Artemis Live - Insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bonds (cat bonds), reinsurance

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 10th 2025.

Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered: Munich Re's CEO commenting on price pressure from ILS being non-existent; Progressive adding parametric aggregate convective storm reinsurance; the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) discusses early redemptions for cat bonds as its funding needs change; Blackstone backs an F&G life sidecar with $1bn; Fermat Capital Management closes the long-standing GAM FCM Cat Bond Fund and replaces it with its own-brand offshore cat bond strategy; Berenberg analysts say reinsurance attachments are worth a 20-30% pricing benefit; Swiss Re highlights the significant catastrophe loss burden from the first-half; cat bond returns boosted by the return of seasonality in July; and more.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 3rd 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered: Nephila Capital's catastrophe premium growth; new hires in the industry; Aon's CEO commenting that his firm is unlocking new capacity for clients with parametrics and ILS; SageSure's CEO on his firms first reinsurance sidecar deal Seawall Re; Ascot on its debut casualty sidecar Wayfare Re; Swiss Re Capital Markets on catastrophe bond market momentum; Allstate buying a new homeowners aggregate reinsurance arrangement; The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power returning for its third wildfire catastrophe bond; Japan Post Insurance making a significant investment alongside Global Atlantic; and more.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 27th 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered: the expansion of the catastrophe bond sponsor base and the fact more cat bond sponsors are returning to layer on more deals; commentary from RenaissanceRe's CEO that investors are disciplined and return-focused; news of new ILS investments being made from Eaton Vance's mutual fund line-up; the continued expansion of the UCITS catastrophe bond fund sector; Munich Re signalling that loss activity was lower in Q2 and what that means for results; plus more on RenRe's results and growing ILS fee income haul.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 20th 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered: an exclusive interview with Nephila Capital leaders discussing the business now six year's after the acquisition by Markel Group; the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association may buy less reinsurance and cat bonds next year; the cat bond market sees a $23bn 12-month run of issuance; Arch Capital Group Ltd.'s Claveau Re cat bond faces total loss; the UK Government launches new ILS consultation; Aon estimates H1 2025 global insured catastrophe losses at over $100bn; Augment Risk's Jag Jass discusses the need for casualty ILS to consider built-in legacy exit strategies; who can you meet at our upcoming Artemis London conference; MLC Asset Management's Gareth Abley and Jehan Sukhla on ILS as essential social infrastructure; and HSBC Bank USA hires Michael Commisso to enhance cat bond and ILS trust capabilities.

This is a recording of our "Catastrophe Bond and ILS Market Conditions at Mid-Year 2025" live webinar that was held on June 17th 2025 and featured catastrophe bond and insurance-linked security (ILS) industry experts that joined us to discuss the state of the market around the middle of the year.

While our expert speakers explored the fact the ILS market has become a foundational component for many reinsurance and retrocession buyers, occupying an increasingly large share of some towers, they also highlighted an expectation that growth of the asset class continues.

This Artemis Live webinar was moderated by Steve Evans and featured participants: Paul Schultz, Vice Chairman, Aon Reinsurance Solutions; Jennifer Montero, Chief Financial Officer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Stephen Velotti, CEO and CIO, Pillar Capital Management; and Michael Alfano, Vice President, Business Development Officer, Computershare Corporate Trust.

Our speakers discussed the state of the market around the mid-year renewals, how investors have responded to the robust levels of catastrophe bond issuance activity in 2025, the ability of the market to continue meeting sponsor needs, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year.

Listen to the full podcast episode to gain insights into what matters at the mid-year point of 2025 for the catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance capital market.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 13th 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. As we continue to experiment with artificial intelligence tools, we hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered a full-year record for the catastrophe bond market which fell by the first week of July in 2025, the latest data on property catastrophe reinsurance rates-on-line, Florida market dynamics, retrocession buyers being more commercial on trapped collateral, catastrophe exposure growth, the latest hurricane forecasts, cat bond market yields and pricing, plus aggregate reinsurance demand being increasingly met.

By Artemis.bm's figures, annual catastrophe bond issuance across all the types of deals we track has now shattered the previous full-year record in just over six months in 2025.

At over $17.8 billion, new issues of Rule 144A catastrophe bonds and private cat bonds have broken the record set in full-year 2024.

The outstanding cat bond market has grown by roughly 15% since the end of last year and average cat bond deal sizes are up notably as well.

Listen to this podcast episode for more insights into the record year of catastrophe bond issuance in 2025, according to Artemis.bm's data.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 6th 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. As we continue to experiment with artificial intelligence tools, we hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered the fact the record set in the cat bond market for the first-half of the year, commentary on the reinsurance renewals and the fact capital outstripped demand, a number of people moves in the ILS fund sector, new initiatives and innovation, as well as news on the sidecar sector and other areas of insurance-linked securities.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending June 22nd 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. As we continue to experiment with artificial intelligence tools, we hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered the fact the cat bond market is nearing the annual issuance record already in 2025, AIG's expectations for meaningful fee income from its sidecar syndicate at Lloyd's, Vermont Mutual's largest cat bond yet, Everest lifting its target to $1 billion for its new cat bonds, investor sentiment for ILS and the fact ILS is increasingly an ESG diversifier, as well as much more.

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending June 15th 2025.

Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. As we continue to experiment with artificial intelligence tools, we hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered more news related to the Vesttoo fraud, catastrophe bond issuance news, some analysis on the reinsurance renewals, people moves, rebranding of an ILS manager, and much more.