Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has appointed André Botma as Portfolio Manager within its ILS Investment Management team.
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Catastrophe bond market yields may have declined over the last two years, but specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities investment manager Euler ILS Partners believes this is a normalisation, or a return to more historically normal pricing, rather than a structural shift in demand.
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Nascent Re Ltd. a licensed reinsurance transformer owned and operated by Bermuda-based Nascent Group, has issued $23.5 million of preferred shares through a segregated account named Telford marking the second private insurance-linked securities (ILS) arrangement we’ve seen from this vehicle.
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During a recent media briefing, Hon. Andre Ebanks, MP, Premier & Minister for Financial Services and Commerce, highlighted how the Cayman Islands’ application for US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Qualified Jurisdiction Status (QJS) could further boost the territory’s appeal for ILS, while also creating opportunity for the island to mature in the reinsurance […]
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A new report from Sage Advisory Services, the fixed income and alternative solutions manager, has highlighted that through ILS and catastrophe bonds’ ability to allocate capital across regions and perils, these instruments make a strong case for impact investing to move beyond mitigation and into resilience.
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Arch Capital, the Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance specialist, continues to utilise its Voussoir Re Ltd. collateralized reinsurance sidecar and special purpose insurance (SPI) vehicle to help third-party investors access the returns of its underwriting, with a new preferred share issuance from the structure in 2026.
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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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