All of our news and analysis on the retrocessional reinsurance marketplace.
Retrocession is effectively reinsurance for reinsurers, so a tertiary layer of risk transfer away from the original risk, if you consider primary, reinsurance and then retrocession.
As reinsurance is insurance for insurers, retrocessional, or retro, protection is reinsurance for reinsurers.
The retrocession reinsurance market has increasingly come to depend on the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS).
As of mid-year 2022, global retrocession capacity has been estimated to be as high as $60bn, around $20bn of which is indemnity based and the rest in other formats.
The alternative capital markets and ILS funds, or investors, play a significant role in global retrocession, as too do instruments such as catastrophe bonds and industry-loss warranties (ILW).
With Oak Global successfully securing its debut catastrophe bond, the $150 million Arthur Re Ltd. – Quercian Re 2026-1 issuance, executives from the firm have highlighted how it marks an important moment in the development of the company and demonstrates its ability to access new forms of capital.
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A recent series of stress tests conducted by S&P Global Ratings on a number of different insurers and reinsurers, to see how they would withstand a 1-in-250-year catastrophe event has showcased the importance that both reinsurance and retrocession bring towards managing catastrophe risks.
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The target investment allocation range for the Mt. Logan Capital Management, Ltd. quota share structure named Scenery Re has been increased for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) portfolio managed by PGGM, the Dutch pension fund investment manager, on behalf of its end-client pension PFZW.
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Insurance-linked securities investment fund strategies, across catastrophe bonds and private ILS, delivered an average return of 0.53% for the month of April 2026, according to the ILS Advisers Fund Index which saw all tracked strategies reporting so far as positive for the month.
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Swiss Re has appointed long-standing senior employee Martin Zingg as the new head of its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent to the role Chris Minter is set to retire from the global reinsurance company.
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Having sold out of our initial allocation of Super Early Bird tickets faster than anticipated we added more, so there is still time to register for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, at the best possible price. Register to attend here.
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Oak Global, the specialist Lloyd’s underwriting company, has successfully priced its debut catastrophe bond sponsorship, securing a 100% upsized $150 million of retrocessional protection from the capital markets from its Arthur Re Ltd. – Quercian Re 2026-1 cat bond issuance, while the notes priced below initial guidance, Artemis has learned.
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French global reinsurance company SCOR has highlighted its pleasure with the investor support received for its recently priced $75 million Atlas Capital DAC (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond and the fact the issuance structure has now been reused for a fourth issuance, delivering efficiency gains.
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French reinsurance company SCOR has now secured the targeted $75 million of multi-peril fully-collateralized retrocession it was seeking from its new Atlas Capital DAC (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond, while the notes priced at the low-end of initial guidance, Artemis has learned.
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Oak Global, the specialist Lloyd’s underwriting company, is in the catastrophe bond market as a sponsor for the first time seeking protection from the capital markets through a $75 million 144A issuance of Arthur Re Ltd. – Quercian Re 2026-1 cat bond notes, Artemis understands.
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