Lean ILS workforce offers protection against broader industry cuts: Sykes, 20Twenty Search
Over the past decade, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has expanded significantly, while keeping its global talent footprint remarkably lean. According to 20Twenty Search Advisor Jason Sykes, this streamlined operational structure shields ILS professionals from the widespread cost-cutting affecting traditional re/insurance, pointing to a bright future for talent in the sector. Speaking with Artemis around […]
Data centre opportunity for ILS capital must be effective in terms of the economics: Swiss Re
When it comes to alternative sources of reinsurance capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors supporting the massive need for capacity to insure and reinsure the data centre build-out, Swiss Re executives explained in Monte Carlo that it must be effective in terms of the economics. With the reinsurance industry meeting in Monte Carlo at the […]
Investor interest in cat bonds and ILS outpaces market issuance growth: Guatteri, Swiss Re ILS
Swiss Re is seeing broader and more engaged interest in catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities from institutional investors, with this increasing even faster than the substantial issuance growth seen in recent years, according to Mariagiovanna Guatteri, CIO, Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Strategies Inc. Speaking with Artemis around the time of the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de […]
Third-party capital remains an attractive source of capital for SCOR: CEO Léger
Speaking at global reinsurer SCOR’s briefing at RVS 2026 in Monte Carlo, Thierry Léger, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) said that the reinsurer sees third-party capital as an attractive source of capital for the firm, and sees no future changes regarding its strategy for managing it. French reinsurer SCOR is an active manager of third-party capital […]
Capital inflows, low cat losses to pressure Jan 1 rates, structural integrity the focus in ILS: Twelve Securis
An influx of capital inflows and low catastrophe losses are likely to pressure rates at the upcoming January renewals, which leads Twelve Securis’ Cahal Doris to note that structural integrity will remain a key focus for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market during the key season. Speaking to Artemis around the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de […]
Cat bond and ILS market well-positioned for disciplined, continued growth: Artemis London 2026
The catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market remains well-positioned, even as reinsurance market conditions soften, with speakers at our Artemis London 2026 conference yesterday highlighting the discipline in the market and that this is expected to persist, while growth opportunities are still evident. We held our Artemis London 2026 conference on September 1st and had around 220 attendees through […]
ILS capital is “foundational” in reinsurance, grows to $144.5bn with 5-year CAGR 8.3%: Aon
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital is now “foundational” within the global reinsurance market according to Aon, with alternative sources of capital now accounting for $144.5 billion of sector funds, with that figure rising by $3.5 billion just in the second-quarter of 2026. The latest insurance-linked securities market report from Aon Securities, the investment banking, structuring and […]
ILS and broader securitisation key to absorbing nat cat risk: Schroders Capital
The increasing need for capital to manage and mitigate natural hazard risk is creating strong opportunities for investors, according to Schroders Capital, who emphasises that by allocating to catastrophe risk through insurance-linked securities, broader securitisation, and other risk-transfer markets, investors can secure attractive returns by absorbing catastrophe risk when pricing reflects expected losses and required […]
Returns drive investor appetite, third-party reinsurance capital increasingly important: AM Best
Solid returns generated by the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in recent years have encouraged investors to maintain or increase their allocations, leading rating agency AM Best to highlight third-party reinsurance capital as an increasingly important part of global reinsurance capacity. As we highlighted in a previous article, AM Best and reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter have raised […]
IRB (Re) renames special purpose insurer and LRS issuer Andrina, to become IRB (SSPE)
IRB (Re), the Brazilian reinsurance company, has renamed its special purpose insurer and issuer of Letra de Risco de Seguro, the local brand of insurance-linked securities, to align it with the group name, now becoming IRB (SSPE). IRB (Re) was the first sponsor of a structure under Brazil’s Sociedades Seguradoras de Propósito Específico (SSPE) regulations. […]