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At the S&P Global Ratings briefing in Monte Carlo at the RVS, Maren Josefs, Credit Analyst at the company explained that the big stories in insurance-linked securities has been catastrophe bonds and casualty sidecars this year, but she cautioned the market to remember that investors still don’t like surprises.

Speaking today at Swiss Re’s briefing at RVS 2026 in Monte Carlo, Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer, of P&C Reinsurance, underscored the importance of the reinsurers third-party capital markets focused Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, and stated that Swiss Re expects to continue to be a “meaningful participant in that market.”

Howden Re has today launched Novark Group, a new venture that promises to modernise core pieces of insurance-linked securities market (ILS) infrastructure, through a digital-first insurance management and securities administration platform, as well as a risk transformer named Novark Re.

At the Monte Carlo Rendez-vous today, Brian Schneider, Global Head of Reinsurance Ratings at Fitch Ratings seemed more bullish on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continuing its recent pace of growth, while traditional reinsurance capital is only forecast for “slight” growth this year.

Howden Re, the global reinsurance broker, has announced the launch of an International Alternative Solutions practice, which is set to combine structured reinsurance, analytics, parametric and capital markets insurance-linked securities (ILS) expertise to develop innovative risk and capital solutions for clients across international markets.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market will see strong demand through the end of 2026 and into 2027, while the asset class is also likely to grow further with catastrophe bonds and sidecars key areas as cedents integrate ILS products into their reinsurance, according to Richard Pennay, CEO of Aon Securities.

Brazil’s developing insurance-linked securities (ILS) market could create a clear route for catastrophe exposures that historically have remained uninsured or concentrated on traditional balance sheets to access institutional capital, Mirelle Pereira, founder of risk intelligence company Santé told Artemis.

Fitch Ratings has maintained its deteriorating outlook for the global reinsurance sector for 2027, which the agency says reflects operating conditions that are gradually weakening from still-sound levels. The agency also highlighted that while abundant capacity and rising claims costs will drive margin and revenue erosion, it will not be enough to materially affect the […]

A recent survey of protection buyers shows that the largest share of respondents agree that traditional reinsurance capacity is the key driver of price competition in the property marketplace, while the availability of alternative and insurance-linked securities capital is seen as a much less significant factor.

Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, has named long-standing senior employee Mirjam Wiget as the new leader for its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent Martin Zingg moves into the Group Chief Investment Officer role.