Alternative reinsurance capital

A new report from Fitch Ratings has suggested that insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bonds, and parametric insurance solutions can help re/insurers innovate in order to balance the conflicting goals of expanding access to affordable natural catastrophe cover, without impairing underwriting principles.

Ascot Group, the specialist global re/insurance underwriter, has hired former Aspen Capital Markets executive James Lee as President of its dedicated third-party reinsurance capital management division Leadline Capital Partners.

As the date of our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference approaches, we have added four more expert speakers to the Artemis London 2026 website. Join us on September 1st for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking. Register to attend the conference here.

RenaissanceRe’s third-party capital and insurance-linked securities management unit Capital Partners generated just over $83 million of fee income for the company in the second-quarter of 2026, while the reinsurer exhibited disciplined cycle management by underwriting fewer premiums and buying more retrocession in the period.

The global insurance and reinsurance market may be seeing improved profitability and premium growth, but global consultancy Bain & Company believes gains are “largely cyclical and mask unresolved challenges” while the future winners are expected to be those that lower the cost of risk and expand access to coverage.

Bermuda again saw strong registration numbers of new catastrophe bond, insurance-linked security (ILS) and alternative or third-party reinsurance capital related entities in the first-half of 2026 and while the total dropped slightly compared to the prior year, first-time cat bond market entrants bolstered the total.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending July 19th 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.

In May, our sister publication Reinsurance News hosted its second Legacy Market Roundtable in Brighton, in partnership with global reinsurer Swiss Re. A takeaway from the 90-minute session was the shifting role of alternative capital within the casualty space, with one participant noting that this influx of capital could position the legacy industry as a […]

A new study by Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has highlighted how insurance-linked securities (ILS) and various alternative risk transfer solutions are key for mobilising risk capital for the energy transition.

Fermat Capital Management, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has reached another high point in terms of its cat bond and ILS assets under management, surpassing the $11 billion milestone recently, Artemis can report.