Rise of alternative capital in casualty could position legacy market as a pillar of stability: Legacy Roundtable
In May, our sister publication Reinsurance News hosted its second Legacy Market Roundtable in Brighton, in partnership with global reinsurer Swiss Re. A takeaway from the 90-minute session was the shifting role of alternative capital within the casualty space, with one participant noting that this influx of capital could position the legacy industry as a […]
ILS is key for mobilising risk capital for energy transition investment: Beazley
A new study by Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has highlighted how insurance-linked securities (ILS) and various alternative risk transfer solutions are key for mobilising risk capital for the energy transition. Beazley’s latest Spotlight on Energy Transformation 2026 observes that the insurance industry is becoming a core enabler of the energy […]
Parametric triggers provide vital granularity and certainty against Super El Niño: Rueegg, CelsiusPro
While the rising risk of a Super El Niño remains highly uncertain in both geography and magnitude, parametric trigger designs can add a crucial layer of granularity to climate coverage. According to Mark Rueegg, CEO of CelsiusPro Group, this flexibility ultimately allows both insurers and the insured to adapt to volatile climate conditions. Given that […]
Cyber ILS primed for future growth if traditional capacity constraints emerge: S&P
While ample traditional reinsurance capacity is keeping the cyber ILS market limited for now, the underlying risk modeling and investor confidence in the asset class continues to grow. According to a new report from rating agency S&P, these evolving capabilities are laying the groundwork for alternative capital, which could play a much larger role should […]
World Bank starts work on up to $190m Nepal parametric quake catastrophe bond project
The World Bank has begun work on a proposed project to deliver a parametric earthquake catastrophe bond for Nepal, targeting US $80 million to US $190 million of fully-collateralized disaster risk financing from the capital markets for the South Asian country. The Nepal Catastrophe Bond Project appears to be in its nascent stages, with preparatory […]
Cedents increasingly seek reinsurers with access to multiple capital sources: Guy Carpenter’s Paretchan
The growth of alternative capital is giving buyers more flexibility to build diversified reinsurance programmes, with cedents increasingly seeking partners able to access both traditional and alternative sources of capacity, Guy Carpenter’s Jennifer Paretchan recently told Reinsurance News. Speaking following the release of the firm’s July 2026 reinsurance renewal report, Paretchan noted the expansion of […]
ILS provides crucial portfolio diversification ahead of Super El Niño: VP Bank’s Allgäuer
Whilst it appears that a super El Niño could be on the horizon, a new commentary from VP Bank AG authored by Senior Investment Strategist Bernhard Allgäuer indicates that insurance-linked securities (ILS) can provide portfolio diversification as their returns are driven by natural disasters, rather than financial market turmoil, making them largely uncorrelated with traditional […]
Ledger Investing reports continued demand for casualty ILS amid softening property cat market
Against the softening property catastrophe market, casualty remains the most focal alternative within the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, but also the hardest to successfully close, according to Ledger Investing, who reports that while capital is actively seeking diversification, casualty rate adequacy remains intact, and the market is working deliberately to standardise. The insurtech and casualty […]
Nordic allocators increasingly see cat bonds as fixed income / alternatives complement: Markets Group
A new commentary by Markets Group, a company that specialises in forums for institutional allocators, has highlighted how Nordic allocators are increasingly looking at insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bonds in particular as a complement to institutional fixed income and alternatives allocations. The commentary, authored by Kevin Gordon, a Research Manager at the firm, observes […]
China looks to accelerate the development of the Shanghai International Reinsurance Center
The State Financial Regulatory Commission and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government have issued a joint notice for the re/insurance industry outlining measures to accelerate the development of the Shanghai International Reinsurance Center. The Shanghai International Reinsurance Center officially launched in October 2024, building on the establishment of the international board for reinsurance trading, and the […]