Cat bond market helps CEA reduce its reinsurance attachment point and costs
Over the last year the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has benefited from strong execution in the catastrophe bond market to lower both its reinsurance attachment point and costs associated with risk transfer. With now three catastrophe bonds sponsored so far in 2025, the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) has steadily increased the read the full article →
U.S. SCS losses hit $42bn in 9M’25, marking a ‘new normal’: Moody’s
According to Moody’s, insured losses from U.S. severe convective storm (SCS) events reached $42 billion in the first nine months of 2025, with average per-event costs running 31% higher than the prior decade’s average, setting what the firm describes as a new “normal” for extreme weather. This year, between January and read the full article →
Groupama seeks €100m convective storm reinsurance with Quercus II Re catastrophe bond
Groupama, the French mutual insurance and reinsurance company, has returned to the 144A catastrophe bond market and this time is seeking €100 million or more in fully-collateralized convective storm reinsurance protection from the capital markets through a Quercus II Re DAC issuance, Artemis has learned. Notably, this new catastrophe bond for read the full article →
Cat bond market dynamics seen negative for reinsurance market, pricing cycle by Barclays
A recent report from Barclays Research indicated that current catastrophe bond market dynamics are perceived as being negative for both the reinsurance market and pricing cycle. Lower new cat bond spread multiples seen in Q4 so far indicate a market firing on all cylinders and a protection buying opportunity, but read the full article →
ILS NYC 2026 conference – Our first speaker announcement
Today we are delighted to announce the first wave of speakers for our next insurance-linked securities conference. Tickets continue to sell fast for ILS NYC 2026 and with representatives of over 100 organisations already registered we anticipate the Early Bird rate will sell out ahead of schedule, so please get read the full article →
Data-driven enhancements bringing wider range of investors to reinsurance: Willis Re
As the reinsurance market continues to expand and adapt to the current wave of technological change, increasing capital diversity is enabling the development of new products. At the same time, data-driven enhancements in modeling tools and risk-analysis processes are encouraging a broader range of investors to back reinsurance, according to read the full article →
We should be open to all forms of solutions to address political risks: Saudi Re CEO
At the 29th Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers & Reinsurers (FAIR) General Assembly, held in Mumbai, India, industry leaders explored the future of risk management amid global uncertainties, including the growing challenge of political risks and how insurers and reinsurers can strengthen their ability to manage them effectively. During a panel discussion read the full article →
Inigo seeks largest Montoya Re cat bond yet at $255m, with Australian quake cover included
Inigo Insurance is back in the catastrophe bond market and looking to sponsor what should become its fifth and largest cat bond issuance yet, with a $255 million initial target for this Montoya Re Ltd. (Series 2025-2) deal, while this also introduces a new peril to the program as well, read the full article →
Broadening the non-cat ILS landscape: Artemis London 2025 video
Our latest video features the third panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the non-catastrophe opportunities in ILS, from our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025. More than 220 attendees joined our Artemis read the full article →
BBC Pension gets £6bn longevity swap protection from Zurich and MetLife
The BBC Pension Scheme has continued to offload the risk of its members living longer than anticipated, transferring a further UK £6 billion of risk through a new longevity swap arrangement with the help of global insurance firm Zurich and reinsurance capacity from MetLife. Previously, the BBC Pension Scheme had secured read the full article →
