Alternative reinsurance capital

Coming off an impressive year for the catastrophe bond market, which saw a number of new annual records set, investors are reinvesting their robust returns back into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, which according to Fitch Ratings, will further expand capital and pressure returns throughout 2026.

Analysts from investment bank J.P. Morgan have suggested that the willingness to invest additional capital in the reinsurance market could be a more significant factor when it comes to pricing than the total capital volume presently accessible in the market.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending January 18th 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.

Analysts at Fitch Ratings highlighted how record amounts of reinsurance capital supply from both traditional and alternative sources exceeded the slight demand increase from buyers during the January 1, 2026 renewals, driving a softening market but one they feel can still deliver profits.

The full agenda with speaker allocation to panels is now available for our upcoming insurance-linked securities conference in New York. Tickets are starting to run low for ILS NYC 2026, so we urge you to register to guarantee you can attend the event.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has made a key appointment who brings new capital markets experience, hiring Efe Tokmen from broker Guy Carpenter as Head of Structured, UK Capital Solutions, Artemis has learned from sources today.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending January 11th 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.

Today we are pleased to reveal the fifth and now final wave of speakers for our upcoming insurance-linked securities conference. With tickets continuing to sell more quickly than prior years for ILS NYC 2026, we urge you to register soon to guarantee your place at the conference as we could sell out.

Broker Guy Carpenter has announced the launch of a global Sidecar Center of Excellence (COE), which will be led by Ed Hochberg, Global Risk Solutions Leader.

Stonybrook Capital, a specialist investment banking, broking and strategic advisory firm focused exclusively on the insurance and reinsurance industry, has named Dan Butzbaugh as its new Global Practice Leader, Parametric, adding to a raft of recent hiring across the business.