Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., the Japanese primary insurance group, is back in the catastrophe bond market to sponsor an initially $100 million Kizuna Re III Pte. Ltd. (Series 2026-1) transaction, that is designed to provide collateralized earthquake reinsurance protection and is being issued out of Singapore, Artemis has learned.
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Everest Group, the global insurance and reinsurance specialist, benefited from a $35 million dividend payment from its Mt. Logan Re Ltd., third-party capitalised sidecar-like structure in 2025, while also earning $7 million of income from its investment into specific Mt. Logan Re cells.
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Swiss Re’s CEO Andreas Berger said the reinsurance company is focused on amplifying the core of its business to deepen its relevance, citing leverage from alternative capital, a need to reimagine the value-chain, the role of artificial intelligence and the importance of disciplined cycle management at this time.
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Catastrophe data aggregator PERILS has updated its estimate of insurance industry losses for the severe convective storms (SCS) that hit Queensland and New South Wales between November 21st to 27th 2025, lifting the total almost 11% to AU $2.95 billion.
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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has entered 2026 with significant momentum, driven by an unprecedented surge in catastrophe bond issuance and strong global demand for protection. SCOR Investment Partners believes this robust primary activity will play a critical role in sustaining current spread levels across the market throughout the year.
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Swiss Re has reported strong profits and hitting its financial targets for 2025, as well as a relatively stable premium volume for the key January reinsurance renewals. Demonstrating the profitability of the reinsurance business the company will now return more capital to its shareholders, but is a second major player to opt for less retrocession […]
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Losses from winter storms Hernando and Fern, both of which have occurred in the opening months of 2026, are expected to impact primary insurers more than reinsurance capital providers, according to ratings agency AM Best.
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Lumen Re’s, successful sponsorship of its first Rule 144A catastrophe bond, the $175 million Photon Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, represents a natural evolution of the firm’s risk‑transfer strategy, and marks an important strengthening of its overall risk framework, CUO Klaus Sapelza said today.
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The secondary market for catastrophe bonds alternated between extended periods of low trading volume and flurries of more active turnover in 2025. However, according to Swiss Re Capital Markets, the market remained relatively “bid-heavy” throughout the majority of the year, with limited offers and tightening spreads reflecting a sellers’ market characterised by excess capacity.
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In 2026, American Integrity Insurance feels that renewed flexibility in the catastrophe bond market and attractive pricing environment is creating good opportunities for the company, with its senior executives citing the ability to attach reinsurance cover lower down and the return of some cascading features.
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Northern Re’s recent $150 million capital raise marks a significant step in the expansion of its technology-enabled platform. According to the firm’s founding brothers, Anthony and Peter McKelvy, Northern Re is navigating a shift in the reinsurance landscape where investors are increasingly prioritising operational transparency over purely financial objectives.
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Munich Re has demonstrated the power of a large diversified reinsurance and insurance group in beating its profit target for 2025, while showing its desire to retain more of the economics of its re/insurance business by slashing its retrocession arrangements and scrapping its collateralized reinsurance sidecar programme.
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Catastrophe data aggregator PERILS has provided its first insurance industry loss estimate for the Victoria Bushfires which took place between January 7th and 13th 2026, at AU$786 million.
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Bruce Lucas, the CEO of Slide Insurance Company, said today that the firm’s new $320 million Purple Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond came in with risk-adjusted pricing that was down more than 20% year-on-year, while his company expects to benefit from more reinsurance synergies as it has ambitious expansion plans.
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