Cat bonds strategic for Japanese sponsors, AM Best says. But M&A could influence issuance
Japanese reinsurance cedents continue to access the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market for capacity with the catastrophe bond the preferred structure, underscoring the strategic role of cat bonds, AM Best has said. But changes coming to the Japanese insurance market through M&A could influence the amount of risk flowing to the ILS market, at least for […]
Attractive underwriting market to persist, provide opportunities for ILS investors: Parry, RenRe
The reinsurance market continues to provide attractive conditions for underwriting and Chris Parry, the Global Head of Capital Partners at RenaissanceRe told us the company expects this to provide ongoing opportunities for ILS investors, which will help the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector to keep growing. Speaking with Artemis around the time of the 2025 Monte […]
Cat bond spreads are tighter, but still adequately compensate for the risk: Pagnani, King Ridge
Speaking during a webinar held in August by the team behind the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ILS), Rick Pagnani, co-founder of King Ridge Capital Advisors LLC, the firm that manages the cat bond ETF portfolio, said that while spreads have tightened in the space he believes they still adequately compensate for the risk. Alongside Pagnani […]
Florida state pension puts specialty and quota share ILS strategy allocations in its pipeline
The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, which is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration, has new insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund allocations in its pipeline, with specialty and quota share strategies now being assessed for their suitability to add to the portfolio. When we last covered a meeting of the Florida State Board’s Investment Advisory […]
ILS still in a good spot where attractive returns can be made: HCMA CEO Madea
Speaking with Artemis at the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous event, Jarad Madea, Chief Executive Officer, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory explained that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class is “still in a good spot” with attractive returns possible for investors and a clear evolution in the market’s discipline. Leading Howden Group’s activities in capital markets structuring, […]
Education and acceptance fuel wave of new sponsors in cat bond market: Adderley, Appleby
With the catastrophe bond market seeing eleven new sponsors enter the space so far this year, the trend highlights how involvement in the market has become more acceptable, and how sponsors are increasingly comfortable with cat bonds overall, according to Brad Adderley, Partner at global law firm Appleby. Artemis spoke to Adderley at RVS in […]
Private cat bond issuance in 2025 surpasses last year, with $24.4m of new Eclipse Re notes
Private catastrophe bond issuance in 2025 has now surpassed the full-year total from 2024, as three new series of notes issued by the Eclipse Re Ltd. transformer vehicle have come to light and taken this year’s figure to over $465 million. 2024 saw a dip in the volume of issuance coming from private catastrophe bonds, or […]
Legacy market matures. Alternative capital and ILS play increasing role: PwC report
As PwC released its sixteenth Global Insurance Run-Off Survey report today, we took a look at what the legacy reinsurance sector is saying about the growing use of alternative capital in the space, as well as how legacy solutions are now serving insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds and investors as well. PwC releases its legacy report […]
Alternative and traditional reinsurance capital, it’s not either or, it’s both: Baertschi, Swiss Re
Urs Baertschi, CEO of P&C Reinsurance at Swiss Re, today emphasised that the company’s third-party capital markets focused Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division remains an important part of the services and capabilities offered to its clients, while also saying that when it comes to the reinsurance sector’s capital pools, it’s not a case of “either […]
Regardless of the cycle, SCOR will continue to sponsor cat bonds: Jean-Paul Conoscente
Speaking at global reinsurer SCOR’s briefing at RVS 2025 in Monte Carlo, Jean-Paul Conoscente, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SCOR Global P&C, said that the firm will continue to sponsor catastrophe bond issuances regardless of the market cycle. In April, SCOR sponsored its twentieth cat bond, the $240 million Atlas Capital DAC (Series 2025-1) which provides the […]