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ILS or insurance-linked securities (ILS) are the asset class where insurance and reinsurance risks are securitized or transformed to become investable for large institutions.
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Reinsurance pools, retro underpin terrorism risk resilience in a complex threat landscape: Guy Carpenter’s Gallagher
20th March 2026
Tony Gallagher, Regional CEO for Asia Pacific at Guy Carpenter, the global reinsurance broking business and part of Marsh, has set out a detailed case for the central role of reinsurance, retrocession and terrorism pools in supporting market capacity amid a rapidly shifting threat landscape. Speaking at the global forum for ... Read the full article
SageSure secures $200m in reinsurance through expanded sidecar platform
10th March 2026
SageSure, the specialist catastrophe-exposed property managing general underwriter (MGU), has closed its second reinsurance sidecar transaction with Seawall Re II Ltd., securing $200 million in capital. Including the debut Seawall Re transaction in July 2025, the SageSure-sponsored sidecar platform has now secured $250 million in less than a year. According to ... Read the full article
SageSure and Auros complete $175m US multi-peril cat bond issuance
6th March 2026
SageSure, a US residential property managing general underwriter operating in catastrophe-exposed markets, and Auros Reciprocal Insurance Exchange, a policyholder-owned property insurer, have confirmed the completion of the $175 million Gateway Re Ltd. Series 2026-2 catastrophe bond issuance. The transaction adds to SageSure’s activity in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) ... Read the full article
Synpulse strengthens global leadership in Commercial Insurance & Reinsurance with new promotions
24th February 2026
Synpulse, a financial service consultancy, has promoted Marcel Loetscher to Senior Partner and Joel Smith to Partner within its Commercial Insurance, Reinsurance, ILS and Delegated Authority (CRID) practice. These appointments come at a time where insurers and reinsurers are reassessing their operating models due to mounting cost pressure and the need ... Read the full article
SageSure and SURE close record-breaking $670m cat bond
19th February 2026
SageSure, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on catastrophe-exposed property in the US, and SureChoice Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (SURE), a member-owned reciprocal exchange, have successfully closed the Gateway Re Ltd. Series 2026-1 catastrophe bond. The transaction closed at an original principal amount of $670 million, marking the franchise’s largest issuance ... Read the full article
Catastrophe bonds continued shift into mainstream reinsurance at 1.1: Howden
17th February 2026
Through 2025 and into the January 1, 2026 reinsurance renewals, catastrophe bonds firmly established themselves as a core component of clients’ risk management frameworks, according to Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA). HCMA noted that catastrophe bond issuance reached record levels in 2025, with volumes approximately 45% higher compared to 2024, ... Read the full article
Record $7bn+ Q4 catastrophe bond issuance takes market to new heights: Artemis
7th January 2026
The catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace broke numerous records in 2025, as a huge 122 transactions brought a record $25.6 billion of new issuance to market, supported by 15 new market entrants, according to the latest Artemis report. The Artemis Q4 and ... Read the full article
MS Amlin renews and grows Phoenix Re sidecar to record $115m for 2026
6th January 2026
Global insurer and reinsurer MS Amlin has announced that Phoenix Re, its Asian-focused insurance-linked securities (ILS) vehicle, has been renewed for 2026 to a record $115 million, an increase of $25 million on 2025. As revealed by our ILS-focused sister publication, Artemis, back on December 24th, 2025, this is the ... Read the full article
Jireh & Strategic Risk Solutions launch next-gen operational service for reinsurance and ILS market
29th December 2025
Jireh, a reinsurance innovation solutions provider, and Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), an independent insurance company manager, have launched OpIngen, a next-generation operations service for the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. At a time of increasing data complexity, delegated authority growth, regulatory scrutiny, and demand for scalable operational efficiency, OpIngenl is ... Read the full article
Ledger Investing to bring AI and efficiency to reinsurance & ILS market with Korra
9th December 2025
Ledger Investing has launched Korra, a separate SaaS platform company that aims to bring efficiency, transparency, and intelligence to the casualty reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. Korra connects insurers, MGAs, reinsurers, and institutional investors through an integrated suite of applications and AI-driven workflows that support the full reinsurance lifecycle – ... Read the full article
Beazley reveals new Bermuda platform as 9M’25 premiums rise
25th November 2025
As specialist insurer Beazley announces a solid set of results for the first nine months of 2025, albeit with muted 1% year-on-year growth in insurance written premiums, the London headquartered firm has also unveiled a new Bermuda platform to support growth from 2026. Beazley will invest $500 million to build out ... Read the full article
Vantage makes promotions across Reinsurance division & Partnership Capital platform
4th November 2025
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., a specialty insurer and reinsurer, has announced a series of strategic leadership promotions across its Reinsurance division and Partnership Capital platform. These promotions underscore Vantage's deep talent pool and the sustained growth of its private, collateralized Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS) operations. They also highlight Vantage’s considerable internal strength, especially ... Read the full article
BMA strengthens Bermuda’s position in innovative insurance solutions
30th October 2025
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA), Bermuda’s integrated regulator and supervisor for the financial services sector, continues to drive innovation in the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) market. The BMA highlights that Bermuda’s ILS market is built on a foundation of prudence and practicality, underpinned by a regulatory framework designed to respond to ... Read the full article
Augment Risk and Cohen partner to bridge gap between reinsurance and ILS capital for casualty
2nd October 2025
Augment Risk, a risk capital and reinsurance solutions intermediary, and Cohen & Company, an asset management specialist, have entered a strategic joint venture that aims to transform the casualty reinsurance landscape by bridging the gap between reinsurance clients and insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital. This joint venture has been designed to provide ... Read the full article
Q3 2025 cat bond issuance of $1bn+ takes nine-month total to record $18.6bn: Artemis
2nd October 2025
Catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance of $1.036 billion in the third quarter of 2025 has taken issuance for the nine-month period to September 30th, 2025, to $18.6 billion, which is a new annual record for the market, according to the latest quarterly report from Artemis. Read the full article
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