Cat bonds and ILS market begins to soften: Lane Financial

According to U.S.-based consultancy firm Lane Financial LLC, the catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities market may have finally begun to soften and the softening could continue if 2021 remains loss-free, Artemis reported. Lane Financial’s latest synthetic rate-on-line index indicated a 2.4% drop in ILS rates-on-line in the first quarter of 2021 following a flat catastrophe bond and ILS rates-on-line in the fourth quarter of 2020.

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