Preserving ILS balance between cedent support & investor reward essential: Albertini, Leadenhall
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has reached a healthier equilibrium, but it is essential to preserve the balance between ensuring cedents are robustly supported and investors are appropriately awarded for putting their capital at risk, Luca Albertini, CEO of Leadenhall Capital Partners told Artemis. Speaking to Artemis around the 2025 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre […]
Capital markets key to future insurability and affordability of risk transfer: Swiss Re
Swiss Re has highlighted the capital efficiency that a modern and layered risk transfer architecture brings to the property and casualty insurance market, seeing the capital markets and investors as now key elements in a chain that is supporting growing volumes of global risks. In a new sigma report released today in Monte Carlo, global […]
CEA reinsurance tower stable, but catastrophe bonds grow their share
Following the mid-year reinsurance renewals the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) now sees catastrophe bonds making up an even larger proportion of its more than $7.83 billion risk transfer tower, at over 33% of the limit provided. The earthquake insurer had shrunk its overall reinsurance tower through the last couple of years, but at the same […]
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, […]
CEA reinsurance tower stable, but catastrophe bonds grow their share
Following the mid-year reinsurance renewals the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) now sees catastrophe bonds making up an even larger proportion of its more than $7.83 billion risk transfer tower, at over 33% of the limit provided. The earthquake insurer had shrunk its overall reinsurance tower through the last couple of years, but at the same […]
Goldman Sachs rebuilds ILS structuring expertise, hires two from Aon / Swiss Re
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has hired two experienced catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) structuring specialists, as it looks to expand its capabilities in the space once again, Artemis has learned. Goldman Sachs is bringing onboard two hires with experience in the structuring and placement of catastrophe bond and reinsurance capital market arrangements this […]
Alternative capital will continue to grow over the long-term, says Moody’s Ratings
Analysts at Moody’s Ratings expect the alternative reinsurance capital space to continue to expand over the long-term, stating that much of the growth will come from reinsurers with additional growth expected from non-catastrophe risk, as the rating agency shifts its outlook on the global reinsurance sector to stable from positive. Moody’s turned positive on the […]
Alternative reinsurance capital rose to $118bn for H1’25: Gallagher Re
According to reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, non-life alternative reinsurance capital grew by USD $4 billion, or 4% over the first half of 2025 to reach $118 billion, with the broker also noting that traditional reinsurance capital is growing at a faster rate. As per the broker’s latest Reinsurance Market Report, global reinsurance industry capital reached […]
Three dominant trends revealed in record period of cat bond issuance: Pennay, Aon Securities
Three key dominant trends have been revealed following a record period of catastrophe bond issuance according to Richard Pennay, CEO, Aon Securities, the specialist investment banking and insurance-linked securities (ILS) broker-dealer unit of the global insurance and reinsurance broker. In its latest ILS annual report, Aon Securities found that 12-month catastrophe bond issuance over the […]
Alternative capital hits $121bn record high. Cat bonds and sidecars the key growth drivers: Aon
The amount of alternative capital in reinsurance supplied by insurance-linked securities (ILS) strategies and structures has reached a new high of $121 billion as of the middle of 2025, which Aon Securities notes was driven by strong catastrophe bond growth and supported by ongoing expansion of the sidecar sector as well. Aon Securities, the specialist […]