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Insurance Linked Securities

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    Expanding traditional reinsurance programs to include alternative risk transfer solutions

    In addition to structured reinsurance and traditional reinsurance, benefit from the access to alternative risk transfer (ART) solutions. Alternative in the sense that they enable a direct transfer of uncorrelated insurance risks to capital market investors.

    The most common ART instruments are Insurance Linked Securities (ILS), in particular catastrophe bonds, to cover peak risks from natural disasters. Other well-known ART formats are sidecars, swaps and derivatives.

    Our ILS offering for insurers

    ILS are mainly used to protect property risks against natural hazards. However, there are also examples for other perils.

    Our proven ILS capability offers you the following:

    Extensive expertise
    Benefit from combined capital market and reinsurance expertise.
    Bespoke solutions
    Integrated solutions tailored to your risk transfer needs.
    Extensive track record
    Enjoy efficient solutions based on decades of capital market experience and transaction history.
    Combining two worlds
    Use capital market-based solutions as a complement to traditional reinsurance.
    Alternative risk transfer structures
    Choose from a range of options that includes cat bonds, side cars, or derivatives.
    Various trigger mechanisms
    Opt for triggers based on indemnity, a parametric basis or market loss index, etc.

    Would you like to know more?

    Our experience forms the basis for your insurance linked security

    Munich Re offers you a comprehensive service from portfolio and risk analysis, structuring to the execution of capital market transactions. 
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    The benefits of working with us for your capital market transaction

    Whether it be a capital-market-based insurance solution such as cat bonds, derivatives or traditional reinsurance: We advise you so as to jointly find the most beneficial solution for your business.
    We adopt a unique structure with experts, focusing on individual bespoke elements (modelling, collateral, legal, regulatory, ...), which allows us to offer our structuring services until the maturity of a transaction.
    Leverage the broad institutional investor base we have established world-wide as a sponsor of our own sidecar programs and our global retrocession program.
    As an ILS service provider with risk capacity of our own, we are able to supplement standard capital-market products with traditional reinsurance features, making the whole transaction more efficient for you. 

    What ILS solutions can help you achieve

    Typically, you can employ capital market solutions to get additional natural catastrophe capacity or to explore an additional source of capacity.

    Why you should partner with Munich Re for your capital market solutions

    One-stop shop
    You get everything you need from a single partner that combines reinsurance expertise, features and capacity with deep capital market knowledge and a variety of formats.
    Flexible solutions
    Broaden your options with solutions independent of any particular structure. Be it a catastrophe bond, a derivative or a sidecar. Choose from a variety of trigger types such as parametric, market loss, indemnity or a hybrid format, the trigger that best fits to your exposure.
    Proven performance
    High process and transaction security thanks to our track record of successfully completed transactions for primary insurers, corporates and public sector clients.
    A valuable contact-base
    Gain the access you need to the relevant investors in the insurance linked securities space.

    Let’s get in touch

    Discuss your capital market challenges with us and together, let’s find the relevant reinsurance structures which match your local regulatory and business needs.
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    ILS Success Stories

