The first-half of 2026 saw another record period of issuance in the catastrophe bond market, as the use of cat bonds to source reinsurance protection continues to increase and the investor base appetite for new cat bond investment opportunities grows. Beyond the new issuance high-bar that was set, numerous other records fell in H1.
Having published our new report that analyses second-quarter and first-half 2026 catastrophe bond issuance last week, we wanted to follow-up and highlight some of the market’s impressive achievements from H1.
More sponsors keep embracing the catastrophe bond and this is driving up transaction numbers as well as issuance volumes, which has been keeping the market very busy over the last couple of years.
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