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The retrocession renewals for January 1st 2026 were finalised much later than usual. But, with ample capacity available from traditional and ILS markets, buyers achieved price reductions and also re-introduced more frequency protection to their coverage, according to Gallagher Re.

Suncorp Group, the Australian primary insurance giant, has provided an update on its catastrophe and severe weather losses from the first-half of its financial year, having now gone well-over budget, but seemingly with only occurrence reinsurance to benefit the company, only one loss event is set to drive a recovery at this time.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending January 11th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.

Today we are pleased to reveal the fifth and now final wave of speakers for our upcoming insurance-linked securities conference. With tickets continuing to sell more quickly than prior years for ILS NYC 2026, we urge you to register soon to guarantee your place at the conference as we could sell out.

At the January renewals, property catastrophe reinsurance and retrocession markets both saw rate declines in the mid-teens. Most still agree that rate adequacy remains, while attachments stay at their current higher levels, but KBW’s analysts highlight how this may only drive compounding price competition over-time.

Global reinsurance company TransRe has announced the promotion of Mike Torre and expansion of his responsibilities to the position of Global Property Portfolio and Third-Party Capital Leader, reporting to Lisa Moser, President of Global Portfolio Management.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format closed out a stunning year of growth to reach a significant $19.12 billion of combined assets under management by the end of 2025, representing a record $5.3 billion or almost 39% in growth over the twelve months.

Lockton Re, the reinsurance arm of the independent broking group, has announced the promotion of Robert Bisset to the role of CEO, North America, while Nick Durant is set to be made Global Vice Chairman.

As insurance-linked securities (ILS) continues to diversify and expand across Asia, MS Amlin, the Lloyd’s global insurer and reinsurer, remains committed to supporting the ongoing development of the market across the region, according to William Ho, CEO of MS Amlin Asia Pacific.

GeoVera Nova insurance entities are seeking $350 million or more in US earthquake reinsurance protection from a new Veraison Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond, Artemis has learned.