Monte Carlo Reinsurance Rendez-Vous news

With the catastrophe bond market seeing eleven new sponsors enter the space so far this year, the trend highlights how involvement in the market has become more acceptable, and how sponsors are increasingly comfortable with cat bonds overall, according to Brad Adderley, Partner at global law firm Appleby.

The recent successful launch of $500 million casualty reinsurance sidecar Wayfare Re is a key development as Ascot Group continues to build out its Leadline Capital Partners business and represents a modern, scalable partnership with an appropriate investor in Antares, Mark Wilcox, Group Chief Financial Officer of Ascot told Artemis in an interview.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has said that the January 2026 renewals will be shaped by capital abundance and product innovation, with success to be measured by how reinsurers and clients align on supporting “volatility protection at acceptable levels of risk transfer.”

Buyers and sellers are energised by the opportunity to unlock long-tail casualty risk through insurance-linked securities (ILS), with this momentum driving a broader transformation in the legacy reinsurance market, shifting it from one-off liability transfers toward long-term, strategic partnerships, according to Howden Re.

As insurance and reinsurance markets continue to deliver competitive returns, Lloyd’s of London is emerging as a focal point for investors seeking diversification and growth. However, alongside the surge in appetite for the market, particularly for exposure to fast-growing new syndicates, comes a need for careful consideration of the additional capital those businesses may require, […]

In the property catastrophe reinsurance segment, German reinsurer Hannover Re is anticipating that competition will intensify further if the market only experiences losses that fall largely with their natural catastrophe budgets.

Hong Kong-headquartered reinsurer Peak Re is expanding its third-party capital offerings as interest in insurance-linked securities (ILS) continues to gain momentum in Hong Kong, according to the company’s Head of Third-Party Capital, Iain Reynolds.

Urs Baertschi, CEO of P&C Reinsurance at Swiss Re, today emphasised that the company’s third-party capital markets focused Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division remains an important part of the services and capabilities offered to its clients, while also saying that when it comes to the reinsurance sector’s capital pools, it’s not a case of “either […]

German reinsurer Deutsche Rückversicherung AG (Deutsche Rück) is exploring potential risk absorbers and additional vehicles, while also keeping an open mind towards alternative capital instruments, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Achim Bosch.

Secondary liquidity and standardized deal processes are essential factors that will help support the ongoing growth of the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, according to Jean-Louis Monnier, Head of ILS at Swiss Re Capital Markets.