Cyber catastrophe bond news

As cyber catastrophe bonds continued to come to market in the fourth-quarter of 2025 one notable fact was that, aided by the weight of capital and investor interest, the cyber cat bonds placed appeared to come without so much, or perhaps any, of the innovation premium paid for the first glut of cyber ILS deals, […]

Chubb has now successfully priced the first annual aggregate cyber catastrophe bond issuance in the market’s history, securing the targeted $150 million of reinsurance from its new East Lane Re VII Ltd. (Series 2026-1) transaction at the low-end of guidance, Artemis has been told.

International insurance and reinsurance giant Chubb has now opted to pursue annual aggregate cyber reinsurance from its new East Lane Re VII Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond, which will make this the first aggregate cyber cat bond in the market’s history, Artemis can report.

Beazley’s fourth successful sponsorship of a 144A cyber catastrophe bond, the $300 million PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, which became the largest cyber cat bond to be issued so far, demonstrates evidence of the company’s ability to drive sustained growth within the cyber insurance-linked securities (ILS) space, CUO Paul Bantick said today.

Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, have successfully priced the PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance to become the biggest cyber catastrophe bond so far, as the new deal will now provide the company $300 million of reinsurance protection, Artemis has learned.

Chubb is back in the catastrophe bond market seeking more cyber reinsurance from the capital markets, with an initial $150 million target for an East Lane Re VII Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance that could become the first cyber cat bond designed to provide annual aggregate cover for its sponsor, Artemis has learned.

Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, is aiming to upsize on the amount of reinsurance its latest 144A cyber catastrophe bond provides it, with the PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance now targeted at $280 million, Artemis understands from sources.

Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, is back in the 144A catastrophe bond market to sponsor a new cyber cat bond deal, seeking $200 million or more in excess-of-loss protection from a PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance.

This week’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage may have cost billions in lost opportunity and downtime for technology and internet services around the world and could trigger some cyber insurance policies, but it was not significant enough to be considered a Catastrophic Event, Parametrix has told us.

CyberCube, a specialist modelling firm for cyber risks and exposures that has also been the third-party modelling agent for a number of the cyber catastrophe bonds that have been issued so far, has announced a significant more than $180 million investment in the company to support its long-term growth ambitions.