Catastrophe bond news

2026 begins with a “historically” soft market for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector, consultancy Lane Financial LLC said in a new analysis of market pricing and return potential, as catastrophe bond multiples have declined resulting in a forecast for the year ahead of a total return of just 6% after expected losses.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending January 4th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.

2025 is the year all headline catastrophe bond records fell, and the first time annual issuance exceeded $20 billion, rising by 45% year-on-year to $25.6 billion across full 144A and private transactions we analysed. It was supported by record fourth quarter issuance of over $7 billion, the fifth-largest quarter ever, Artemis’ new quarterly catastrophe bond […]

Today we are announcing the fourth wave of speakers for our upcoming insurance-linked securities conference, was more ILS experts are added to the roster. Tickets are continuing to sell much faster than prior years for ILS NYC 2026. Please register soon to guarantee your place at the conference.

Stone Ridge Asset Management, the New York based alternative risk premia focused investment manager, has reported that its two flagship mutual insurance-linked securities and reinsurance investment fund strategies delivered total returns of 33% and 14.27% for the annual period to October 31st, while combined ILS assets managed in its mutual funds surpassed $6 billion.

After a significant year for insurance-linked securities (ILS) in 2025, as the market transitions into 2026, it will be essential to observe how the industry evolves, especially through the introduction of new product types, the involvement of first-time participants, and the expansion of peril classes, according to Lara Mowery, Chief Commercial Officer at reinsurance broker […]

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is exerting growing influence on global reinsurance market dynamics according to broker Gallagher Re, who reports property catastrophe pricing as down between 10% and 20% at the key January 2026 renewals.

The Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA) is backing an initiative to establish a permanent Natural Catastrophe Fund for the country in the first half of 2026, and is currently exploring the use of catastrophe bonds as a form of reinsurance capital to help support the fund, according to a report by the Bangkok Post.

In what has been a bit of a rarity in the catastrophe bond market throughout recent months, the price guidance for Canadian insurer TD Insurance’s new MMIFS Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) deal has been raised, with the insurer seeming prepared to pay a higher spread than the initial guidance had indicated.

As innovation and global participation within insurance-linked securities (ILS) accelerates, the market is expected to continue evolving into an increasingly central part of the globe’s risk-transfer infrastructure, according to executives at Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA).