Insurance Linked Investments

In a recent feedback paper published by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) on tokenisation of assets regulations, the organisation has hailed its support for re/insurers using tokenised ILS contracts, in a move that is expected to drive further innovation within the digital finance space.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format have now added more than $1.84 billion of assets through 2026 so far, with the sector surpassing the $21 billion milestone for the first time this month.

Our Early Bird ticket rate sold out faster than anticipated but we have added more and the rate still expires at the end of Friday this week. So there is still time to register for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, at the best possible price. Register to […]

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced a series of key promotions across its underwriting, reinsurance, retro, finance, legal, and operational teams.

According to Kevin O’Donnell, CEO of RenaissanceRe, the reinsurer’s third-party capital and insurance-linked securities management unit, RenaissanceRe Capital Partners, is experiencing more capital interest in its collateralized vehicles than it can accommodate within its structures.

Ascot Group, the specialist global re/insurance underwriter, has hired former Aspen Capital Markets executive James Lee as President of its dedicated third-party reinsurance capital management division Leadline Capital Partners.

As the date of our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference approaches, we have added four more expert speakers to the Artemis London 2026 website. Join us on September 1st for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking. Register to attend the conference here.

RenaissanceRe’s property catastrophe reinsurance portfolio remains rate adequate at today’s pricing, CEO Kevin O’Donnell said today, laying out the shift in tactics the reinsurer employed in response to market conditions at the mid-year renewals.

RenaissanceRe’s third-party capital and insurance-linked securities management unit Capital Partners generated just over $83 million of fee income for the company in the second-quarter of 2026, while the reinsurer exhibited disciplined cycle management by underwriting fewer premiums and buying more retrocession in the period.

As the global financial services sector is currently undergoing a transitional shift which sees stablecoins moving from niche instruments into a key system of institutional finance, the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has outlined how the island’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector is well placed to benefit from this form of cryptocurrency.