Beazley CEO on cyber ILS: Next step is securitisation, transformation, ILS fund launch in 2026
In announcing its results this morning, Adrian Cox, the CEO of Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has stated that, when it comes to cyber insurance-linked securities the firm’s next step is to transition into securitisation and transformation of risks, with its dedicated cyber ILS fund planned for later this year. Group […]
Parametric pools ARC, CCRIF, PCRIC, SEADRIF to explore joint reinsurance platform
The main four parametric natural disaster insurance risk pools have committed to a unique collaboration, which will see them explore the creation of a joint risk finance and reinsurance platform. This initiative, aimed at expanding global climate risk protection, brought together representatives from African Risk Capacity Ltd. (ARC), CCRIF SPC, SEADRIF Insurance Company, and the […]
Hong Kong to move forwards with tax exemption for ILS investments
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui explained today that the government aims to enhance its preferential tax regime and extend the eligible asset classes for tax exemptions to include insurance-linked securities (ILS), such as catastrophe bonds. The goal is to enhance competitiveness of its financial marketplace and attract more investors […]
IFSCA to send SPI sidecar proposals to Indian government: Chairman K. Rajaraman
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) will be sending proposals to the Government of India regarding the regulator’s proposed framework that would allow re/insurers to set up reinsurance sidecars in a special purpose insurance (SPI) framework, Chairman K. Rajaraman announced at the Global Conference of Actuaries 2026 earlier this week. IFSCA’s SPI framework was […]
157 Re represents a ‘cornerstone’ of Arundo Re’s capital management: Mathieu Halm
With Arundo Re recently completing its eighth vintage of its 157 Re reinsurance sidecar, Mathieu Halm, Board Secretary and Chief Retrocession & Alternative Capital Officer of the firm recently told Artemis how the vehicle has become a reliable and central alternative capital vehicle for the firm, and how the company sees it as one of the […]
QBE now sees alternative capital as important lever for sustainable returns: CEO & CFO
QBE, the global re/insurer, sees alternative reinsurance capital as an important lever to allow the company to deliver sustainable returns in the mid-teens, according to its CEO Andrew Horton and CFO Chris Killourhy, with recent catastrophe bond and casualty sidecar initiatives seen as early deals to help in building a profile within ILS markets. It’s […]
CA FAIR Plan lifts target 75% to $350m for second Golden Bear Re wildfire cat bond
The California FAIR Plan Association is looking to upsize its second catastrophe bond sponsorship by 75%, with now $350 million of capital markets backed wildfire reinsurance protection sought from the Golden Bear Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) cat bond issuance, Artemis has learned. The California FAIR Plan Association returned to the catastrophe bond market for its second sponsorship earlier […]
Cyber ILS still an effective alternative capital solution for large-scale, systemic risk: S&P
While 2025 was a quieter year for the cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, S&P Global Ratings emphasised that the market still remains an effective alternative capital solution that offers insurers an effective way to transfer large-scale, systemic cyber risk to the capital markets. In a recent report published by the rating agency, analysts acknowledge that […]
Discipline, education, transparency, trust all key as ILS continues to grow & evolve: ILS NYC 2026
As the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market looks to build on its recent strong performance and capitalise on opportunities that are being presented, the need for the sector to do so in a sustainable way came into focus at our ILS NYC 2026 conference held in New York last Friday. We held our Artemis ILS NYC 2026 […]
Inflows, low losses created “environment of high demand for ILS” in 2025: Monnier, Swiss Re
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is coming off a remarkable year, bolstered by record catastrophe bond issuance. According to Jean-Louis Monnier, Head of ILS at Swiss Re Capital Markets the momentum was driven by a mix of significant capital inflows and low market losses, which has ultimately helped create a high demand environment for ILS. […]