Cat bond market growth to continue, strong issuance expected again in 2026: Moody’s

The catastrophe bond market has become widely accepted as a reinsurance and risk transfer tool, and as the sponsor base increases while risk-adjusted returns for cat bond investors remains attractive, Moody’s Ratings said today it anticipates 2026 could be another busy year for insurance-linked securities (ILS).

In a new report on the cat bond market, Moody’s utilises extensive data from Artemis to display a picture of a catastrophe bond market that is healthy, growing and increasingly in-tune with sponsors needs.

Moody’s explains that the recent trend of strong catastrophe bond issuance is expected to persist into 2026.

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