Insurance Linked Investments

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) continued to grow its market share of catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) in the second-quarter of 2026, ending the period with a record-high $70.5 billion of ILS related listings on the exchange.

As alternative reinsurance capital, so that deployed through insurance-linked securities (ILS) and related collateralized structures, continues to expand and gain momentum across the reinsurance market, this pace is expected to continue, and according to Laurent Rousseau of broker Guy Carpenter, this will lead to a greater space for financial investors.

The full agenda with speaker allocation to panels is now available for our upcoming catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. If you want to join us on September 1st, for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking you must register soon to attend.

Over the first-half of 2026, Bermuda headquartered re/insurer Arch Capital reported a 27% reduction in net property catastrophe reinsurance premiums, while its senior executives noted higher cessions to reinsurance (likely retro) and third-party capital providers.

The global data centre insurance market is projected to grow from currently around US $11 billion to more than $24 billion by 2030, which comes as the market continues to drive an influx of infrastructure risks and opportunities, according to Allianz Commercial, the commercial insurance business of Allianz Group.

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) continues to optimise its process for listing new insurance-linked securities (ILS), with a streamlining announced that will allow for guaranteed next day listings, with same day possible in certain cases, for previously approved insurance-linked securities (ILS) programmes.

Mangrove Property Insurance Company, the Florida based specialist insurer, has announced the launch of Grove Re Ltd., the company’s first sidecar reinsurance vehicle, indicating a growing strategic goal to tap into efficient third-party capital sources.

Hannover Re has reported 7% higher first-half net income of EUR 1.4 billion for the first-half of 2026, while the reinsurance firm reported higher underwriting volumes at mid-year renewals amid continued price declines. Notably, with catastrophe losses below budget, only EUR 18 million was shared with insurance-linked securities (ILS).

With just a few weeks until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, we have added three more expert speakers to the Artemis London 2026 website today. You must register soon to attend and join us on September 1st, for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking.

The third-party reinsurance capital platform of Bermuda headquartered re/insurer Vantage Risk, recently acquired by the Bill Ackman linked Howard Hughes Holdings, generated $23 million of fee income from its insurance-linked securities style partnerships with investors in the second-quarter of 2026.