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Yesterday the news broke that global giant Zurich Insurance Group has made a number of proposals to acquire London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company Beazley and it’s worth considering what this could mean for cyber, ILS and the use of third-party capital by these firms.

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.

MGIC Investment Corporation is back in the capital markets seeking approximately $323.5 million of mortgage reinsurance through a Home Re 2026-1 Ltd. mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction.

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.

The retrocession renewals for January 1st 2026 were finalised much later than usual. But, with ample capacity available from traditional and ILS markets, buyers achieved price reductions and also re-introduced more frequency protection to their coverage, according to Gallagher Re.

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.

As insurance-linked securities (ILS) continues to diversify and expand across Asia, MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer, remains committed to supporting the ongoing development of the market across the region, according to William Ho, CEO of MS Amlin Asia Pacific.

Specialist insurance-linked securities manager Twelve Securis has launched a new insurance-linked investment fund strategy that will primarily focus on Restricted Tier 1 (RT1) insurance debt instruments.