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According to Joseph Tolen, Senior Investment Director in the Credit Investment Group at Cambridge Associates, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market “continues to be attractive and should deliver strong returns in 2025.”

Today, we are delighted to reveal the full agenda for our upcoming catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference. Artemis ILS NYC 2025 is being held in New York on February 7th. Tickets are still available but selling fast, so please register soon to ensure you can join us at the event.

Howden’s capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist unit, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), has announced that Philipp Kusche, who serves as the firm’s Global Head of ILS & Capital Solutions, will take on an expanded role as Chairman of HCMA, Europe, with Mitchell Rosenberg becoming Co-Head of Global ILS.

The California Earthquake Authority (CEA) is discussing the need for either a pre-funded subsequent or second-event funding tower (with risk transfer and reinsurance perhaps a part of it), or the infrastructure for one, that would support its functions after a significant earthquake loss that depletes its claims paying ability.

We are delighted to reveal the final wave of speakers for our upcoming catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference. Artemis ILS NYC 2025 is being held in New York on February 7th. Tickets are still available but selling fast, so please register soon to ensure you can join us at the event.

Global reinsurer Hannover Re has appointed Angela Jaramillo as an Associate Underwriter within its Capital Markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) team.

Ark Insurance Holdings Limited, a property and casualty insurance and reinsurance subsidiary of the White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., has successfully sponsored a renewal of its collateralized reinsurance sidecar Outrigger Re Ltd. for the 2025 calendar year, but at a slightly smaller size than seen in 2024.

Insurance and reinsurance broker Howden’s capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist unit, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), has hired Paul Poschmann from Gallagher Re as Vice President as it continues to expand in Europe.

CCR Re, the France headquartered international reinsurance company, has announced the successful renewal and launch of a seventh sidecar in the 157 Re series of deals, which for 2025 sees the addition of a new feature to enable more efficient reuse of collateral between sidecar vintages.

We are now just one month away from our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference. Our Artemis ILS NYC 2025 event is being held in New York on February 7th. Tickets are still available but selling fast, so please register soon to ensure you can join us at the event.