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.
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Conduit Re appears to have made further enhancements to its retrocession program around the mid-year as its North Atlantic hurricane probable maximum loss fell further and the company disclosed increased core retro limit, aggregate cover and protection against second and third events.
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AXIS Capital, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, reported another rise in fee income earned through strategic capital partner arrangements in the second-quarter of 2026, as insurance-linked securities and third-party capital activities continue to build and its Capacity Solutions capability contributes.
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Broking group WTW has launched a new streamlined longevity swap solution called Longevity Stream, that’s set to broaden access to the expanding market for UK defined benefit schemes with £100m to £1bn of liabilities.
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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 […]
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Global gross domestic product (GDP) exposure to damaging severe convective storm (SCS) winds is projected to grow 14% over the next 30 years, reaching $20.2 trillion as climate risks continue to reshape underwriting globally, according to a new report by First Street, the climate risk financial modeling provider.
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An earthquake has struck Japan in the Kumamoto prefecture of Kyushu. Preliminarily given a 7.1 magnitude, this has now been revised down to M6.8 by the USGS. However, Japan’s earthquake scale reports shaking at Shindo 7 level from this relatively shallow event, which is likely to result in some damage although reports are limited so […]
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The Asian Development Bank is working with Mongolia on the potential to replicate the Risk-Layered Disaster Relief Finance Program it recently implemented for the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, which puts sovereign parametric risk transfer instruments including catastrophe bonds as part of the conversation.
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Munich Re Specialty, the division of the global reinsurance company that delivers insurance and risk management to industries and global markets, has announced the launch of a new parametric earthquake insurance product through the Lloyd’s Japan platform.
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Speaking with Artemis, Brad Adderley, Partner at global law firm Appleby, emphasised that due to so many new sponsors venturing into the catastrophe bond space as the market continues to gain more momentum, it’s important that sponsors’ first experience in the market goes well, as he highlights that the overall process of setting up cat […]
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With the first half of 2026 producing another record period of issuance in the catastrophe bond market, fueled by a staggering wave of new and returning sponsors, this showcases how the market continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience, according to Sandro Kriesch, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) at Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Ltd. (ARCAS).
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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