Archive for July, 2026

An earthquake has struck Japan in the Kumamoto prefecture of Kyushu. Preliminarily given a 7.1 magnitude, this has now been revised down to M6.8 by the USGS. However, Japan’s earthquake scale reports shaking at Shindo 7 level from this relatively shallow event, which is likely to result in some damage although reports are limited so […]

The Asian Development Bank is working with Mongolia on the potential to replicate the Risk-Layered Disaster Relief Finance Program it recently implemented for the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, which puts sovereign parametric risk transfer instruments including catastrophe bonds as part of the conversation.

Munich Re Specialty, the division of the global reinsurance company that delivers insurance and risk management to industries and global markets, has announced the launch of a new parametric earthquake insurance product through the Lloyd’s Japan platform.

Speaking with Artemis, Brad Adderley, Partner at global law firm Appleby, emphasised that due to so many new sponsors venturing into the catastrophe bond space as the market continues to gain more momentum, it’s important that sponsors’ first experience in the market goes well, as he highlights that the overall process of setting up cat […]

With the first half of 2026 producing another record period of issuance in the catastrophe bond market, fueled by a staggering wave of new and returning sponsors, this showcases how the market continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience, according to Sandro Kriesch, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) at Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Ltd. (ARCAS).

In a recent feedback paper published by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) on tokenisation of assets regulations, the organisation has hailed its support for re/insurers using tokenised ILS contracts, in a move that is expected to drive further innovation within the digital finance space.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format have now added more than $1.84 billion of assets through 2026 so far, with the sector surpassing the $21 billion milestone for the first time this month.

Our Early Bird ticket rate sold out faster than anticipated but we have added more and the rate still expires at the end of Friday this week. So there is still time to register for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, at the best possible price. Register to […]

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending July 26th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced a series of key promotions across its underwriting, reinsurance, retro, finance, legal, and operational teams.