Investor interest in cat bonds and ILS outpaces market issuance growth: Guatteri, Swiss Re ILS
Swiss Re is seeing broader and more engaged interest in catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities from institutional investors, with this increasing even faster than the substantial issuance growth seen in recent years, according to Mariagiovanna Guatteri, CIO, Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Strategies Inc. Speaking with Artemis around the time of the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de […]
Investors should not view cat bonds and private reinsurance as competing asset classes: Bruns, LGT
As both catastrophe bonds and private reinsurance continue to gain momentum, institutional investors should not be viewing the two as competing asset classes, as their respective strengths are complementary to each other, which ultimately allows investors to build more diversified catastrophe risk portfolios, LGT ILS Partners’ Christian Bruns told Artemis in an interview. Speaking to […]
Third-party capital remains an attractive source of capital for SCOR: CEO Léger
Speaking at global reinsurer SCOR’s briefing at RVS 2026 in Monte Carlo, Thierry Léger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said that the reinsurer sees third-party capital as an attractive source of capital for the firm, and sees no future changes regarding its strategy for managing it. French reinsurer SCOR is an active manager of third-party capital […]
Munich Re execs caution on casualty sidecar commutation challenge, risky asset strategies
In Monte Carlo today at the Rendez-vous event, senior executives of global reinsurance firm Munich Re explained that they see the trend for some longer-tailed casualty focused sidecars to offer high returns from the asset side as “not a good idea” while the potential for commutation discussions to prove a challenge at the end of […]
Capital inflows, low cat losses to pressure Jan 1 rates, structural integrity the focus in ILS: Twelve Securis
An influx of capital inflows and low catastrophe losses are likely to pressure rates at the upcoming January renewals, which leads Twelve Securis’ Cahal Doris to note that structural integrity will remain a key focus for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market during the key season. Speaking to Artemis around the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de […]
Fitch bullish on ILS momentum, with only “slight” growth forecast for traditional reinsurance capital
At the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous today, Brian Schneider, Global Head of Reinsurance Ratings at Fitch Ratings seemed more bullish on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continuing its recent pace of growth, while traditional reinsurance capital is only forecast for “slight” growth this year. Speaking during the Fitch Ratings briefing at the RVS in Monte Carlo […]
Cat bond and ILS market well-positioned for disciplined, continued growth: Artemis London 2026
The catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market remains well-positioned, even as reinsurance market conditions soften, with speakers at our Artemis London 2026 conference yesterday highlighting the discipline in the market and that this is expected to persist, while growth opportunities are still evident. We held our Artemis London 2026 conference on September 1st and had around 220 attendees through […]
No longer alternative, how capital sources can work together is the strategic decision: Gallagher Re
During reinsurance broker Gallagher Re’s Pre-Monte Carlo Media Briefing, Will Thompson, Head of Global Clients, said alternative capital is no longer a separate conversation from traditional reinsurance and is now an integral part of the capital stack. Ahead of the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS), Thompson highlighted that clients now have access to […]
Capital markets now a resident of the reinsurance industry: Laurent Rousseau, Marsh Re
Laurent Rousseau, CEO of Global Capital & Advisory, and Europe and IMEA at Marsh Re, said today that the capital markets are “no longer a visitor” but “now a resident” of the reinsurance industry, as investors increasingly allocate to the space. As reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter officially becomes Marsh Re, executives at the firm discussed […]
ILS continues to grow despite softer and more competitive reinsurance market: Moody’s Ratings
Strong investor demand and record catastrophe bond issuance, underpinned by increased participation by both insurers and reinsurers, is supporting the continued expansion of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, as Moody’s Ratings reports that carriers are using ILS more strategically in the competitive reinsurance market environment. Citing broking group Aon’s USD 144.5 billion total for the level […]