Bid-heavy demand, tightening cat bond spreads persisted in secondary market: Swiss Re
The secondary market for catastrophe bonds alternated between extended periods of low trading volume and flurries of more active turnover in 2025. However, according to Swiss Re Capital Markets, the market remained relatively “bid-heavy” throughout the majority of the year, with limited offers and tightening spreads reflecting a sellers’ market characterised by excess capacity. In […]
157 Re represents a ‘cornerstone’ of Arundo Re’s capital management: Mathieu Halm
With Arundo Re recently completing its eighth vintage of its 157 Re reinsurance sidecar, Mathieu Halm, Board Secretary and Chief Retrocession & Alternative Capital Officer of the firm recently told Artemis how the vehicle has become a reliable and central alternative capital vehicle for the firm, and how the company sees it as one of the […]
Ecuador contracts first parametric insurance for climate-vulnerable farmers
Ecuador has contracted its first parametric agricultural insurance policies, benefitting up to 10,000 people in smallholder rice and maize farming households against extreme rainfall and drought risk, marking a major milestone for the Tripartite Agreement Programme, a public-private partnership between the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the German Federal […]
QBE now sees alternative capital as important lever for sustainable returns: CEO & CFO
QBE, the global re/insurer, sees alternative reinsurance capital as an important lever to allow the company to deliver sustainable returns in the mid-teens, according to its CEO Andrew Horton and CFO Chris Killourhy, with recent catastrophe bond and casualty sidecar initiatives seen as early deals to help in building a profile within ILS markets. It’s […]
Discipline, education, transparency, trust all key as ILS continues to grow & evolve: ILS NYC 2026
As the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market looks to build on its recent strong performance and capitalise on opportunities that are being presented, the need for the sector to do so in a sustainable way came into focus at our ILS NYC 2026 conference held in New York last Friday. We held our Artemis ILS NYC 2026 […]
Inflows, low losses created “environment of high demand for ILS” in 2025: Monnier, Swiss Re
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is coming off a remarkable year, bolstered by record catastrophe bond issuance. According to Jean-Louis Monnier, Head of ILS at Swiss Re Capital Markets the momentum was driven by a mix of significant capital inflows and low market losses, which has ultimately helped create a high demand environment for ILS. […]
Hannover Re grows retro at January renewals, adds parametric earthquake cover
Large European reinsurer Hannover Re expanded its retrocession protections by around 17%, or EUR 200 million to EUR 1.4 billion at the January 1st, 2026, reinsurance renewals, with increased capacity for its capital markets backed K-Cessions quota share sidecar facility, and a new parametric earthquake cover. Today, Hannover Re has reported total premium growth of […]
Twelve Securis partners with UBP to develop and launch new Mosaic ILS Fund
Specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager Twelve Securis has announced the launch of its new Mosaic ILS Fund, jointly developed with Swiss private bank, Union Bancaire Privée (UBP), building on their established working relationship. The Mosaic ILS Fund will be managed by Twelve Securis and UBP will act as strategic partner in both the development and […]
Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) education programme shortlisted for the Axco Global Insurance Awards 2026
THIS PRESS-RELEASE CAN BE DOWNLOADED IN PDF HERE Phoenix CRetro is proud to announce that it has been named a finalist in the prestigious Axco Global Insurance Awards 2026, in the Best Training Initiative in Global Insurance category. This recognition highlights not only the industry’s appreciation of our efforts to close the ILS education gap […]
Private ILS offers better spreads than cat bonds; market remains attractive: Ruoff, Schroders Capital
Despite a decrease in spread multiples, the private insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to remain attractive both in absolute terms and in comparison, to the catastrophe bond market, Stephan Ruoff from Schroders Capital told Artemis. Ruoff, who serves as Co-Head of Private Debt & Credit Alternatives, Chairman ILS at Schroders Capital, recently spoke to Artemis […]