Catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities news

As Singapore continues to work on plans to adopt a regulatory framework for a Protected Cell Company (PCC) structure to support collateralised reinsurance and ILS issuance, Simon Goh of law firm Rajah & Tann Singapore, has expressed how this flexible structure could ultimately become a game changer for the country’s captive insurance and ILS landscape.

With less than a month to go until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, we wanted to give you an idea of who you can meet if you register for Artemis London 2026. Join us on September 1st for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking. Register to […]

While catastrophe bonds remain an attractive source of diversifying returns, investors focusing solely on public markets are overlooking a massive portion of the market. According to Cahal Doris, CIO of Private ILS at Twelve Securis, combining liquid cat bonds with selectively sourced private ILS is key to unlocking broader diversification and improving long-term, risk-adjusted returns.

The catastrophe bond market continues to demonstrate increased comfort with the wildfire peril in 2026, with the amount of risk capital deployed to support cat bonds that have some exposure to wildfire having soared to $5.183 billion year-to-date, already nearing the full-year record of $5.55 billion for the peril seen in 2025.

As data center exposure continues to grow, it is placing significant pressure on the insurance industry to address these challenges. In light of this, Jason Bolding from Gallagher Securities has emphasised that the growth will require a blend of traditional insurance, reinsurance, captives, catastrophe bonds, and sidecars to effectively fill the widening protection gap.

Speaking this morning during the SCOR earnings call, CEO Thierry Léger commented on the potential for wildfire catastrophe bonds to support European re/insurers, saying that the quantity of ILS will only increase with the quality of the modelling and as there is greater understanding of the influence of climate change on the wildfire peril.

With just over one month until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, tickets are selling fast and the Early Bird rate expires at the end of Friday this week. We have added four new expert speakers to the Artemis London 2026 website. Join us on September 1st for a full-day of […]

Twelve Securis has reported that it does not expect any significant loss impact to the cat bond market from yesterday’s Kumamoto, Japan earthquake, while an assessment of its private ILS positions also does not suggest any material impact.

After yesterday’s magnitude 6.8 earthquake in the Kumamoto prefecture of Japan a number of specialist insurance-linked securities investment managers have commented, with all analysis seen so far indicating this is currently viewed as unlikely to be a loss event of particular note for the catastrophe bond and ILS market.

The secondary market for catastrophe bonds remained bid-heavy during the opening half of 2026, as an influx of market participants looked to buy bonds rather than sell out of their existing positions, which caused for secondary market activity to see a meaningful increase during the period following a relatively subdued 2025, according to Swiss Re […]