2026 hurricane season

Whilst it appears that a super El Niño could be on the horizon, a new commentary from VP Bank AG authored by Senior Investment Strategist Bernhard Allgäuer indicates that insurance-linked securities (ILS) can provide portfolio diversification as their returns are driven by natural disasters, rather than financial market turmoil, making them largely uncorrelated with traditional […]

In a new report, SCOR Investment Partners has said that while outlooks for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season appear to be more positive compared to recent years, largely due to the emergence of strong El Niño conditions over the summer, portfolio construction remains focused on diversification and resilience, with a key objective of maintaining a high […]

The Colorado State University (CSU) tropical meteorology team has now further reduced its seasonal forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, citing the high-likelihood of a strong El Niño and the associated increase in vertical wind shear as the primary factor.

Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has raised its forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season slightly, now calling for one more hurricane and major hurricane to form, citing “indications that the sub-tropical Atlantic may provide more favourable conditions for tropical cyclones.”

With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season now underway, the key meteorological factors influencing tropical cyclones have pointed towards a below-average season in terms of storm numbers, which affects the tactical positioning of an insurance-linked securities (ILS) or catastrophe bond portfolio, a new report from Solidum Partners AG has highlighted.

Tropical storm Arthur has become the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season today, forming near the middle Texas coast and expected to be relatively short-lived, with heavy rainfall and life-threatening flooding seen as the main threats.

With the development of a strong El Niño expected to be one of the key drivers of global catastrophe risk during the second half of 2026 and into early 2027, specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager Twelve Securis believes that it will also drive a redistribution of risk across the re/insurance and ILS […]

The Colorado State University (CSU) tropical meteorology team has issued the first update to its seasonal forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, now calling for slightly less activity in terms of named storms and hurricanes and giving reduced probabilities of landfall in key regions, citing the increased likelihood of a moderate to strong El […]

Given that early forecasts suggest a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2026, Fitch Ratings has indicated that U.S. property and casualty (P&C) re/insurers are well positioned to absorb losses from a large event, with the agency noting that Florida remains a key focus, even though market conditions have improved for protection buyers heading into […]

Isaac Anthony, CEO of CCRIF SPC, the regional parametric risk pool for the Caribbean and Central America, has announced that the organisation grew its coverage by 9% to US $1.57 billion, and introduced new members ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.