The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published its response to the European Commission’s Climate Resilience Framework, calling for the use of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bonds as an effective way that insurers within the Union can access new capital to back climate-related policies.
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The reinsurance sidecar market witnessed rapid growth throughout 2025, particularly in Bermuda, where a number of major re/insurers launched casualty reinsurance sidecars during the year, which demonstrates how investors have a growing interest in longer-duration casualty risk exposure that offers high yields and diversification from property catastrophe risk, says Fitch Ratings.
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The boards of Zurich and Beazley have now agreed terms of the approximately £8.1 billion all-cash offer by Zurich for Beazley’s shares, while we understand that as the transaction proceeds it is business as usual for Beazley’s Bermuda cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) plans.
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The main four parametric natural disaster insurance risk pools have committed to a unique collaboration, which will see them explore the creation of a joint risk finance and reinsurance platform.
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Nephila Capital contributed an impressive $159.2 million in fund management revenues to its parent Markel in 2025, with the figure having risen 68% over the prior year and Tom Gayner, Markel CEO, said the ILS unit “delivered” for its investors as well.
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Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui explained today that the government aims to enhance its preferential tax regime and extend the eligible asset classes for tax exemptions to include insurance-linked securities (ILS), such as catastrophe bonds.
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Elementum Advisors, LLC, an alternative investment manager that specialises in collateralized natural catastrophe reinsurance, entered 2026 with its assets under management increased to $3.8 billion, despite stakeholder White Mountains having reduced its investment in the Elementum ILS funds again.
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Global reinsurance giant Munich Re announced that Leonie Schubert has stepped into the role of Global Head of Capital Partners from March 1st, which sees her leading the division of the company where capital market solutions and investor partnerships are managed.
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Third-party investor capital under management in RenaissanceRe Capital Partners range of reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities strategies reached a new all-time high of just over $9 billion at the end of 2025, before dropping slightly as 2026 began and the manager returned profits to some investors.
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Berkshire Hathaway anticipates underwriting less in reinsurance premiums while the market cycle remains in a more competitive phase, according to CEO Gregory Abel in his first letter to shareholders, while the company pulled back on property writings given the headwinds faced.
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Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending March 1st 2026, 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.
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Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., the Japanese primary insurance group, is back in the catastrophe bond market to sponsor an initially $100 million Kizuna Re III Pte. Ltd. (Series 2026-1) transaction, that is designed to provide collateralized earthquake reinsurance protection and is being issued out of Singapore, Artemis has learned.
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Everest Group, the global insurance and reinsurance specialist, benefited from a $35 million dividend payment from its Mt. Logan Re Ltd., third-party capitalised sidecar-like structure in 2025, while also earning $7 million of income from its investment into specific Mt. Logan Re cells.
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Swiss Re’s CEO Andreas Berger said the reinsurance company is focused on amplifying the core of its business to deepen its relevance, citing leverage from alternative capital, a need to reimagine the value-chain, the role of artificial intelligence and the importance of disciplined cycle management at this time.
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