Over the last few year’s we’ve noticed increasing interest in the insurance-linked securities asset class as an investment opportunity from institutions in Latin America and now pensions in Chile have reportedly begun allocating to catastrophe bonds.

Property catastrophe reinsurance programs in Southeast US states have undergone a fundamental shift. Far from a supplementary capital pool, the Rule 144A catastrophe bond market has evolved into a fundamental element of regional risk placement, an integration that has inverted historical market norms over the last five years, according to Adam Schwebach, Head of Property, […]

Isaac Anthony, CEO of CCRIF SPC, the regional parametric risk pool for the Caribbean and Central America, has announced that the organisation grew its coverage by 9% to US $1.57 billion, and introduced new members ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

A new assessment by Moody’s shows that the United States faces a widening gap between growing flood risk and the take-up of flood insurance, potentially exposing the country to more than $375 billion in aggregated uninsured flood losses from a 1-in-100-year event.

The Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (MPIUA) is now seeking lower pricing for its latest catastrophe bond, while the target remains to secure $150 million or more in multi-peril aggregate reinsurance protection through the Mayflower Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis has learned.

Arch Capital Group has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its third sponsorship, targeting $100 million of capital markets backed property catastrophe retrocession for peak North American perils from a Ramble Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis can report.

Slide Insurance Holdings, Inc. has completed its Catastrophe Excess of Loss Reinsurance Program for the 2026-2027 treaty year, securing a meaningful $5.463 billion of total aggregate reinsurance limit, representing a 65% increase from last year’s $3.304 billion.

Cedar Trace, the Bermuda-based insurance, reinsurance, and asset management group, has announced the hiring of well-known industry executive Chris Wilson to its insurance-linked securities leadership, further strengthening its team and bringing meaningful operation experience in ILS.