Best of Artemis, week ending February 15th 2026

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending February 15th 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.

Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm, week ending February 15th 2026:

1. Discipline, education, transparency, trust all key as ILS continues to grow & evolve: ILS NYC 2026
   As the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market looks to build on its recent strong performance and capitalise on opportunities that are being presented, the need for the sector to do so in a sustainable way came into focus at our ILS NYC 2026 conference held in New York recently.
2. Global data center expansion presents clear role for ILS and capital markets: Aon
   With growing capacity demands within AI and other cloud computing services leading towards a surge in data centers, this rapid expansion also presents a clear role for insurance-linked securities (ILS) and the capital markets, according to broker Aon.
3. Nuveen to acquire Schroders for ~£9.9bn, creating $2.5tn asset group. Brand to be retained
   Nuveen, a US asset manager subsidiary of TIAA, is set to acquire Schroders for around £9.9 billion, creating a significant global group with around US $2.5 trillion of assets under management, but notably for our market with the Schroders brand to be retained.
4. Plymouth Rock sponsoring debut catastrophe bond, $100m Tremont Re 2026-1
   Plymouth Rock, a northeast US regional insurer, is the latest first time catastrophe bond sponsor to enter the market, with the firm seeking $100 million in named storm reinsurance from investors through a Tremont Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance.
5. LGT ILS Partners reinsurer Lumen Re to sponsor $125m Photon Re 2026-1 catastrophe bond
   Lumen Re, the main reinsurance underwriting entity of LGT ILS Partners, is in the catastrophe bond market seeking $125 million in retrocessional protection against losses from North American peak perils with a Photon Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, the latest in a series of cat bonds to come from ILS manager linked structures.
6. AIG has “strong pipeline of SPV opportunities”, driving premium and fees: CEO Zaffino
   During the AIG fourth-quarter earnings call CEO Peter Zaffino highlighted the insurer’s launch of two sidecar-style syndicates at Lloyd’s and said the company has a “strong pipeline of SPV opportunities” suggesting future third-party capital partnerships may be expected.
7. SafePoint secures two-thirds upsized $250m Nature Coast Re 2026-1 cat bond
   SafePoint Insurance Company has successfully upsized its new catastrophe bond by two-thirds, securing $250 million of multi-year named storm reinsurance protection from capital market investors with the Nature Coast Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance.
8. A ‘clear-eyed’ view of risk: why the ILS market is entering a new era of sophistication: Dutt, Aeolus
   The global market for insurance-linked securities (ILS) is entering a new phase of stability. Following the key January 1, 2026 reinsurance renewal season, Aditya Dutt, President of Aeolus Capital Management, suggests that the sector has transitioned from a period of high volatility into a more disciplined, self-regulating era.
9. MS&AD seeks early redemption of Tomoni Re 2024-1 cat bond due to merging of insurers
   MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings is seeking approval for an early redemption of its most recently sponsored catastrophe bond, the $200 million Tomoni Re Pte Ltd. (Series 2024-1) issuance, as the reinsurance needs of its two main insurance entities that are the beneficiaries of the cat bond will change after their merger completes.
10. Traditional reinsurance will provide increased competition to ILS market in 2026: GC Securities
    The traditional reinsurance market is expected to present heightened competition to insurance-linked securities (ILS) in 2026, but investor inflows, a strong maturities schedule, and retained earnings should keep ILS capital levels healthy and catastrophe bond pricing attractive to cedents, executives from GC Securities told Artemis.

This is not every article published on Artemis during the last week, just the most popular among our readers over the last seven days. There were 29 new articles published in the last week.

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