Cat bond news

Pricing in the catastrophe bond secondary market already implies a lighter hurricane season impact and actual losses are running below expected levels, which leads Lane Financial to estimate expected returns for the cat bond market of around 10.5% in 2025, giving the potential for this to be a third year of double-digit returns in a […]

The Auckland Future Fund (AFF), a New Zealand based investment entity that was established in 2024 as part of Auckland Council’s long-term plan, can now add catastrophe bonds to its nascent portfolio as its governing board approved an investment policy that includes cat bonds as an allowable alternative asset class.

Solidum Partners AG, the Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has revealed that while it has not yet invested in cyber catastrophe bonds, the company is closely monitoring the market as it continues to develop.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector delivered another solid month of investment returns in August 2025 according to the ILS Advisers Fund Index, with the average ILS fund return across the index constituents reaching 1.58% for the month, the strongest month of this year so far and second best August ever.

US insurance giant USAA has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its 46th catastrophe bond sponsorship that we have analysed and tracked, seeking $300 million or more in multi-peril per-occurrence catastrophe reinsurance protection from a Residential Reinsurance 2025 Limited (Series 2025-2) deal, Artemis has learned.

Artemis returns to New York on February 6th 2026 for the tenth conference in the series and our ninth in-person event held in the city. More than 400 attendees are expected to join us at ILS NYC 2026 and Super Early Bird rate tickets are now broadly available. Register soon to attend at the best […]

As per a new report from Morningstar DBRS, climate change is expected to be a meaningful primary long-term driver of reinsurance volumes. However, while the reinsurance market is currently at overcapacity, this is setting the stage for softer conditions in the medium term, the analysis states.

The combined assets under management of the mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds managed by the Pioneer Investments team have now roughly doubled in the last year, as the total net AUM across the Victory Pioneer CAT Bond Fund and the Pioneer ILS Interval Fund has reached almost $2.16 billion this month.

Stone Ridge Asset Management, the New York based alternative risk premia focused investment manager, has continued to grow the insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management of its mutual reinsurance fund strategies to just over $5.8 billion, which is now the highest level they have sat at in more than six years.

The Ambassador US mutual catastrophe bond fund strategy operated by Embassy Asset Management has continued to expand its total insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management, with further growth in the last quarter of record which has continued since, lifting the funds AUM to just over $607 million at this time.