Cat bond news

A new private catastrophe bond has come to market via an Aon operated White Rock Insurance entity that we believe to be domiciled in Guernsey, with a $14.85 million tranche of Raptor Re 2026-1 notes privately placed with qualified investors.

The Board of the World Bank has approved a new $400 million program that aims to boost Morocco’s resilience against climate, disaster, and cyber risks, with catastrophe bonds and other forms of insurance risk transfer including parametric triggers mooted as part of the program outcomes.

A second catastrophe bond is coming to market via Gallagher Re’s new Arthur Re Ltd. platform, with a $75 million target for industry-loss triggered multi-peril reinsurance to benefit the Fidelis Partnership linked Syndicate 3123 at Lloyd’s, through this Arthur Re Ltd. – Woody Re 2026-1 issuance, Artemis can report.

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A strong insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager is distinguished over a full market cycle by their ability to maintain discipline, limit drawdowns during severe events and ability to avoid reaching for yield late in the cycle, according to Francois Divet, Head of ILS Team at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

NJM Insurance has now successfully secured the upsized $250 million of northeast US named storm reinsurance from the capital markets with its new Lower Ferry Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, with all three tranches of notes pricing below initial guidance, Artemis can report.

Mercury General Corporation (Mercury Insurance), the California headquartered insurer, is now aiming to upsize its second 144A catastrophe bond sponsorship, with the target for fire reinsurance limit from the Luca Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance now having risen to between $125 million and $175 million, Artemis can report.

New Zealand’s Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake (NHC), formerly known as New Zealand’s Earthquake Commission (EQC), took advantage of attractive reinsurance buying conditions at its 2026 renewal to lift the top of its reinsurance tower by 20% to $12.3 billion.

Gallagher Re’s new Arthur Re Ltd. platform adds another dimension to the reinsurance broker’s global retrocession offering, and according to Jason Bolding, Global CEO of Gallagher Securities, the platform allows the firm to bring clients more flexible capital solutions while streamlining the issuance process for index-based catastrophe bonds.

Today’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is significantly broader and more resilient than it was just several years ago. However, while the market is seeing growing interest in casualty, specialty, cyber, and hybrid structures, this evolution also means the ILS space is fundamentally more complex, according to Kathleen Faries, CEO of Artex Capital Solutions.