Unlocking captive growth with ILS, cat bonds, and reinsurance
In an evolving insurance landscape, captives and insurance-linked securities (ILS) offer strategic avenues to optimise risk and capital. At the Airmic conference yesterday Rowson, business director at ARM Guernsey, shared insights designed to help audiences understand current market dynamics – and how these can be exploited to grow a captive effectively. The aim of the […]
Twelve Cat Bond Fund becomes first UCITS strategy to surpass $4 billion in assets
The Twelve Cat Bond Fund, the flagship UCITS catastrophe bond fund strategy operated by insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager Twelve Securis, has reached a new milestone in terms of its size, becoming the first UCITS cat bond fund to surpass US $4 billion of assets under management. The Twelve Cat Bond Fund reached just over US […]
ILS education programme shortlisted for the US Captive review Awards 2025
Thrilled to be shortlisted in the Captive Review US Awards 2025 for the Next Gen Initiative category! Being recognised among the industry’s top talent is an incredible honour. We’re grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the growth and innovation of the captive insurance market. Congratulations to all the finalists – and thank you to […]
Hong Kong government eyes new incentives to cement catastrophe bond hub ambitions
The government of Hong Kong is weighing additional incentives to attract more catastrophe bond issuers and investors, following its second annual insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference aimed at promoting the city as a global hub for alternative risk transfer, according to a recent article from South China Morning Post. “Hong Kong is the best investment hub […]
SCMP: Hong Kong to offer incentives for catastrophe bond issuers, investors as it eyes hub status
Issuers, including World Bank and Peak Re, have raised US$800 million since Hong Kong implemented a new regulatory regime in 2021. The Hong Kong government will offer incentives to attract more issuers and investors to participate in catastrophe bonds in the city to help address growing climate risks. FULL ORIGINAL PUBLICATION HERE
IRB (Re) sponsors first ILS in Brazil, R$33.7m Andrina surety bond risk securitization
The first ever insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance in Brazil has been completed today, as local reinsurance firm IRB (Re) sponsored the issuance of a R$33.7 million deal to securitize surety bond risks, using its Andrina Special Purpose Insurance Entity (SSPE). IRB (Re) had what was the first insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure authorised in Brazil by […]
157 Re reinsurance sidecar improves our capabilities: Arundo Re’s Montador
In an interview with Artemis, Laurent Montador, Deputy CEO of French reinsurer Arundo Re, discussed the recent renewal and launch of the seventh sidecar in the 157 Re series of deals, stating that it enhances the company’s capability to allocate more capacity in targeted areas while strengthening alignment with investors. Now in its seventh vintage, […]
Generali secures EUR200m Lion Re DAC “green cat bond” renewal
Italian and global insurance giant Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. has now successfully secured a renewal for its green catastrophe bond, with the new EUR 200 million Lion Re DAC transaction finalised at its target size and with pricing of the two tranches of notes at either end of their initial ranges, Artemis can report. Generali returned to the catastrophe […]
State Farm in record cat bond sponsorship, with $1.55bn Merna Re II 2025
We’ve learned that State Farm has been back in the catastrophe bond market in recent weeks and has now secured what is a record amount of reinsurance limit from the capital markets in a single visit in cat bond form, as it priced $1.55 billion of multi-peril protection via sponsorship of four Merna Re II Ltd. […]
Cat bonds recommended as EU agriculture losses projected to reach €40bn by 2050: Howden
Catastrophe bonds and other private market risk-transfer tools are essential to help Europe’s agriculture sector manage mounting climate risks, according to Howden, as annual weather-related losses are expected to rise to €40 billion by 2050. The recommendation comes from a report published by the European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB), featuring analysis and proposals […]
