Insurance-linked securities attract DACH investor interest, allocations to rise: BAI survey
A survey of 105 institutional investors across the DACH-region undertaken by the German association for alternative investments, shows that an increasing number of allocators in the region are choosing catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities, while more indicate they intend to enter the sector. The German association for alternative investments, the BAI or the Bundesverband Alternative […]
Hannover Re sees ILS capital as sustainable reinsurance addition, source of growth: Horstmann
Speaking earlier today during Hannover Re’s Baden-Baden media briefing, Patrick Horstmann Managing Director, and Head of insurance-linked securities (ILS) at the firm, emphasised that the German reinsurer sees ILS capital as a sustainable addition to the global reinsurance market and a key area of growth for the company. Hannover Re has been steadily growing in […]
ADB aims to expand catastrophe bond usage across Asian regions: Kessler
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is actively promoting catastrophe bonds for sovereign disaster risk financing across the region, but Thomas Kessler noted last week that this will require cooperation across governments, research and modelling institutions, insurers and the ILS investor base. Speaking in Bermuda at the Convergence 2026 conference last week, Thomas Kessler, Principal Disaster […]
Hannover Re targets $200m seventh Acorn Re parametric US earthquake cat bond
Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re is bringing the seventh catastrophe bond offering in the annual parametric US earthquake risk series of deals, with an initial $200 million target for an Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis has learned. As seen with all six of the previous Acorn Re parametric catastrophe bonds, this new seventh […]
El Niño could reshape catastrophe risk for insurers and reinsurers, Moody’s says
The 2026 El Niño could alter catastrophe risk across multiple regions and perils, creating implications for insurers and reinsurers as they assess potential changes in insured losses, portfolio accumulation and diversification, according to Moody’s, the global risk assessment firm that provides credit ratings, research, data, and analytical tools for financial markets. The company’s latest assessment […]
Economics of ILS and appetites of investors change with the reinsurance cycle: Moody’s
In a recent report, Moody’s Ratings highlights how the economics of catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities change over time, driven by the softening global reinsurance market cycle. The end-result is more risk being assumed for less return, but as long as ILS manager’s maintain discipline, there is no cause for concern at this stage. Reinsurance […]
Third-party capital more than just complementary capacity for Hannover Re: Althoff
Sven Althoff, Member of the Executive Board for Property & Casualty at Hannover Re, has said that third-party capital is certainly part of the reinsurer’s strategy, describing it as more than just complementary capacity, whilst also adding that it is creating opportunities for Hannover Re. Althoff made these remarks during a recent webinar briefing presented […]
African Risk Capacity Ltd promotes Muthengi to Chief Underwriting Officer
African Risk Capacity Ltd., the financial affiliate and parametric insurance underwriting entity of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, has promoted Jackline Muthengi to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO). Muthengi has strong actuarial expertise and a deep background across underwriting, reinsurance, pricing, product development, insurance regulation and risk management. Muthengi has been with African Risk Capacity […]
Cat bond capacity must follow genuine opportunity as issuance surges: Icosa’s Dell’Amore
As Rule 144A property catastrophe bond issuance continues to surge, spreads have also been compressed through a combination of reinsurance rates softening and high levels of capital and investor appetite, given this, Dr. Raffaele Dell’Amore, Partner at Icosa Investments AG, has stressed to Artemis that market capacity must follow genuine opportunity, rather than capital outstripping demand. […]
Interconnected systemic risks highlight need to expand ILS capacity: Swiss Re & LSE
A new joint analysis published by Swiss Re Institute and LSE has highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chains are opening new pathways to systemic stress as risks become increasingly interconnected, which is driving a need for expanded capacity and leading them to highlight ILS as a crucial capital source. Data from the research, […]