Archive for March, 2026

A new report from Cotality warns that hailstorms can now produce insured losses comparable to a category 4 hurricane, with the firm highlighting that hail is beginning to shift from a secondary peril to a major driver of catastrophe losses, with implications for homeowners, carriers and reinsurers across the property market.

PartnerRe, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance company, ceded far less in risk to its Lorenz Re Ltd. special purpose insurer in 2025, with reductions in recent years signalling a change in strategy and shift to utilise other structures for its insurance-linked securities investor relationships.

Zurich, the European headquartered global re/insurance company, has returned to the catastrophe bond market to sponsor its first deal since late 2012, seeking $125 million or more in US named storm and earthquake reinsurance protection with a Turicum Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis can report.

Algorithmic Insurance Services, Inc., the wholesale broker trading as LIRG, has secured a $15 million quota-share reinsurance arrangement for New York-based managing general agent DLT Alert, underpinning the launch of a new suite of embedded parametric cyber warranty products aimed at cybersecurity solution providers.

Allied Trust Insurance Company has now secured its targeted $100 million of fully-collateralized named storm reinsurance protection from the capital markets through its second catastrophe bond sponsorship, with the Sabine Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance now priced, Artemis has learned.

According to a new report from specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager Twelve Securis, as the investment environment within ILS continues to evolve and spreads normalise from recent highs, the margin for error is narrowing, making execution quality more important than ever.

Flood specialist JBA Risk Management has launched an enhanced version of its Global Flood Model, which introduces a variety of key features, such as enhanced hazard maps, a wide range of future climate event sets, and improvements to both processing speed and exposure disaggregation.

Olympus Insurance Company, a Florida homeowners specialist, continues to seek between $100 million and $150 million of reinsurance limit from its Abacab Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond issuance, but the company continues to aim to capitalize on investor appetite and has lowered the price guidance for the notes on offer once again, Artemis has […]

As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to expand, Augment Risk is positioning parametric triggers not merely as a peripheral alternative, but as a central, diversifying asset class defined by its structural independence from traditional indemnity-based retrocession, a shift the firm believes is fundamental to unlocking the next phase of third-party capital allocation.

Two new private catastrophe bond arrangements have been issued by Artex Axcell Re, the Bermuda based Artex Risk Solutions operated transformer entity, with almost $48.26 million of notes sold to investors across the two series, Artemis has learned.