

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services announced Tuesday that it rated the first storm surge catastrophe bond—MetroCat Re Ltd.—a $200 million issuance sponsored by First Mutual Transportation ...