Alternative / ILS capital rises to $141bn, drives reinsurance market growth in early 2026: Aon
Reinsurance capital reached a record high of $790 billion by the end of Q1 2026, but it was alternative or third-party reinsurance capital, so that deployed through insurance-linked securities and related collateralized structures, which was the sole driver of growth as it reached $141 billion, rising 4% from the end of the year, according to […]
Dominican Republic secures parametric insurance, assisted by IDF, UNDP, and BMZ
The Dominican Republic has become the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to fully integrate parametric insurance into its adaptive social protection system, utilising a solution developed by the Tripartite Agreement, a public-private partnership between the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), UNDP, and Germany’s BMZ via the InsuResilience Solutions Fund (ISF). The solution will […]
William Fawcett appointed Head of ReSources at Reinsurance Association of America
The Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), the trade association representing property and casualty reinsurers operating in the United States, has announced the appointment of William Fawcett as Head of ReSources and the RAA Reinsurance Education Institute. In his new role, Fawcett will oversee initiatives designed to strengthen and expand the RAA’s position in industry education, […]
As importance of portfolio construction rises, reinsurance put in focus by KKR
Reinsurance as an asset class now deserves a place among KKR’s latest Capital Market Assumptions (CMAs), with the investment giant explaining that portfolio construction and private market assets are rising in importance, as a broad beta approach to investing is less appropriate at this stage of the economic, financial and capital market cycle. “Expected returns […]
Hannover Re returns for more North American retro with $125m 3264 Re 2026-1 cat bond
Global reinsurer Hannover Re is back in the catastrophe bond market and looking to secure additional North American peak peril retrocessional reinsurance, with a $125 million initial target for a new 3264 Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis has learned. This will become the seventh sponsorship of a 3264 Re Ltd. retrocession catastrophe bond from the global […]
ICMR introduces monthly NAV delta tracking for Lloyd’s market investors
Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR), an independent research and analytics firm specialising in insurance capital markets, has introduced an enhancement to its investor reporting for the Lloyd’s market. The company has developed a capability to monitor the monthly Net Asset Value (NAV) delta across the Lloyd’s market as a whole, offering investors an additional benchmark […]
Monetary Authority of Singapore says awaited PCC consultation is coming soon
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signalled that a long-awaited consultation on new laws to establish a Protected Cell Company (PCC) structure that could be used for collateralised reinsurance arrangements and efficient insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance is coming soon. Long-term readers of Artemis may recall that Singapore has been asked by the ILS market […]
William Fawcett Joins RAA as Head of ReSources
June 16, 2926. Washington, D.C. – Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), the leading trade association of property and casualty reinsurers doing business in the United States, today announced that William Fawcett has joined the organization as Head of ReSources and the RAA Reinsurance Education Institute where he will direct initiatives to strengthen and expand the association’s leadership […]
Venezuela earthquakes could drive economic costs of more than US$10bn: USGS
Shortly after 6pm local time on Wednesday, Venezuela’s capital was hit by a Magnitude 7.2 foreshock and a larger M7.5 mainshock just 39 seconds later, with the US Geological Survey (USGS) giving a 44% chance of more than 10,000 fatalities, and a 45% chance the economic costs exceed US$10 billion. The quakes, according to several […]
WFP highlights importance of pre‑arranged financing, including cat bonds and parametrics
Pre-arranged financing through macro-level disaster risk instruments, including catastrophe bonds and parametric insurance, are deemed a practical, scalable solution that can deliver financial support for early action to support recovery and resilience, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has explained. Laying out its approach to deploying Macro‑Level Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) in regions facing […]