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Pure-play cat bond funds keep pace, add 0.5% to rally in April
Pure-play cat bond funds keep pace, add 0.5% to rally in April
12 May 2026   Plenum’s performance index goes more than a year since showing a weekly decline.
Hiscox sweeps up ILS funding: AuM jumps to record $2.4bn to end-Q1
Hiscox sweeps up ILS funding: AuM jumps to record $2.4bn to end-Q1
7 May 2026
Tapping trapped capital with forward exit in ILS: Enstar/Artex
Tapping trapped capital with forward exit in ILS: Enstar/Artex
7 May 2026
RenaissanceRe ILS AuM down 5.4% Q1 after hefty January outflows
29 April 2026
Schroders and Hannover Re close first blockchain-enabled collateralised reinsurance deal
24 April 2026
Euler ILS planning $1bn insurer sidecar to cover data centre risk: report
24 April 2026
Near record catastrophe bond issuance projected for Q1: Gallagher Re
22 April 2026
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Do cat bonds serve poorer nations facing climate disaster well?
Experts advise climate-vulnerable nations to look beyond expensive, low-frequency cat bonds.
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EU’s cat bond rethink stirs ILS leaders to coordinated public pushback
Fermat, Plenum lead early ILS defence as illiquid asset fears rise.
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The next frontier: parametric cat bonds for site-specific risks
AI-powered risk modelling could help create new, innovative structures in the ILS space.
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Cyber ILS poised for steady growth as capital backs the risk
Investors lean into higher-risk returns, paving the way for more choice among buyers.
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ILS fever may be set to spread beyond cat bonds
A multi-year rally for catastrophe bonds with accompanying flurry of issuance may have begun to spill over into growth for reinsurance sidecars and parallel collateralised ILS spaces as pricing disparity tempts investors back into the related sub-classes.
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Choosing ILS is a strategic business move
The evolving role of insurance-linked securities (ILS) in reinsurance is now a matter of strategic foresight rather than tactical necessity. Acrisure Re managing director of catastrophe bond solutions believes the ILS market today is better than it was 10 to 15 years ago.
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New ILS capital is needed: Schroders’ Lohmann
The risk transfer industry needs more capital—but ILS investors are interested only if returns reach more attractive levels that meet or exceed long-term target returns for risk assets, Dirk Lohmann, chairman of Schroders Capital ILS, told Intelligent Insurer.
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Swiss Re ILS deal maps the future of ILS: Lohmann
Swiss Re’s recent innovative ILS deal, completed with JP Morgan and designed to help the reinsurer manage its capital, has the potential to grow the sector exponentially, says one of the industry’s pioneers Dirk Lohmann.
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Data centres eye ILS/ cat bond issuance amid capacity shortfall
20 April 2026   Data centres and ILS help Guy Carp look past top-line hit from soft rates, timid buying.
Enstar and Artex partner on strategy to release trapped capital in ILS
16 April 2026   Forward exit options and legacy solutions via Cavello Bay Re to facilitate liquidity.
Pure play cat bond funds hold rally through Q1, but pace slows
13 April 2026   The 0.4% March gain the fifth month of mild slowdown amid issuance frenzy.
Casualty sidecar growth nears tipping point as an investor concern
9 April 2026   Outside capacity heaps on a market already suffering a ‘flattish’ pricing trend.
SI Re hires ILS portfolio manager as book grows past $111m
7 April 2026   Hire supports growth of catastrophe bond and collateralised reinsurance book.
Casualty & specialty appear stable 1/4, but above deep cross-currents
2 April 2026   The pushes and pulls: premium falls with exposure, rates rise despite increased capacity.
Mid-year renewals may see new drivers and demand boost, no jolt to trend
1 April 2026   Florida structural changes may redraw demand map; global wildcards may have reach.
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