Best of Artemis, week ending November 23rd 2025

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending November 23rd 2025, 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 November 23rd 2025:

1. ILS NYC 2026 conference – Our first speaker announcement
   We are delighted to announce the first wave of speakers for our next insurance-linked securities conference. Tickets continue to sell fast for ILS NYC 2026 with representatives of over 100 organisations already registered.
2. Collateralized reinsurance and innovation – Expanding access to protection and capital: McKeown, Vantage Risk
   With collateralized reinsurance emerging as a key tool for insurers seeking greater flexibility and access to alternative forms of capital, the industry’s focus should be on expanding the overall market for protection, drawing on all types of capital to meet rising demand, Chris McKeown of Vantage Risk told us in an interview.
3. ADB approves plan to issue catastrophe bond for Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
   The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved plans to issue a pilot parametric catastrophe bond for Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan which could be as much as $100 million in size, protecting both countries against earthquake and flood risks.
4. Cat bond market dynamics seen negative for reinsurance market, pricing cycle by Barclays
   A recent report from Barclays Research indicated that current catastrophe bond market dynamics are perceived as being negative for both the reinsurance market and pricing cycle. Lower new cat bond spread multiples seen in Q4 so far indicate a market firing on all cylinders and a protection buying opportunity, but with ramifications for the traditional reinsurance side.
5. Data-driven enhancements bringing wider range of investors to reinsurance: Willis Re
   As the reinsurance market continues to expand and adapt to the current wave of technological change, increasing capital diversity is enabling the development of new products. At the same time, data-driven enhancements in modeling tools and risk-analysis processes are encouraging a broader range of investors to back reinsurance, according to Willis Re.
6. The Hartford targets $270m reinsurance with Foundation Re IV 2026-1 cat bond
   The Hartford, a US primary property and casualty insurer, is back in the catastrophe bond market seeking $270 million or more in multi-peril collateralized catastrophe reinsurance protection from the capital markets through sponsorship of a Foundation Re IV Ltd. (Series 2026-1) cat bond issuance.
7. RenRe third-party AUM rose to $8.54bn in Q3. Partner capital surpassed $14bn for first time
   Third-party investor capital under management in RenaissanceRe Capital Partners range of reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities strategies rose to $8.54 billion by September 30th 2025, with the figure increasing by $450 million in the quarter.
8. AmFam seeks $150m multi-peril reinsurance from sixth Four Lakes Re catastrophe bond
   American Family Mutual Insurance Company (AmFam) is back in the catastrophe bond market looking to secure $150 million or more in multi-peril US catastrophe reinsurance protection from this Four Lakes Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1)  cat bond issuance, its sixth cat bond sponsorship in as many years.
9. CEA secures upsized $770m Ursa Re II 2025-2 cat bond, its third largest ever
   The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has clearly demonstrated its appetite to continue layering efficient reinsurance from the capital markets within its reinsurance tower, by securing the upsized $770 million of limit target from its new Ursa Re II Ltd. (Series 2025-2) catastrophe bond.
10. Jamaica’s PM credits disaster risk financing with reducing debt burden after Hurricane Melissa
    Reflecting on the impacts of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has stressed the importance and effectiveness of responsive disaster risk financing instruments in reducing the country’s debt burden in the aftermath of the hurricane.

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 28 new articles published in the last week.

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