Third-party reinsurance capital news

Aspen Capital Markets, the third-party, ILS and alternative reinsurance capital management unit that now falls under Sompo after its acquisition of the re/insurer, reported another increase in fee income generated from its work with third-party capital partners in the first-quarter of 2026.

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RenaissanceRe Group Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) David Marra highlighted during the firm’s Q1 2026 earnings call, that new demand for reinsurance protection ahead of the key mid-year renewals was trending higher than the company initially projected at the January 1st renewals.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending May 24th 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.

When deciding whether to access insurance-linked securities (ILS) and non-traditional sources of reinsurance capital, the question is no longer whether to engage. Rather it has shifted to identifying how to bring it into your capital model effectively and meet medium to long-term strategic goals, Jason Bolding, CEO of Gallagher Securities has said.

A survey of institutional investors recently undertaken by Gallagher Securities found that 60% are intending to increase their allocations to insurance-linked investments, with catastrophe bonds and similar insurance-linked securities (ILS) seen as the main type of assets in focus.

Nectaris Re Ltd., the Class 3A Bermuda-based rated reinsurance platform backed by specialist insurance linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, continued to report solid underwriting results for a third consecutive year in 2025, according to a rating affirmation from AM Best.

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending May 17th 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.

W. R. Berkley Corporation, the US-headquartered insurance holding company, once again reported higher premiums being ceded to its Lifson Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar for Q1 2026, while the company also recognised more fee income being earned from the structure.

AXIS Capital, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has reported higher fee income from its strategic capital partner arrangements in the first-quarter of the year, as insurance-linked securities and third-party capital activities continue to build.