    The following table provides an overview of insurance linked securities transactions that Munich Re was involved on behalf of clients or issued for its own book.
    Transaction Issuance Date Maturity Date Volume Perils covered
    Azzurro Re II DAC Jul-20 Jan-24 EUR 100m Earthquake Italy
    Vitality Re XI Limited Jan-20 Jan-24 USD 200m US health risks
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Republic of the Philippines Nov-19 Dec-22 Class A – USD 75m Earthquake
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Republic of the Philippines Nov-19 Dec-22 Class B – USD 150m Tropical Cyclone
    Atmos Re DAC Feb-19 Feb-22 EUR 45m Atmospheric perils, flood, snow pressure
    Vitality Re X Limited Jan-19 Jan-23 USD 200m US health risks
    Vitality Re IX Limited Jan-18 Jan-22 USD 200m US health risks
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Fonden Aug-17 Aug-20 USD 150m Earthquake Mexico
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Fonden Aug-17 Dec-19 USD 100m Earthquake Mexico
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Fonden Aug-17 Dec-19 USD 110m Earthquake Mexico
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) Jul-17 Jul-20 Class A – USD 225m Pandemic
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for thePandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) Jul-17 Jul-20 Class B – USD 95m Pandemic
    Lion II Re DAC Jun-17 Jul-21 EUR  200m Europe Windstorm, Italy Earthquake, Europe Flood
    Vitality Re VIII Limited Jan-17 Jan-21 USD 200m US health risks
    Vitality Re VII Limited Jan-16 Jan-20 USD 200m US health risks
    Bosphorus Ltd. Aug-15 Aug-18 USD 100m Earthquake Turkey
    Azzurro Re I Ltd. Aug-15 Aug-18 EUR 200m Earthquake Europe
    World Bank Catastrophe Bond for the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) Jun-14 Jun-17 USD 30m Caribbean Earthquake & Tropical Cyclone
    Lion I Re Ltd. Apr-14 Apr-17 EUR 190m Europe Wind
    VenTerra Re Ltd. Dec-13 Jan-17 USD 250m Earthquake US, Australia Earthquake & Cyclone
    Queen City Re Ltd. Dec-13 Jan-17 USD 75m Wind US
    Bosphorus 1 Re Ltd. Apr-13 May-16 USD 400m Earthquake Turkey
    Tar Heel Re Ltd. Apr-13 May-16 USD 500m Hurricane US
    Lakeside Re III Ltd. Dec-12 Jan-16 USD 270m Earthquake Canadian & US
    MultiCat Mexico Ltd. Oct-12 Dec-15 Class A – USD 140m Earthquake Mexico
    MultiCat Mexico Ltd. Oct-12 Dec-15 Class A – USD 75m Earthquake Mexico
    MultiCat Mexico Ltd. Oct-12 Dec-15 Class A – USD 100m Earthquake Mexico
    Johnston Re Ltd. Series 2011-1 May-11 May-14 Class A – USD 70m Hurricane US
    Johnston Re Ltd. Series 2011-1 May-11 May-14 Class A – USD 132m Hurricane US
    Shore Re Ltd. Jul-10 Jul-13 USD 96m Hurricane US
    Johnston Re Ltd. Series 2010-1 May-10 May-13 USD 200m Hurricane US
    Johnston Re Ltd. Series 2010-1 May-10 May-13 USD 105m Hurricane US
    Ianus Capital Ltd. May-09 Jun-12 USD 70mn Earthquake Turkey, Europe Wind
    Lakeside Re II Ltd. Dec-09 Jan-13 USD 225m Earthquake US
    Muteki Ltd. May-08 May-11 USD 300m Earthquake Japan
    Midori Ltd. Oct-07 Oct-12 USD 260m Earthquake Japan
    Lakeside Re Dec-06 Dec-09 USD 190m Earthquake US
    Transaction Issuance Date Maturity Date Volume Perils covered
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2022-1) Dec-21 Mar-26 USD 190m "various perils"
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2021-1) Dec-20 Mar-25 USD 235m "various perils"
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2020-1) Dec-19 Mar-24 USD 285m "various perils"
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2019-1) Dec-18 Mar-23 USD 300m "various perils"
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2018-1) Dec-17 Mar-22 USD 300m "various perils"
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2017-1) Dec-16 Mar-21 USD 360m "various perils"
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2016-1) Dec-15 Mar-20 USD 360m "various perils"
    Queen Street XI Re dac Dec-15 Jun-19 USD 100m Hurricane US, Australian Cyclone
    Queen Street X Re Ltd. Mar-15 Jun-18 USD 100m Hurricane US, Australian Cyclone
    Eden Re II Ltd. (Series 2015-1) Dec-14 Mar-19 USD 275m "various perils"
    Eden Re I Ltd. (Series 2015-1) Dec-14 Mar-19 USD 75m "various perils"
    Queen Street IX Re Ltd. Feb-14 Jun-17 USD 100m Hurricane US, Australian Cyclone
    Eden Re I Ltd. (Series 2014-1) Dec-13 Mar-18 USD 75m "various perils"
    Queen Street VIII Re Ltd. Jun-13 Jun-16 USD 75m Hurricane US, Australian Cyclone
    Queen Street VII Re Ltd. Oct-12 Apr-16 USD 75m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    Queen Street VI Re Ltd. Jul-12 Apr-15 USD 100m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    Queen Street V Capital Ltd. Feb-12 Apr-15 USD 75m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    Queen Street IV Capital Ltd. Oct-11 Apr-15 USD 100m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    Queen Street III Capital Ltd. Jul-11 Aug-14 USD 150m Europe Wind
    Queen Street II Capital Ltd. Mar-11 Apr-14 USD 100m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    EOS Wind Ltd. May-10 May-14 Class A - USD 50m Hurricane US
    EOS Wind Ltd. May-10 May-14 Class B - USD 30m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    Queen Street Ltd. Mar-08 Mar-11 Class A - USD109m Europe Wind
    Queen Street Ltd. Mar-08 Mar-11 Class B - USD 156m Europe Wind
    Nathan Ltd. Feb-08 Jan-13 USD 100m Mortality
    Carillon Ltd. II May-07 Jan-11 USD 150m Hurricane US
    Carillon Ltd. Jun-06 Jan-10 Class A1 - USD 51m Hurricane US
    Carillon Ltd. Jun-06 Mar-07 Class A2 - USD 23,5m Hurricane US
    Carillon Ltd. Jun-06 Mar-07 Class B - USD 10m Hurricane US
    Aiolos Ltd. Nov-05 Apr-09 USD 129m Europe Wind
    PRIME Capital Dec-00 Jan-04 USD 129m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    PRIME Capita Dec-00 Jan-04 USD 6m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    PRIME Capital Dec-00 Jan-04 USD 3m Hurricane US, Europe Wind
    PRIME Capital Dec-00 Jan-04 USD 159m Hurricane US
    PRIME Capital Dec-00 Jan-04 USD 6m Hurricane US
    PRIME Capital Dec-00 Jan-04 USD 3m Hurricane US
    * excluding private transactions