3 March 2016Alternative Risk Transfer

XL Catlin taps cat bond shelf programme Galileo Re for first time

XL Catlin has completed a $300 million catastrophe bond protecting itself against a mixture of windstorm and earthquake risk in the US, Canada and Europe. It is the first time the company has used this form of protection since XL Group acquired Catlin.

Already registered?

Login to your account

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk

More on this story

Alternative Risk Transfer

Gamechanger? HCI pilots tokenised reinsurance securities linked to catastrophe risk

18 June 2026 Florida-based insurer says it’s pioneering a new method of risk transfer.

Alternative Risk Transfer

Service delivery will determine success of UK captive regime, says IHG’s Marc Bentley

16 June 2026 Why not regulation alone will not decide the success of a UK captive regime.

Alternative Risk Transfer

CRC creates risk solutions unit, promotes specialty expert to lead

16 June 2026 New division targets proprietary capacity and alternative risk growth.

More articles

Lloyd’s market says it will take ‘months’ to restore shipping in Strait

P-and-C or P-versus-C? Gallagher sees growing Q2 pricing split

North America accounts for half of ‘high risk’ data centres being planned globally

Exclusive: Bermuda’s delegated data reckoning: Is the market still in denial?

Dual North America expands excess casualty capacity with Inigo

Exclusive: New line or better underwriting? AI specialists split on insurance’s next frontier

Cyber insurance rates fall despite ballooning $40bn criminal economy, AI fraud

Gallagher loads $10bn M&A war chest as valuations begin to ease

Copyright © intelligentinsurer.com 2024 | Headless Content Management with Blaze