Munich Re provides capital-markets solution for American Modern

Acting as sole arranger, Munich Re has locked in $75m of reinsurance capacity for one of its primary insurance subsidiaries through Queen City Re Ltd.

Munich. Munich Re successfully lead-structured Queen City Re Ltd., a Bermuda-registered special purpose insurer, in issuing a $75m cat bond transaction providing protection for American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Munich Re.

The risk transfer is based on an indemnity, per-occurrence trigger and was modeled by AIR Worldwide. With manufactured housing, mortgage fire, lender-placed insurance and recreational products being part of the cat bond’s subject business, the transaction transferred an unprecedented mix of risks on an indemnity basis to the capital market, providing American Modern with three-year protection against US named storm events.

Manuel Z. Rios, President and CEO of American Modern, said: “This is the first time we have used a cat bond to provide risk capacity. We are pleased it was well received by the capital markets, which we see as a complement to traditional reinsurance coverage.”

Despite American Modern being a first-time user of cat bonds with an unusual book of business, the current market environment allowed Munich Re to lock in an annual risk spread of 350 basis points for an initial expected loss of 0.57% per annum.

“We are pleased to have assisted our own subsidiary American Modern with this innovative and diversifying capital markets transaction. This is the fourth cat bond issue this year and complements Munich Re’s managing risks capabilities in a way that is beneficial for both sponsors and investors”, said Thomas Blunck, member of Munich Re’s Board of Management.

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