Alternative reinsurance capital

Sven Althoff, Member of the Executive Board for Property & Casualty at Hannover Re, has said that third-party capital is certainly part of the reinsurer’s strategy, describing it as more than just complementary capacity, whilst also adding that it is creating opportunities for Hannover Re.

Our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference will be held four months today. Having opened up ticket sales for ILS NYC 2027 last week, more than 60% of the lowest rate places at the conference have already been sold. Reserve your place now while the Super Early Bird rate lasts.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending October 4th 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.

Brazil’s regulator the Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP) has published a range of proposals designed to bolster the country’s financial and insurance protection against natural catastrophes, with reforms and further developments in insurance-linked securities (ILS) set to be part of the continuing discussions.

With the life and annuity reinsurance space seeing a wave of interest from both internal and external sponsors, including third-party capital providers, Marsh has launched a new platform initiative named Archer that is designed to help sponsors quickly set up and launch a new life and annuity reinsurance structure including sidecars.

Registration is now open for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference. ILS NYC 2027 will be held in New York on February 5th 2027. We’ve sold out our ILS NYC conference every year, so lock-in your attendance by registering today. Reserve your place now while the Super Early Bird rate lasts.

This new video features the opening panel discussion of the day at our recent Artemis London 2026 catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities conference, a session exploring how Lloyd’s market participants are accessing institutional investor capital through the UK based ILS structure London Bridge.

Analysts from Jefferies are not confident that reinsurance leadership teams are fully-acknowledging how fast rates have been softening and believe that the focus will shift to terms and conditions from 2028, while a soft market floor may not be found until 2030.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending September 27th 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.

A new joint analysis published by Swiss Re Institute and LSE has highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chains are opening new pathways to systemic stress as risks become increasingly interconnected, which is driving a need for expanded capacity and leading them to highlight ILS as a crucial capital source.