Archive for March, 2026

Zenkyoren is now targeting mid-guidance pricing for the $100 million of multi-year collateralized Japanese earthquake reinsurance protection it aims to secure from its new Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond transaction, Artemis has learned.

Olympus Insurance Company, a Florida homeowners specialist, has now successfully secured $120 million of reinsurance protection from its debut Abacab Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond sponsorship, with the notes priced approximately 23% below the mid-point of initial guidance, Artemis understands.

Ariel Re has returned to the catastrophe bond market initially seeking $125 million of US multi-peril retrocession, but for the first time the reinsurer is using the Lloyd’s insurance-linked securities structure for this London Bridge 2 PCC Limited (Titania Re 2026-1) issuance, Artemis can report.

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Extratropical windstorm Nils, also known as Ulrike, battered the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions in southwest France in mid-February, causing insurance industry losses of €586 million, according to an initial estimate from catastrophe data aggregator, PERILS.

Aon, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has expanded its Automated Event Response (AER) service to include US severe convective storms (SCS), further assisting carriers to manage losses from what Aon describes as the costliest insured peril of the 21st century on a cumulative basis.

As per a new report from Ernst & Young Ltd. (EY), the reinsurance sector is entering a era of “latent market demand” where private equity and alternative capital providers are set to expand their presence by exploring AI-linked securities, cyber catastrophe bonds, and other innovative investment vehicles.

The Lagos State government has contracted a parametric flood-risk insurance policy in the Nigerian insurance market, which is designed to protect up to 4 million vulnerable people, providing up to USD 7.5 million for flood response and recovery.

GAM Investments has said that its catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities partnership with global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has introduced enhanced liquidity and improved dealing terms across strategies and assets managed, while also saying new ILS product launches are planned for 2026.

In its recently published whitepaper, Cohen & Company Asset Management, the fixed income financial services investment specialist, explained that due to advances within structuring, analytics, and governance, combined with growing investor familiarity, the firm believes that casualty represents “the next evolution of ILS exposure.”