Reinsurance linked investment

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.

During the SIFMA ILS conference in Miami yesterday a panel discussed the topic of data centre risk and some of the considerations that need to be kept in mind as the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market looks at these potentially meaningful opportunities.

The casualty insurance-linked securities and casualty reinsurance sidecar market is seen as primed for expansion, with speakers at today’s SIFMA ILS conference in Miami saying the aligned nature of the structures and the motivation of cedents to participate all suggest traction will persist.

The fundamentals underpinning recent and expected future levels of activity in the catastrophe bond market are tremendous according to John Seo of Fermat Capital Management LLC, given which the cat bond market’s growth is absolutely to be expected and absolutely viewed as sustainable, he has explained.

Gálapagos Capital Sociedade Seguradora de Propósito Específico S.A., the Brazil based SSPE or special purpose reinsurance vehicle that can issue Letra de Risco de Seguro (Insurance Risk Letters) and is owned by global investment company Galapagos Capital, has now issued its second arrangement under the Brazilian insurance-linked securities regime.

Artex Capital Solutions, the insurance-linked securities market service provider and insurance management specialist has partnered with legacy and run-off reinsurance specialist Enstar to introduce structured exit options embedded within Artex’s ILS vehicles.

Moody’s Ratings has published a new discussion paper about pooled structures of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and is seeking market feedback to clarify its understanding of market interest and the risk analysis needs for such financial instruments that could expand the investment use-case for ILS.

The recent launch of NovaCore’s new collateralized reinsurance sidecar NovaRe, backed by alternative investment firm New Mountain Capital, LLC, through the establishment of VictoryRe, reflects New Mountain’s conviction in specialty insurance and aligns with its strategy for building integrated and scaled businesses, Steve Klinsky, CEO and Founder has said.

While the first-quarter of 2026 failed to set a new issuance record for the period in the catastrophe bond market, rising activity in recent weeks means that cat bond issuance this year could hit the $10 billion milestone around one week faster than it did a year ago, according to Artemis’ data and analysis.

Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has announced the launch of its first casualty reinsurance sidecar with a plan to cede around $300 million of premium to it over the multi-year duration of structure and investment firm Sixth Street as the provider of capital and an asset strategy to […]