Insurance linked securities news, ILS news

Speaking with Artemis, Brad Adderley, Partner at global law firm Appleby, emphasised that due to so many new sponsors venturing into the catastrophe bond space as the market continues to gain more momentum, it’s important that sponsors’ first experience in the market goes well, as he highlights that the overall process of setting up cat […]

With the first half of 2026 producing another record period of issuance in the catastrophe bond market, fueled by a staggering wave of new and returning sponsors, this showcases how the market continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience, according to Sandro Kriesch, Head of Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) at Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions Ltd. (ARCAS).

In a recent feedback paper published by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) on tokenisation of assets regulations, the organisation has hailed its support for re/insurers using tokenised ILS contracts, in a move that is expected to drive further innovation within the digital finance space.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format have now added more than $1.84 billion of assets through 2026 so far, with the sector surpassing the $21 billion milestone for the first time this month.

Our Early Bird ticket rate sold out faster than anticipated but we have added more and the rate still expires at the end of Friday this week. So there is still time to register for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, at the best possible price. Register to […]

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending July 26th 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.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced a series of key promotions across its underwriting, reinsurance, retro, finance, legal, and operational teams.

A new report from Fitch Ratings has suggested that insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bonds, and parametric insurance solutions can help re/insurers innovate in order to balance the conflicting goals of expanding access to affordable natural catastrophe cover, without impairing underwriting principles.

The catastrophe bond market continued its strong momentum in 2026 driving another record period of issuance in the first-half of the year and analysis from global reinsurance firm Swiss Re’s Capital Markets division shows that since 2021 the outstanding cat bond market has been expanding at a roughly 15.5% compound annual growth rate.

As the date of our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference approaches, we have added four more expert speakers to the Artemis London 2026 website. Join us on September 1st for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking. Register to attend the conference here.