NormanMax Insurance Holdings, the US headquartered parametric insurer and reinsurer, has appointed industry veteran Nick Burkinshaw as Chairman of the NormanMax Syndicate 3939 Advisory Board, supporting the firm’s pure parametric global syndicate in the Lloyd’s marketplace.
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Hiscox Capital Partners’ insurance‑linked securities (ILS) assets under management (AUM) rising to $2.4 billion is a testament to the organisation’s reinsurance business and franchise, according to Hiscox CFO Paul Cooper, who also explained that the group has launched a new sidecar to take on business that exceeds Hiscox’s own balance sheet appetite.
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Swiss Re is now targeting lower pricing for its latest catastrophe bond sponsorship, while the target remains to secure $250 million of US named storm per-occurrence based retrocessional protection through the Matterhorn Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) transaction, Artemis has learned.
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Two of the Lloyd’s syndicates operated by specialist ILS investment manager Nephila Capital are set to provide capacity support to a new property treaty consortium launched by MS Amlin, with data centre risk underwriting said to be a key focus for the new venture.
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Hiscox Capital Partners, the division of Hiscox Re that encompasses insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments and quota-share partnerships, has experienced significant investor inflows and grown its overall ILS assets under management (AUM) to $2.4 billion at April 1st, with its catastrophe bond fund the main beneficiary.
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Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has beaten analyst forecasts for group net income in the first-quarter of 2026, despite prioritising underwriting discipline and reducing its natural catastrophe volumes at renewals year-to-date.
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Kin Insurance’s sponsorship of its fourth and largest catastrophe bond, the $335 million Hestia Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, reinforces the company’s commitment to protecting policyholders for years to come, Chief Insurance Officer Angel Conlin has said today.
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White Mountains reported that the Outrigger Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar, which supports its P&C insurance and reinsurance subsidiary Ark, continued to deliver positive income through the first-quarter of 2026, as even without having made a fresh sidecar investment for this year, benefits still flow for the company.
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AkinovA, the technology-led re/insurance platform focused on expanding access to underwriting capital for large corporate risks, including via capital markets participation, has appointed Matthew Gilpin as Group Chief Operating Officer (COO).
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Fuse International, an AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, has announced the global expansion of Watch, a live peril dashboard designed to streamline risk management by consolidating global catastrophe data into a single workspace.
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US primary insurer Allstate has returned to the catastrophe bond market with its typical May sponsorship of a cat bond to provide it with multi-peril Florida collateralized reinsurance protection, initially targeting a $200 million or greater Sanders Re III Ltd. (Series 2026-2) issuance, Artemis understands.
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People’s Trust Insurance Company, the Florida homeowners specialist insurer, is now targeting mid-guidance pricing for the $100 million of named storm reinsurance it aims to secure from the capital markets through its debut GWS Re Limited (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond issuance, Artemis can report.
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Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has promoted long-standing team member Jean Kündig to Partner and Investment Director.
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Global reinsurer SCOR has reported starting the year with higher net income and return on equity, while the company continues to prune in certain liability classes, but maintains its stance on price adequacy in property catastrophe risks by growing into what it acknowledges is a competitive marketplace.
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