Cat bond news

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital is now “foundational” within the global reinsurance market according to Aon, with alternative sources of capital now accounting for $144.5 billion of sector funds, with that figure rising by $3.5 billion just in the second-quarter of 2026.

Verisk, a data analytics and technology provider to the global insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry, has announced the promotion of Harry White to lead its Property Claim Services (PCS) unit.

Fermat Capital Management recently hit new milestones for two of its dedicated catastrophe bond fund strategies, taking the pair to more than $3 billion of assets under management each, while achieving those levels of assets at a particularly rapid pace, Artemis can report.

American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal Insurance) returned to the catastrophe bond market in recent weeks, Artemis can reveal, as a new $25.5 million Armor Re II Ltd. (Series 2026-2) issuance has been placed in the market, which appears likely to be a buy-down of the sponsors’ first-event reinsurance retention.

While the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has been growing at a strong pace, thanks in the main to record levels of catastrophe bond issuance, rating agency AM Best believes that while this contributed to reinsurance market softening, the deployment of traditional capacity is still more impactful.

Artex Axcell Re, the Bermuda domiciled Artex Risk Solutions operated risk transformer entity, has brought another new private catastrophe bond transaction to market, with $20 million of Artex Axcell Re – PI0055 Grantham notes successfully issued and placed.

Nest Sammelstiftung, or the Nest Collective Foundation, a Swiss pension that adopts sustainable investment strategies and allocates to insurance-linked securities through a number of ILS managers has reported that its allocation achieved “convincing results” again in 2025.

Fitch Ratings anticipates the growth of the alternative reinsurance capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market will continue in 2027, as risk-adjusted returns remain attractive to investors and sponsor demand for capacity remains high, despite the backdrop of reinsurance rate softening.

One week from today we will hold our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. With over 200 attendees already registered we do have space left for more, but you must register here if you want to attend the event.

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, the hedge fund solutions unit of Blackstone, has now made a second direct investment into a catastrophe bond through one of its flagship muti-strat alternatives funds.