Insurance linked securities news, ILS news

As investor and issuer interest in catastrophe bonds remains high following a record-breaking first half of the year for cat bond issuance, Hiscox Capital Partners is leveraging decades of traditional reinsurance relationships to navigate an increasingly crowded ILS market, Vincent Prabis, Managing Principal of Hiscox Capital Partners told Artemis.

When it comes to alternative sources of reinsurance capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors supporting the massive need for capacity to insure and reinsure the data centre build-out, Swiss Re executives explained in Monte Carlo that it must be effective in terms of the economics.

Speaking with Artemis at the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, Kier James, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) of MultiStrat, underscored that as the casualty insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to grow, it also needs to demonstrate that it can be disciplined throughout market cycles in order to continue attracting capital and build confidence with investors.

During August 2026 catastrophe bond seasonal spread tightening accelerated and as a result the catastrophe bond market yield, or coupon available to investors, fell around 4.5% in the month. Which leaves it now 13% lower than it was at the same time last year, according to the latest data on cat bond yields from Plenum […]

While growth in sidecar capital reflects a healthy demand for insurance-linked returns, long-term success will depend on the level of sophistication of structures sitting behind carrier balance sheets, Anthony McKelvy, Managing Partner of collateralized reinsurance company Northern Re told Artemis.

In this insurance-linked securities market environment where engagement from investors remains strong, Chris Parry, the Global Head of RenaissanceRe Capital Partners told us that a disciplined approach matters more than growth and right-sizing capital is key at this stage of the reinsurance cycle.

Following several years of strong returns and renewed inflows, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market currently sits in a structurally healthy position, however this recent momentum must be balanced with disciplined cycle management, Florian Steiger, CEO and Founder of Icosa Investments told Artemis in an interview.

Peak Reinsurance Company (Peak Re), a global reinsurer headquartered in Hong Kong, has plans to “reignite” its third-party capital management business in 2027, seeing itself as having a differentiated offering for investors and wanting to become more sophisticated in the space, Chief Underwriting Officer Philip Hough told Artemis.

Today’s abundant reinsurance and insurance-linked securities capital levels presents the sector with a window of opportunity to diversify its capital stack and secure longer-duration solutions, before the market inevitably shifts again, Jarad Madea, CEO of Howden Capital Markets & Advisory told us in an interview.

Cedar Trace ILS, the Bermuda-based specialist insurance-linked securities arm of Cedar Trace Capital Management Group and closely linked to Mereo Insurance, has announced a range of leadership promotions and a strategic hire, which includes Fergus Reynolds being promoted to CEO.