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The government of Portugal is considering catastrophe bonds as a potential mechanism that could be utilised to provide risk capital for disaster resilience and to better manage catastrophe risk exposure in the country.

We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. We return to London on September 1st, for another full-day of in-depth discussion and debate about the ILS market, as well as valuable networking. Register to attend here.

Adoption of advanced technology and artificial intelligence are serving to expand addressable markets for the insurance and reinsurance industry, with digital infrastructure one example where data analytics are expected to help Aon access institutional sources of capital for its clients, CEO Greg Case explained today.

Northern Re, the collateralized reinsurance company that provides investors access to returns of its long-tail casualty underwriting business, has announced that it has selected Palantir Technologies as a core platform to support the continued development of its capital intelligence capabilities.

A recent survey of insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors conducted by reinsurance broker Gallagher Re and Gallagher Securities reveals a notable rise in market appetite for 2026. The findings indicate that a clear majority of both specialist and generalist allocators intend to expand their exposure to insurance-related assets over the next two years.

Our latest video features another panel discussion from Artemis ILS NYC 2026, a session focused on the expanding range of investment opportunities in the ILS asset class, from our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York.

London market insurance and reinsurance firms, including at Lloyd’s, have increased their use of alternative capital and insurance-linked securities in recent years. But while this is seen as supportive of their returns-on-equity and cycle management capabilities, it may also exacerbate rate softening AM Best warns.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, sees a $1 billion fund opportunity based on quota share’s to support insurance risk transfer capacity for the data centre build-out, according to reporting from Bloomberg.

Given Hong Kong’s open and sophisticated financial market, along with its distinct connection with the Chinese Mainland and the support of roughly 3,380 family offices, the major city is ideally placed to promote the usage of alternative risk transfer tools and ILS, according to Stephen Yiu, Chairman of the Hong Kong Insurance Authority (IA).

Acrisure Re, the reinsurance and insurance division of global fintech Acrisure, has integrated its Capital and Captives division to create an end-to-end platform, as the company seeks to meet growing demand for alternative risk solutions.