Lane Financial's ILS rate-on-line index dropped by 9.5 percent in the first quarter, marking a softening to the initial rating spike that took place after last year's hurricane activity.
Colorado State University scientists have predicted a more active Atlantic storm season this year, which is likely to result in seven hurricanes, three of them major.
Stone Ridge's two reinsurance funds combined total net assets increased by 10 percent to reach $6.72bn at 31 January, according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan's ILS investments were at least C$300mn in 2017, as its net assets grew by 7.92 percent year on year to reach C$189.5bn ($150.72bn).
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) has said it intends to secure additional reinsurance for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) through an insurance-Iinked securities (ILS) transaction on or around 1 July.