Catastrophe bond news

As per a recent report by King Ridge Capital Advisors, unlike many niche, non-credit strategies, catastrophe bonds offer diversification, differentiation and scale, which the firm suggests makes them the only non-credit income solution large enough to meet the future demands of institutional and individual investors.

An expert panel has recommended that India develops its own insurance-linked securities (ILS) regulatory regime through its International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), which would include exploring the issuance of instruments such as catastrophe bonds.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending August 17th 2025, 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.

Hurricane Erin is now in the Atlantic, notably the first tropical storm to achieve hurricane status this season. Catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities fund manager Twelve Securis has highlighted that there is a strong consensus among the models that Erin will stay far enough away from the US coastline to avoid any significant impacts.

Following the completion of Brazil’s first-ever insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance earlier this year, analysts at Fitch Ratings have highlighted how the country’s ILS framework marks the beginning of a new chapter for its re/insurance market.

The reinsurance market is maintaining structural discipline at this time, with the lack of meaningful new entrants seen as one driver. But rating agency AM Best has asked today whether the stronger foundations of the industry can prove durable this time, while also noting that the structural reset has benefitted ILS investors as well.

We now have attendees from more than 110 organisations registered for our upcoming catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference, Artemis London 2025. Held in London on September 2nd, the event will feature a full-day of in-depth discussion about the ILS market and valuable networking. Register to attend and join the crowd.

A recent report published by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) highlights that allowing FAIR plans to sell catastrophe bonds can help provide U.S. states with another avenue to transfer risk, in addition to reinsurance.

RenaissanceRe’s Capital Partners division saw its third-party investor capital under management surpass the $8 billion milestone for the first time ever, reaching $8.09 billion at June 30th 2025, which represents an increase of $940 million or 13% over the prior twelve months.

Beazley’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer Paul Bantick explained this morning how the company has prepared itself to respond to the evolving cyber threat landscape, laying out the importance of its reinsurance and cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) protection, while also providing an insight into its exposure to recent events.