reinsurance

The UCITS catastrophe bond fund sector has continued to expand through the latest quarter of record, adding more than 3% in assets under management across the group of 17 UCITS cat bond funds, to reach a new high of almost $17.73 billion after September 2025.

Irrespective of lower claims experience over the last year in natural catastrophe reinsurance business, Hannover Re’s German subsidiary E+S Rückversicherung AG has said that it expects demand for property catastrophe reinsurance will continue to rise, while insurance-linked securities (ILS) business is also seen as an area of opportunity for the group.

The insurance and reinsurance industry must push the boundaries of risk taking, an audience heard in Baden-Baden yesterday, as broker Guy Carpenter’s annual Reinsurance Symposium highlighted the stabilising force that risk transfer capital and capacity exerts on the world.

Insurer USAA has secured its upsized $400 million target for multi-peril per-occurrence reinsurance from its latest catastrophe bond issuance, as the Residential Reinsurance 2025 Limited (Series 2025-2) deal has now been priced with its spreads finalised at the low-ends of their twice-reduced guidance.

The sixth transaction in the Acorn Re parametric earthquake catastrophe bond series from global reinsurance firm Hannover Re has now been finalised so that this Acorn Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) transaction will provide $240 million of protection, while the spread paid to noteholders will be below the initial price guidance.

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Speaking during Marsh McLennan’s Q3 2025 earnings call, John Doyle, President of the firm said that dedicated reinsurance capital is projected to reach $650 billion by the end of 2025, while also stating that the reinsurance market remains resilient in the face of elevated nat cat losses, geopolitical instability and an uncertain macroeconomic landscape.

Integral ILS Ltd., an independent alternative investment manager focused on natural catastrophe insurance and reinsurance investments, has appointed Kenny Walsh in Bermuda, who joins the organisation as a Financial Controller.

As per a survey by Moody’s Ratings, over the next year, reinsurance buyers have indicated a strong preference for catastrophe bonds when it comes to utilising alternative capital, while insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds are expected to see increased demand too.

Speaking today during Aon’s Navigating Market Cycles panel, Rachel Turk, Chief Underwriting Officer at Lloyd’s of London, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, said that the market’s London Bridge 2 PCC insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure has become an attractive place for third-party capital.