Europe’s re/insurers turn to ILS and alternative capital amid market complexity: AM Best
At AM Best’s Europe Insurance Market & Methodology Briefing in London this week, analysts noted that insurers and reinsurers are managing capital more efficiently, with the growing role of insurance-linked securities (ILS) emerging as an increasingly important alternative capital strategy for risk management. During the event held on November 6th 2025, Timothy Prince, Director, Analytics […]
China regulator calls for domestic re/insurers to sponsor sidecars in Hong Kong
Chinese financial markets regulator the National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) has issued guidance for domestic China market insurance and reinsurance companies to sponsor collateralised sidecar structures out of Hong Kong. Continuing to recognise the potential benefits to the domestic China insurance market of accessing third-party investor sources of international capital to fund growing reinsurance needs, […]
MAS to encourage livelier capital markets for alternative risk financing, strengthening Singapore’s insurance hub status
The central bank will extend its support to cover non-Apac risks and renewable energy products, while continuing to prioritise solutions that address the region’s needs. [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has refreshed its insurance-linked security (ILS) grant scheme to offset issuance costs, encourage broader market participation and innovation, and support the growing demand […]
First $20bn catastrophe bond year now in sight for 144A & private issuance tracked by Artemis
With the catastrophe bond market pipeline growing for the fourth-quarter, Artemis is on course to track its first $20 billion year of issuance in 2025, as our extensive and long-standing data set of Rule 144A and private cat bond transactions now has that milestone in sight. The $20 billion of issuance in a single calendar […]
Singapore to extend ILS grant scheme to cover non-APAC cat bond risks again
Having made its insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme more restrictive back in 2023, to only offer the grant to catastrophe bonds or ILS covering regional risks from Asia Pacific, Singapore is reversing that move and expanding the ILS grant offering once again to cover cat bond risks from other locations around the globe, it appears. […]
Migdal Insurance sponsoring $100m Turris Re Israel earthquake cat bond
Migdal Insurance Company Ltd., an Israeli insurance, pension and financial service company, is the latest first-time sponsor entrant to the catastrophe bond market, as it targets $100 million of earthquake reinsurance covering exposure in Israel through a new Turris Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) transaction, Artemis understands from sources. This year has seen an influx of first-time cat bond […]
P&C and life insurers leverage alt capital to navigate market shifts: Deloitte
As per accountancy firm Deloitte’s 2026 Global Insurance Outlook, property and casualty (P&C) and life insurers are increasingly turning to investor-backed and other forms of alternative capital to navigate shifting market conditions. In its 2026 outlook, the firm notes that property and casualty (P&C) carriers will need more flexible capital models that blend self-retained and […]
Cat bonds may be India’s ‘next shield,’ says Prateek Singhal, Howden India
Prateek Singhal, Executive President & Head – Reinsurance at Howden India, believes that catastrophe bonds may be India’s “next shield”, emphasising the country’s need for instruments like cat bonds to protect its growing economy from climate risk. Readers may recall that there have been recent calls for India to develop its own regulatory framework for insurance-linked […]
Increasing diversity of risk transfer and capital sources is credit positive: KBRA
The increasing diversity of risk transfer instruments and reinsurance capital sources, including insurance-linked securities (ILS), is a credit positive for the U.S. property and casualty (P&C) insurance sector that faces an evolving risk landscape and rising secondary peril losses, according to rating agency KBRA. Insurance markets faced by severe and more frequent weather events have […]
Global pension funds eye ILS for higher potential yields
Global pension funds are increasingly eyeing the insurance-linked securities market looking for higher yields and portfolio diversification, sparking talk of a new wave of institutional capital that could reshape the sector. However, industry experts said that educating these investors on ILS would also be key to making the influx work. FULL ORIGINAL PUBLICATION HERE