Catastrophe data aggregator PERILS has released the 2026 edition of its Industry Exposure Database (IED), providing USD $150 trillion of markets sums insured exposed to natural perils for 21 different countries, with like-for-like exposures also rising 4.7% year-on-year at constant exchange rates.
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Although insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance have traditionally involved multiple parties, the supporting infrastructure for both has continued to be disjointed. In light of this, the concept of a shared platform and a cohesive data layer for contracts would not merely enhance efficiency; it would also establish a foundation for alignment and trust throughout the […]
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The first two parametric catastrophe bonds to be issued directly by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on behalf of its member countries the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan are now targeted for a slight upsizing to as much as $80 million each, while the pricing for the risk margin each set of notes will pay has […]
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Acrisure Re, the reinsurance and insurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has integrated its Capital and Captives division to create an end-to-end platform, as the company seeks to meet growing demand for alternative risk solutions.
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Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has explained that it is “cautious, but optimistic about El Niño’s positive influence on risk” for the coming Atlantic hurricane season.
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New data released by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) shows that the total cost of extreme weather events that impacted Australia throughout 2025 generated AUD $4.8 billion in insured losses in 2025, up 727% on the previous year, as claim numbers spiked to 294,000, of which over $4.1 billion came from Queensland alone.
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Tower Hill Insurance Exchange has now successfully priced its latest catastrophe bond to secure the two-third upsized $375 million of fully-collateralized reinsurance protection against named storm losses in Florida from the Winston Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, while each of the three tranches of notes priced well below their initial guidance ranges, Artemis can report.
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Fuse International, an AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, has announced the general availability of Watch, a new product that plots every active US peril on a single live map, purpose-built for commercial insurance brokers and underwriters.
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In order for the current downward trajectory of pricing in property insurance and reinsurance to be meaningfully shifted broker Gallagher Re says that an anomalously high loss burden will be required.
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Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is back in the market looking to sponsor another catastrophe bond, with an initial target to secure $450 million or more in reinsurance protection from a new Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2026-1), Artemis has learned.
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American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal Insurance) continues to seek $200 million in multi-peril reinsurance from the capital markets from its Armor Re II Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond issuance, but the company is now aiming to capitalize on investor appetite and has adjusted and tightened the price guidance for the notes on offer, Artemis has […]
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A new report from global reinsurer Swiss Re has outlined that an array of sensor technologies has transformed how flood risk can be measured, from Internet of Things (IoT) flood sensors and satellite imagery to remote sensing and high-resolution flood models, all of which can play a key role in the future of parametric flood […]
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Eaton Vance, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has benefitted from the strong return environment in insurance-linked securities and reinsurance sidecar investments, with its allocations seemingly all accruing positive value.
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Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has estimated that total insured catastrophe losses for the opening quarter of 2026 reached at least US$20 billion, 26% lower than the decadal average of $26 billion, and 47% below the most recent 5-year average.
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