Private insurance-linked securities news

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.

The Eclipse Re Ltd. transformer vehicle has issued its first listed private catastrophe bond notes of the year, with a $100 million Eclipse Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1A) becoming the largest cat bond lite of 2026 so far, Artemis has learned.

Our latest video features the opening panel discussion of the day at Artemis ILS NYC 2026, a session focused on the private insurance-linked securities 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.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has entered 2026 with significant momentum, driven by an unprecedented surge in catastrophe bond issuance and strong global demand for protection. SCOR Investment Partners believes this robust primary activity will play a critical role in sustaining current spread levels across the market throughout the year.