Best of Artemis, week ending November 30th 2025

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending November 30th 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 30th 2025:

1. 144A catastrophe bond issuance officially hits $20bn milestone in 2025
   With the settlement of two new catastrophe bonds, the 144A marketplace for new cat bond issuance has now just reached the $20 billion milestone in 2025, while including private deals the total amount of settled issuance tracked by Artemis this year is now $20.62 billion.
2. Hannover Re aims to bolster North American retro with $200m 3264 Re 2025-3 cat bond
   Hannover Re is back in the catastrophe bond market looking to bolster its North American peak peril retrocession through a new 3264 Re Ltd. (Series 2025-3) issuance that has an initial target of $200 million and one tranche of which utilises a multi-section approach to provide targeted protection.
3. Beazley Bermuda “a strategic investment irrespective of the phase of the cycle”: Peel Hunt
   Beazley’s move to establish a new Bermuda operation is seen as “a strategic investment irrespective of the phase of the cycle” by analysts at Peel Hunt. They also highlight how this can increase access to third-party capital.
4. ILS NYC 2026 conference – Our first speaker announcement
   We announces the first wave of speakers for our next insurance-linked securities conference. Early Bird tickets are selling fast, so get yours soon before they run out.
5. Alternative capital accelerates in 2025 as investor confidence grows: Artex
   2025 has seen continued growth within the alternative capital markets, supported by steady expansion across property catastrophe and casualty lines, along with increased capital flowing into catastrophe bonds and collateralized reinsurance transactions, greatly reflecting investor confidence, according to Artex Risk Solutions.
6. Beazley partnering with established ILS player on Bermuda cyber ILS fund: CEO Cox
   During a capital markets session with analysts Beazley’s CEO Adrian Cox revealed that the firm’s plans to broaden into cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) through its new Bermuda branch is actually a joint-venture with an established ILS market player with a platform on the island.
7. Blockchain reinsurer Re deploys $134m in reinsurance capital for Jan renewals
   Blockchain-backed reinsurer Re has announced the deployment of $134 million in reinsurance capital across multiple programs as the industry begins to head into the key January renewals season.
8. King Ridge Cat Bond UCITS ETF to list on three major European exchanges
   The UCITS exchange traded catastrophe bond fund (ETF) that is being launched by specialist investment manager King Ridge Capital Advisors LLC is set to be listed on three major exchanges under the ticker symbol CATB.
9. Sage Advisory aims to boost portfolio resilience with Cedar Trace ILS partnership
   Following its entry into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space through its partnership with Cedar Trace Group, Sage Advisory Services is looking to expand its range of investment solutions. The company aims to offer investors new sources of return with low correlation to traditional capital markets and business cycles.
10. Cincinnati Insurance targets $150m Skyline Re II multi-peril catastrophe bond
    Cincinnati Insurance Companies has returned to the catastrophe bond market for the first time since 2017, seeking $150 million or more in fully-collateralized reinsurance from the capital markets with a Skyline Re II Ltd. (Series 2025-1) deal that will cover certain losses from multiple US perils.

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 25 new articles published in the last week.

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