The Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP linked Arthur Re Ltd. – Tranquil Re 2026-1 catastrophe bond could upsize to provide as much as $75 million of US named storm and earthquake protection for the ILS manager backed rated reinsurance platform Nectaris Re, while the price guidance for the notes has now been lowered, Artemis understands.
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Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR) has launched a new index to enhance its reporting for insurance investors that promises to enhance the transparency of investing into the Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market, while providing useful data to help in capital deployment decision making.
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Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending June 28th 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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For Achmea Re, the successful completion of its new €100 million Windmill III Re DAC (2026-1) catastrophe bond sponsorship is a continuation of its strategy to diversify its sources of reinsurance and strengthen its relationships with capital market investors, according to Managing Director Ewoud Bom.
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During periods of market stress, waves of selling are typically triggered by balance-sheet constraints, funding pressures, and forced deleveraging. Because of this, investors often presume that catastrophe bonds, particularly in an ETF format, will mimic high-yield credit during a macro crisis, experiencing the same indiscriminate selling and liquidity breakdowns.
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The Fidelis Partnership linked Syndicate 3123 at Lloyd’s is set to benefit from its first catastrophe bond protection, as the Arthur Re Ltd. – Woody Re 2026-1 issuance has now been successfully priced to secure the targeted $75 million of reinsurance coverage at the low-end of guidance, Artemis has learned.
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The extent to whether catastrophe bonds have truly become a mainstream investment product was a key discussion point during Artemis’ 2026 Bermuda ILS Executive Roundtable, in which experts from across the ILS sector discussed whether rated bonds, pooled ILS offerings, and enhanced secondary liquidity are ready to unlock vast new sources of traditional capital.
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has signalled that a long-awaited consultation on new laws to establish a Protected Cell Company (PCC) structure that could be used for collateralised reinsurance arrangements and efficient insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance is coming soon.
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Everest Group has now priced its latest catastrophe bonds, securing the upsized $630 million of multi-peril collateralized North America focused retrocession from its new Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) and Kilimanjaro III Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) transactions, while the six tranches of notes all priced at their lowest ends of guidance, Artemis can report.
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The Florida State Board of Administration has reiterated its view that, with property catastrophe reinsurance rates softening fast catastrophe exposed insurance-linked securities (ILS) could become less attractive and the investor is even envisioning a potential “significant reduction” if the direction of travel persists.
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Pre-arranged financing through macro-level disaster risk instruments, including catastrophe bonds and parametric insurance, are deemed a practical, scalable solution that can deliver financial support for early action to support recovery and resilience, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has explained.
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A new study, co-authored by Dr. Benjamin Hohermuth of Schroders Capital, alongside researchers from ETH Zurich, MeteoSwiss, and Stanford University, suggests that standard vendor models used by the majority of insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers contain inherent limitations by overlooking changes in hurricane frequency.
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The Natural Disaster Fund (NDF), a largely parametric risk transfer focused public-private partnership funded by UK and German governmental entities and managed by Global Parametrics (part of CelsiusPro Group) has signed up a major new capacity provider in global re/insurer MS Amlin.
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is back in the catastrophe bond market for its fourth deal sponsorship, seeking up to $100 million of California wildfire protection from a 123 Lights Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) offering, Artemis can report.
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