The catastrophe bond market continued its strong momentum in 2026 driving another record period of issuance in the first-half of the year and analysis from global reinsurance firm Swiss Re’s Capital Markets division shows that since 2021 the outstanding cat bond market has been expanding at a roughly 15.5% compound
As the buildout of AI and digital infrastructure continues to expand across the re/insurance industry, driving insurance-linked securities (ILS) into this emerging sector relies heavily on key structural advancements, including the development of standardised parametric triggers and portfolio aggregation mechanisms, according to Michael Moloney of Oliver Wyman. Moloney who serves
Insurance-linked securities and reinsurance sidecar investments made by Eaton Vance through three of its mutual funds have risen significantly in the last half-year, increasing by more than 126% to reach almost $680 million by April 30th, with brand new allocations made to structures linked to Arch Capital, PartnerRe and QBE,
The Canadian financial markets regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has now added natural catastrophe bonds to its rules on allowable forms of reinsurance that can reduce capital requirements for insurance risk. It’s a move that could help to stimulate more catastrophe bond issuance from Canadian
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions, the hedge fund-focused arm of the global asset manager, has updated its stance on catastrophe bonds from ‘overweight’ to ‘strongly overweight’ for Q3 2026, citing the asset class’s attractiveness, while its stance on other ILS remains unchanged at ‘neutral’ The second quarter of 2026 saw catastrophe
Demand for industry-loss warranty (ILW) protection saw progressive momentum throughout Q2 2026, culminating in a peak during the mid-year reinsurance renewals. At the same time, after a record opening half to the year, catastrophe bond activity is expected to be very active in Q4, a new commentary from SCOR Investment
After a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the southern coast of Mexico on Friday, analysis suggests this event was a near-miss for attaching the parametric trigger of one tranche of notes from the country’s World Bank facilitated IBRD CAR Mexico 2024 catastrophe bond transaction.\ The magnitude 7.3 (M7.3) earthquake struck off
Leon Walker, Europe, Middle East, and Asia (EMEA) Captives Leader for global re/insurance broker Aon, believes an established captives framework in the United Kingdom has the potential to provide businesses with greater flexibility in their use of captive solutions. To recap, the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have
Andrew Poreda, Vice President, Senior Research Analyst at Sage Advisory Services, the fixed income and alternative solutions manager, has highlighted in a new report that catastrophe bonds are superior financial instruments across many risk metrics, with the analyst particularly flagging how they offer diversification to investors when they need it