US property cat reinsurance rates to see “minor decline” at 1/1: AM Best
While moderate softening in U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance rates has been observed throughout 2025, rating agency AM Best projects that further stabilisation or minor price shifts will take place at the upcoming January renewals. In a recently published report, AM Best revealed that it has revised its market segment outlook for read the full article →
Price guidance drops on The Hartford’s $270m Foundation Re IV 2026-1 cat bond
The new Foundation Re IV Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond transaction that is being sponsored by US primary property and casualty insurer The Hartford, has seen its price guidance lowered during the marketing phase of the issuance, as investors demonstrate their appetite for risk from respected sponsors. The size of the issuance read the full article →
Beazley lifts target for PoleStar Re 2026-1 cyber cat bond to $280m of reinsurance
Beazley, the London headquartered specialty insurance and reinsurance company, is aiming to upsize on the amount of reinsurance its latest 144A cyber catastrophe bond provides it, with the PoleStar Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance now targeted at $280 million, Artemis understands from sources. Beazley returned to the catastrophe bond market for read the full article →
Insurance linked securities funds gain 1.44% in strongest October ever: ILS Advisers Index
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector has delivered its strongest October returns on-record in 2025, as the group of ILS funds tracked by the ILS Advisers Fund Index reported an average performance for the month of 1.44%. It's the highest average ILS fund return recorded by the ILS Advisers Index for read the full article →
Red Cross pilots parametric flood insurance in Malawi with ARC and JBA support
The Danish Red Cross is piloting a parametric flood insurance program in Malawi with the support of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) as it looks to develop a sustainable solution to make humanitarian funding faster when disaster strikes. The Danish Red Cross has been working with parametric risk transfer and other read the full article →
Cat bond and ILS structural improvements to persist beyond this cycle: Twelve Securis
Despite catastrophe bond risk spreads having tightened and reinsurance rates being expected to decline at the renewals, specialist insurance-linked securities manager Twelve Securis says the relative value of the ILS asset class remains compelling for investors with structural improvements set to persist. The trend of spread tightening in the catastrophe bond read the full article →
Shuriken Capital Management to launch as new ILS manager with Safepoint backing
Shuriken Capital Management LLC is launching as a new insurance-linked securities investment manager. The firm has a mandate to allocate capital to catastrophe bonds and other collateralized reinsurance or ILS instruments, while it is supported and backed by Florida-headquartered Safepoint Holdings, Inc., the parent of Safepoint Insurance Company. Shuriken Capital Management read the full article →
Brookmont cat bond ETF gains momentum as trading volume rises, assets surpass $25m
The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF is gaining momentum with a surge in trading volumes over the last two months and its assets under management (AUM) surpassing the US $25 million mark. The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ticker ILS), listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the beginning of April, becoming read the full article →
PGGM / PFZW lift target ILS allocation range for PartnerRe’s Huygen sidecar
PGGM, the Dutch pension fund investor that invests in insurance-linked securities and reinsurance on behalf of its end-client Dutch pension PFZW, has revealed a meaningful increase in the target allocation size for its investment into the PartnerRe operated Huygens sidecar structure. PGGM first allocated to the Huygens structure, which we presume read the full article →
Artemis Deal Directory surpasses $200bn of catastrophe bonds and related ILS
With catastrophe bond market activity having accelerated to record highs in 2025, our extensive Artemis Deal Directory has reached a new milestone, with now over $200 billion in catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities tracked and analysed since its inception. The Artemis Deal Directory has existed in some form since late read the full article →
