At the S&P Global Ratings briefing in Monte Carlo at the RVS, Maren Josefs, Credit Analyst at the company explained that the big stories in insurance-linked securities has been catastrophe bonds and casualty sidecars this year, but she cautioned the market to remember that investors still don’t like surprises. Josefs
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
As both catastrophe bonds and private reinsurance continue to gain momentum, institutional investors should not be viewing the two as competing asset classes, as their respective strengths are complementary to each other, which ultimately allows investors to build more diversified catastrophe risk portfolios, LGT ILS Partners’ Christian Bruns told Artemis
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
In Monte Carlo today at the Rendez-vous event, senior executives of global reinsurance firm Munich Re explained that they see the trend for some longer-tailed casualty focused sidecars to offer high returns from the asset side as “not a good idea” while the potential for commutation discussions to prove a
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
At the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous today, Brian Schneider, Global Head of Reinsurance Ratings at Fitch Ratings seemed more bullish on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continuing its recent pace of growth, while traditional reinsurance capital is only forecast for “slight” growth this year. Speaking during the Fitch Ratings briefing at
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
During reinsurance broker Gallagher Re’s Pre-Monte Carlo Media Briefing, Will Thompson, Head of Global Clients, said alternative capital is no longer a separate conversation from traditional reinsurance and is now an integral part of the capital stack. Ahead of the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS), Thompson highlighted that