Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has promoted Pierre Buisson to the role of Head of Weather & Agro, where he will be based in Zurich, and collaborate with the reinsurer’s clients across Europe to better understand, manage, and hedge weather-related risks.
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Fermat Capital Management, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, continues to expand its investor relations footprint in the Asia Pacific region, with the addition of Nicholas Tan in Singapore this month and also setting up a Japanese office at the start of this year.
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Willis Re, the reinsurance advisory and brokerage firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the US Reinsurance division of BMS Group (BMS Re, US). The deal includes BMS Intermediaries Inc., BMS Capital Advisory LLC, and BMS Re’s associated US reinsurance broking team based in London.
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There are just two weeks to go until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, which is being held on September 1st. If you want to join us for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking, you must register to attend.
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Given that both the intensity and frequency of severe convective storm (SCS) events continue to steadily rise, Descartes Underwriting has indicated that the use of highly-responsive parametric solutions can help address aggregated SCS exposure.
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US-headquartered insurance holding firm, W. R. Berkley Corporation, reported higher premiums being ceded to its Lifson Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar for both the second-quarter and first-half of 2026, while the company also recognised more fee income being earned from the structure.
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AM Best anticipates continued normalisation of reinsurance underwriting results through the rest of 2026 absent any major catastrophic losses, but anticipates competitive pressures will rise further next year as the market continues to build its capital base.
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CatIQ, Canada’s insured loss and exposure index provider, has raised its insurance industry loss estimate from the severe thunderstorm event that affected parts of southern Ontario and southern Quebec, between June 30th and July 3rd, 2026, to CAD $439 million, a 17.5% increase from the firm’s initial loss estimate of $374 million.
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As Twelve Securis continues to expand its presence across Asia, which includes setting up two new distribution partnerships in Taiwan, Vittorio Sangiorgio, who serves as Head of Investment Solutions at the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has emphasised how the region offers many opportunities for the ILS market to further expand […]
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Reinsurance giant Munich Re has reclaimed its spot at the top of AM Best’s ranking of the world’s largest reinsurers for companies that report under IFRS 17, while the specialist Lloyd’s marketplace has moved above Berkshire Hathaway to claim the top spot for non-IFRS 17 reinsurers, based on year-end 2025 figures.
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Artemis has learned that Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has partnered with specialist insurance-linked securities investment manager Integral ILS Ltd. to establish the awaited cyber ILS fund operation in Bermuda.
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Pillar Capital Management Limited, the Bermuda-based specialist collateralized reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has appointed Jessica Ferreira as an Actuary.
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Mangrove Property Insurance Company, the Florida based specialist insurer, has secured a record-setting catastrophe reinsurance programme for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which is set to provide protection against both the frequency and severity of catastrophe events, with coverage reportedly extending to a 1-in-175 year storm.
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The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has successfully arranged its first sovereign parametric catastrophe swap transaction, securing $20 million of hurricane risk transfer for Belize, underwritten by global reinsurance firm Swiss Re.
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