Reinsurance sidecars news

Welcome to Artemis’ 2026 Bermuda ILS Executive Roundtable, during which leaders and experts from across the insurance-linked securities sector discussed the momentum being seen in catastrophe bonds and ILS this year, as well as the continued importance of Bermuda’s role in the market.

While the hard market in property insurance and reinsurance has ended and the direction of travel for rates is generally down, Ian Beaton CEO of global specialty re/insurer Ark said he still feels there is rate adequacy this year and maybe into next. But, given the investor interest in casualty ILS, he was less certain […]

Following the recent launch of Hamilton Insurance Group’s first casualty reinsurance sidecar, Craig Howie, Group Chief Financial Officer, explained that the sidecar enhances Hamilton’s ability to support casualty reinsurance underwriting through scalable and efficient capital solutions.

The target investment allocation range for the Mt. Logan Capital Management, Ltd. quota share structure named Scenery Re has been increased for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) portfolio managed by PGGM, the Dutch pension fund investment manager, on behalf of its end-client pension PFZW.

Swiss Re has appointed long-standing senior employee Martin Zingg as the new head of its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent to the role Chris Minter is set to retire from the global reinsurance company.

When deciding whether to access insurance-linked securities (ILS) and non-traditional sources of reinsurance capital, the question is no longer whether to engage. Rather it has shifted to identifying how to bring it into your capital model effectively and meet medium to long-term strategic goals, Jason Bolding, CEO of Gallagher Securities has said.

A survey of institutional investors recently undertaken by Gallagher Securities found that 60% are intending to increase their allocations to insurance-linked investments, with catastrophe bonds and similar insurance-linked securities (ILS) seen as the main type of assets in focus.

Listings of catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) soared in the first-quarter of 2026 for the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) and it further grew its market share, as total cat bond and ILS listings on the BSX reached over $68.5 billion.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has reported higher third-party capital fee income generated by activities under its Ada Capital Management unit in the first-quarter of 2026, while the income may continued to rise this year thanks to the recent casualty sidecar launch from the firm.

Rachel Bardon, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Compre, said its recent participation in George Street Re, QBE Re’s debut casualty sidecar, represents a repeatable and well-diversified book of business, exemplifying the company’s broader strategy as it looks to pursue similar transactions in the future.