Catastrophe bond news

The Ambassador US mutual fund strategy operated by Embassy Asset Management, that allocates its capital to catastrophe bonds and private insurance-linked securities (ILS) that we believe to be largely ILW’s, has reached a new milestone with its net assets under management practically at $1 billion.

A new joint analysis published by Swiss Re Institute and LSE has highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chains are opening new pathways to systemic stress as risks become increasingly interconnected, which is driving a need for expanded capacity and leading them to highlight ILS as a crucial capital source.

As catastrophe bond loss multiples continued to tighten in the opening half of 2026, rating agency AM Best has emphasised that a combination of rising expected losses and softer returns could force investors to become more selective ahead of the upcoming January 1st renewals.

As the severity and frequency of natural catastrophe events continue to grow, addressing the protection gap remains an important focus, which has led Moody’s to call out that scaling the capital markets and tapping into the insurance-linked securities market can help narrow the gap as it continues to grow.

Hurricane Polo is rapidly intensifying off the southwestern coast of Mexico and the strengthening trend is expected to continue, while the track remains uncertain at this time, which has brought the $175 million IBRD CAR Mexico 2024 (Pacific) parametric catastrophe bond into focus this week.

Despite softening spreads driven by record inflows of capital, catastrophe bonds continue to offer one of the widest net risk premia available across financial markets, according to a new report from Andrew Poreda, Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at Sage Advisory Services.

As the catastrophe bond market continues to expand and create further opportunities in the ILS market, there is also a growing demand being seen for portfolios that combine liquid cat bonds with carefully selected private ILS exposures, which according to Twelve Securis’ Cahal Doris, gives investors greater control over liquidity, diversification and risk-return objectives.

As cyber, data centres and artificial intelligence (AI) generate new material cumulations of risk, matching ILS capital to these emerging exposures requires the right fund structures to unlock investor capacity without compromising core portfolio value, Leadenhall Capital Partners CEO Luca Albertini highlighted to Artemis.

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Moody’s has launched RiskInvestorIQ, a dedicated catastrophe risk analytics and portfolio management application to provide ILS investors and risk professionals with an environment to evaluate transactions and gauge their portfolio impact.