Transformer (in insurance-linked securities and reinsurance) news

Howden Re has today launched Novark Group, a new venture that promises to modernise core pieces of insurance-linked securities market (ILS) infrastructure, through a digital-first insurance management and securities administration platform, as well as a risk transformer named Novark Re.

Nascent Re Ltd. a licensed reinsurance transformer owned and operated by Bermuda-based Nascent Group, has issued $23.5 million of preferred shares through a segregated account named Telford marking the second private insurance-linked securities (ILS) arrangement we’ve seen from this vehicle.

While Hannover Re has expanded its range of insurance-linked securities services and facilitation, responding to market demand, the company sees collateralised fronting as the centrepiece of this capital market focused aspect of its global reinsurance operations, executives Silke Sehm and Patrick Horstmann told us in an interview.

Hannover Re continued to grow the volumes of its activities as a key insurance-linked securities (ILS) market facilitator in 2025, with securitised reinsurance volumes expanding and collateral furnished for fronted ILS arrangements growing as well.

Nascent Re Ltd. a licensed reinsurance transformer owned and operated by Bermuda-based Nascent Group, has completed its first issuance of listed insurance-linked securities, as a €10 million tranche of OFS Re Series 2026-001 preferred shares have been admitted to the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX).

The Eclipse Re Ltd. transformer vehicle has issued its first listed private catastrophe bond notes of the year, with a $100 million Eclipse Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1A) becoming the largest cat bond lite of 2026 so far, Artemis has learned.

Another new private catastrophe bond issuance from the Eclipse Re Ltd. transformer vehicle has come to light, the eighth from the platform in 2025 so far. At $100 million in size, this Eclipse Re Ltd. (Series 2025-8A) cat bond lite has become the biggest from the issuer this year.

Artex Capital Solutions, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market service provider arm of Artex Risk Solutions, has hired Paul Sikuku from Aon to lead its UK Insurance Management Client Service team and work with a range of insurance-linked securities (ILS) clients on risk transformation.

Nascent Group, a Bermuda headquartered insurance management, ILS servicing and reinsurance transformer specialist, has expanded its actuarial servicing capabilities by making a strategic investment into Sephira Risk Solutions Ltd., an actuarial consultancy founded by former EY executive Andy Smyth.

Nascent Group, a Bermuda headquartered insurance management, ILS servicing and reinsurance transformer specialist, has hired Bellal Rahman as a Senior Vice President to strengthen its offerings for the insurance-linked securities (ILS), commercial carrier and life reinsurance space.