Cat bond news

American Integrity Insurance Company has now set the target for its latest catastrophe bond, with between $215 million and $275 million of named storm reinsurance sought from the Integrity Re III Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, while the riskiest tranche of notes is set to be among the highest paying ever seen, Artemis can report.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is coming off a remarkable year, bolstered by record catastrophe bond issuance. According to Jean-Louis Monnier, Head of ILS at Swiss Re Capital Markets the momentum was driven by a mix of significant capital inflows and low market losses, which has ultimately helped create a high demand environment for ILS.

The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) is back in the catastrophe bond market with an initial target to secure $400 million of annual aggregate named storm reinsurance protection from a new Cape Lookout Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, which will be its second with an embedded resilience bond feature, Artemis can report.

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Adam Schwebach of reinsurance broker Gallagher Re is expecting more new cedents to enter the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in 2026, describing it as a product that can no longer be ignored for catastrophe risk.

Catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities became increasingly embedded in reinsurance programmes in 2025, a trend set to continue as investors increasingly look to long-term allocations to the asset class, executives from Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA) have explained.

With growing capacity demands within AI and other cloud computing services leading towards a surge in data centers, this rapid expansion also presents a clear role for insurance-linked securities (ILS) and the capital markets, according to broker Aon.

SafePoint Insurance Company has successfully upsized its new catastrophe bond by two-thirds, securing $250 million of multi-year named storm reinsurance protection from capital market investors with the Nature Coast Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis can report.

A recent commentary from Neue Bank AG hailed catastrophe bonds as one of the most compelling financial instruments within the field of alternative investments, with the firm particularly emphasising their capacity to offer significant diversification opportunities for investors.

The traditional reinsurance market is expected to present heightened competition to insurance-linked securities (ILS) in 2026, but investor inflows, a strong maturities schedule, and retained earnings should keep ILS capital levels healthy and catastrophe bond pricing attractive to cedents, executives from GC Securities told Artemis.