Insurance linked securities news, ILS news

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is in a strong position with record levels of catastrophe bond issuance and growing interest in private ILS and casualty risks, while transparency and price efficiency remain key to attracting investors old and new, according to industry experts.

Calidris Investment Partners, the insurance-focused investment manager backed by RedBird Capital Partners, has made three key hires as the firm continues to expand its platform, including James Larner, who joins the firm as Director of Investor Partnerships.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investments portfolio managed by specialist pension investor PGGM on behalf of Dutch pension PFZW delivered a 12.4% return in USD for full-year 2025, while the portfolio assets ended the year at a valuation of just over US $8.9 billion.

Hiscox Capital Partners’ insurance‑linked securities (ILS) assets under management (AUM) rising to $2.4 billion is a testament to the organisation’s reinsurance business and franchise, according to Hiscox CFO Paul Cooper, who also explained that the group has launched a new sidecar to take on business that exceeds Hiscox’s own balance sheet appetite.

Swiss Re is now targeting lower pricing for its latest catastrophe bond sponsorship, while the target remains to secure $250 million of US named storm per-occurrence based retrocessional protection through the Matterhorn Re Ltd. (Series 2026-2) transaction, Artemis has learned.

Hiscox Capital Partners, the division of Hiscox Re that encompasses insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments and quota-share partnerships, has experienced significant investor inflows and grown its overall ILS assets under management (AUM) to $2.4 billion at April 1st, with its catastrophe bond fund the main beneficiary.

Kin Insurance’s sponsorship of its fourth and largest catastrophe bond, the $335 million Hestia Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, reinforces the company’s commitment to protecting policyholders for years to come, Chief Insurance Officer Angel Conlin has said today.

White Mountains reported that the Outrigger Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar, which supports its P&C insurance and reinsurance subsidiary Ark, continued to deliver positive income through the first-quarter of 2026, as even without having made a fresh sidecar investment for this year, benefits still flow for the company.

Fuse International, an AI-powered commercial insurance intelligence platform, has announced the global expansion of Watch, a live peril dashboard designed to streamline risk management by consolidating global catastrophe data into a single workspace.

US primary insurer Allstate has returned to the catastrophe bond market with its typical May sponsorship of a cat bond to provide it with multi-peril Florida collateralized reinsurance protection, initially targeting a $200 million or greater Sanders Re III Ltd. (Series 2026-2) issuance, Artemis understands.