Laurent Rousseau, CEO of Global Capital & Advisory, and Europe and IMEA at Marsh Re, said today that the capital markets are “no longer a visitor” but “now a resident” of the reinsurance industry, as investors increasingly allocate to the space. As reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter officially becomes Marsh Re,
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF Insurance Company) has made payouts of USD 1.14 million to the Government of Lao PDR and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), after heavy rainfall and widespread flooding triggered both Lao PDR’s two-year parametric sovereign policy and WFP’s 2026 disaster resilience
The outstanding market for collateralized reinsurance sidecar structures has reached a new record high of $23 billion in 2026, representing roughly 50% growth since the end of 2024, according to estimates from Aon Securities. Aon Securities has been tracking the expansion of the reinsurance sidecar market over recent years. Data from the
Strong investor demand and record catastrophe bond issuance, underpinned by increased participation by both insurers and reinsurers, is supporting the continued expansion of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, as Moody’s Ratings reports that carriers are using ILS more strategically in the competitive reinsurance market environment. Citing broking group Aon’s USD 144.5
A wave of severe convective storms that swept across Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy in Europe between 13th and 19th July 2026 are estimated to have caused an insurance industry loss of EUR 2.186 billion, according to catastrophe data aggregator PERILS AG. Notably, this outbreak of severe convective storms (SCS)
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,
As the casualty insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to expand, rating agency AM Best has indicated that market participants will need to remain focused on ensuring that both underwriting discipline and risk transparency develop simultaneously in order to keep pace with investor demand. While innovation in the capital markets can
As institutional investors seek resilient entry points into the re/insurance market, traditional collateralized ILS structures face ongoing challenges surrounding trapped capital and stacked fees. However, investment advisor Resolute Global Partners is presenting an alternative approach by integrating property treaty reinsurance, niche specialty risks, and primary U.S. insurance within a unified,
While the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has been growing at a strong pace, thanks in the main to record levels of catastrophe bond issuance, rating agency AM Best believes that while this contributed to reinsurance market softening, the deployment of traditional capacity is still more impactful. While reinsurance market participants