Alternative capital driving greater options for insurance buyers: Aon
The expansion of alternative and institutional capital alongside traditional reinsurance is helping expand program choice for insurance buyers, according to broker Aon’s Q3 2026 Global Insurance Market Insights report. In its report, the broker underlines that abundant capacity, and strong insurer competition continues to support favourable conditions for buyers across most major lines and geographies. […]
Third-party capital a valuable tool with a lower cost-of-capital: Arch Capital CEO
Arch Capital continues to leverage third-party capital within its business and sees it as a valuable tool with a lower cost-of-capital, according to CEO Nicolas Papadopoulo, while the firm’s CFO has highlighted that profit commissions from Arch’s third-party capital platform show up in beneficial ways in its reporting. The executives were speaking during Arch Capital […]
Global ILS expansion presents strategic capital opportunity for APAC: Howden Re
Ahead of the Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC), executives from Howden Re and Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA) emphasized that regional cedents should incorporate alternative capital into their broader toolkits to negotiate deeper partnerships and maximize optionality as reinsurers seek growth across Asia-Pacific (APAC). In a commentary published ahead of the SIRC event, Howden […]
Global insured natural catastrophe losses reach $91bn in 9M’26, lowest since 2019: Aon
According to insurance and reinsurance broker Aon, global insured losses from natural catastrophe events reached $91 billion during the first nine-months of 2026, the lowest for the period since 2019’s $76 billion, and remained well below the $135 billion average of the past five years, but slightly above the 21st-century average of $88 billion. The […]
California Earthquake Authority seeks $600m reinsurance with Ursa Re 2026-1 cat bond
The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its second sponsorship of this year, with an initial target to secure $600 million of fully-collateralized earthquake reinsurance from a new Ursa Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis can report. In 2025, the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) sponsored issuance of three series of […]
VIG Re seeks €50m Euro wind retro with debut Charles Bridge Re cat bond sponsorship
VIG Re, the reinsurance arm of Vienna Insurance Group, is the latest first-time sponsor to enter the catastrophe bond market, as the company seeks a €50 million or greater source of fully-collateralized European windstorm retrocession through a Charles Bridge Re 2026 DAC issuance, Artemis has learned. VIG Re is a leading market-facing reinsurer in Central […]
EU Commission proposes climate resilience framework, highlights cat bonds & reinsurance
The European Commission has called for a new climate resilience framework to strengthen Europe’s ability to anticipate, prepare for, and manage climate risks. The initiative calls for the establishment of a Climate Insurance Alliance, to improve coverage, drive risk prevention and encourage greater use of reinsurance and catastrophe bonds to close protection gaps. According to […]
VKB returns seeking lower-attaching renewal of King Max Re German multi-peril cat bond
Versicherungskammer Bayern Versicherungsanstalt des oeffentlichen Rechts’ (VKB), the German domestic market insurance group, is back in the catastrophe bond market looking to renew coverage from its soon to mature debut deal, by sponsoring a currently €175 million King Max Re II DAC (Series 2026-1) German multi-peril transaction, we have learned. VKB sponsored its debut cat […]
Fronting companies to engage more frequently with ILS market: AM Best
Rating agency AM Best has indicated in a new report that fronting companies are expected to engage more frequently with the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to drive capacity diversification using catastrophe bonds, sidecars and collateralized reinsurance structures. In its report, AM Best notes that the property and casualty fronting market continued to grow at a […]
Catastrophe bond market to hit second $20bn+ issuance year at fastest pace yet
As the catastrophe bond market pipeline builds for the fourth-quarter of 2026, we are already tracking what will be only the second ever year where issuance of 144A catastrophe bonds and private cat bond deals has exceeded the $20 billion level, while currently the market remains on a faster issuance pace than 2025. Catastrophe bond […]