Private insurance-linked securities news

Paul Barker, Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Private ILS at alternative investment manager Elementum Advisors, LLC, explores how the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) manager positions itself within a competitive landscape, and how its approach has adapted amid an increasingly sophisticated investor base.

Hiscox Capital Partners, the division of Hiscox Re that encompasses insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments and quota-share partnerships, has won a US $1 billion mandate from giant Australian investor TCorp, which is the sovereign investment manager for the New South Wales (NSW) public sector, according to a report.

Our latest video features another panel discussion from Artemis ILS NYC 2026, a session focused on the expanding range of investment opportunities in the ILS asset class, from our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York.

Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has extended its long-standing collaboration with Bank J. Safra Sarasin to now include distribution across Italy and Spain.

This new video features another panel discussion from Artemis ILS NYC 2026, a session focused on the cat bond marketplace, from our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York.

Catastrophe bonds and private insurance-linked securities (ILS) largely deliver returns based on insurance and reinsurance risk premiums, but in an environment where uncertainty suggests upside risks to inflation, specialist investment manager Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP has explained how this can play into ILS returns as well.

Two new private catastrophe bond arrangements have been issued by Artex Axcell Re, the Bermuda based Artex Risk Solutions operated transformer entity, with almost $48.26 million of notes sold to investors across the two series, Artemis has learned.

While public and private insurance-linked securities (ILS) offer distinct pathways to insurance risk premia, the choice between them involves more than just a calculation of risk and return. According to Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director at Schroders Capital, the true dividing line for investors is the degree of liquidity and transparency they are willing to […]

Catastrophe bond market issuance activity continues apace in 2026 and now two months of the first-quarter may see new records set for the amount of limit that comes to market, while Q1 issuance overall is destined to be the second highest ever, according to Artemis’ Deal Directory data.

CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the United States, ended 2025 with its investments in catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategies amounting to $1.451 billion, with allocations in place with Tangency Capital, Integral ILS and Swiss Re’s SRILIAC.