reinsurance

A recent paper from investment manager Neuberger Berman highlights catastrophe bonds as a “very compelling opportunity” for investors seeking genuine portfolio diversification, which comes at a time when macroeconomic uncertainty and risk-asset volatility are expected to remain in focus for the foreseeable future.

Tropical storm Arthur has become the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season today, forming near the middle Texas coast and expected to be relatively short-lived, with heavy rainfall and life-threatening flooding seen as the main threats.

Insurance solutions provider Orion180 has increased its reinsurance tower by 36% year-over-year, reaching $1.15 billion of limit for the 2026 hurricane season, while also increasing the number of catastrophic events covered, further strengthening the organisation’s claims paying ability for multiple events throughout the year.

Everest Group has announced the launch of Annapurna Re Ltd., the specialty re/insurers first casualty reinsurance sidecar, revealing an expectation of deploying $600 million of third-party capital through the structure, while Stone Point Insurance Solutions is the anchor investor backing the venture.

Oxbridge Re Holdings Ltd., the Cayman Islands based reinsurance company, alongside its subsidiary SurancePlus, has announced annualised returns of 29.3% and 43.4% for investors in its 2025- 2026 EtaCat Re and ZetaCat Re tokenized reinsurance offerings, which has exceeded their original respective target returns of 20% and 42%.

Achmea, the Netherlands headquartered European insurance group, has now raised its target for collateralized European windstorm reinsurance from the new Windmill III Re DAC (2026-1) catastrophe bond by one-third to €100 million, while the price guidance has been lowered, Artemis can report.

Verisk’s recent launch of its updated U.S. Tropical Cyclone model, delivered via the firm’s new cloud-native Synergy Studio platform, represents a major milestone built on years of deliberate work, and according to Gayatri Natarajan, SVP of Product Management, the extensive effort behind the release directly reflects the evolving demands of the complex risk landscape the […]

Mercury General Corporation (Mercury Insurance), the California headquartered insurer, has now set the target for fire reinsurance limit from the new Luca Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond issuance at $150 million, while the price guidance for the notes had fallen for a second time, Artemis can report.

Arch Capital Group is now aiming to upsize its latest catastrophe bond sponsorship, now targeting a 50% upsized $150 million of property catastrophe retrocession for peak North American perils from its new Ramble Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis has learned.

Insurer USAA has extended the maturity dates for two tranches of its Residential Reinsurance 2022 Limited (Series 2022-1) annual aggregate catastrophe bond issuance, amounting to $95 million of notes, which we assume is to allow for continued development of losses from the April 2024 to end of March 2025 risk period.