Collateralized reinsurance news

In a reinsurance and retrocession market environment where prices have softened considerably but underwriters can still find attractive returns, broker Howden Re urges cedents to ensure their resilience by looking across the full-range of capital solutions and forms, to maintain flexibility and optionality through cycles.

The life and annuity sidecar market in Bermuda has experienced rapid growth over the last several years, as insurers continue to scale up and expand beyond legacy blocks. However, Morningstar DBRS suggests that this momentum can also be viewed alongside the growth of rated feeder funds, as both structures highlight how insurance capital is increasingly […]

The catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market remains well-positioned, even as reinsurance market conditions soften, with speakers at our Artemis London 2026 conference yesterday highlighting the discipline in the market and that this is expected to persist, while growth opportunities are still evident.

Northern Re, the collateralized reinsurance company that provides investors with access to the returns of its long-tail casualty underwriting business, has now surpassed the $1 billion of in-force premiums milestone.

The outstanding market for collateralized reinsurance sidecar structures has reached a new record high of $23 billion in 2026, representing roughly 50% growth since the end of 2024, according to estimates from Aon Securities.

The performance of insurance-linked securities investment fund strategies, across catastrophe bonds and private ILS, has continued to rise through July 2026 with the month delivering the best returns of the year so far for the asset class, as measured by the ILS Advisers Fund Index.

As institutional investors seek resilient entry points into the re/insurance market, traditional collateralized ILS structures face ongoing challenges surrounding trapped capital and stacked fees. However, investment advisor Resolute Global Partners is presenting an alternative approach by integrating property treaty reinsurance, niche specialty risks, and primary U.S. insurance within a unified, vertically integrated platform.

Brookmont Capital Management, LLC, is set to move the listing venue for its Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ILS) strategy to the Texas Stock Exchange as it hopes to onboard the first lead market maker to the fund within weeks.

Nest Sammelstiftung, or the Nest Collective Foundation, a Swiss pension that adopts sustainable investment strategies and allocates to insurance-linked securities through a number of ILS managers has reported that its allocation achieved “convincing results” again in 2025.

One week from today we will hold our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. With over 200 attendees already registered we do have space left for more, but you must register here if you want to attend the event.