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Near record catastrophe bond issuance projected for Q1: Gallagher Re
Near record catastrophe bond issuance projected for Q1: Gallagher Re
22 April 2026   Survey shows rising allocations and growing interest beyond cat bonds.
Data centres eye ILS/ cat bond issuance amid capacity shortfall
Data centres eye ILS/ cat bond issuance amid capacity shortfall
20 April 2026
Enstar and Artex partner on strategy to release trapped capital in ILS
Enstar and Artex partner on strategy to release trapped capital in ILS
16 April 2026
Pure play cat bond funds hold rally through Q1, but pace slows
13 April 2026
Casualty sidecar growth nears tipping point as an investor concern
9 April 2026
SI Re hires ILS portfolio manager as book grows past $111m
7 April 2026
Casualty & specialty appear stable 1/4, but above deep cross-currents
2 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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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.
Property cat renews double digit down 1/4; cedants stick to savings
1 April 2026   Structures and retentions hold; only Americans bring diversifying new demand: Aon.
Cat bond deals match 2025 record pace at $6.1bn Q1 to grease the 1/4
1 April 2026   Competitive cat bond deals begin drilling down to lower levels of property cat towers: Aon.
Pool Re completes £100m catastrophe bond to boost UK terrorism resilience
31 March 2026   Fourth ILS issuance brings total capital markets protection to £200m.
Casualty ILS could benefit from softening cat bond market, says AM Best
12 March 2026   Investors eye alternatives as property cat rates soften, returns drop.
Florida Citizens mulls axing 2024 cat bonds, slashing treaty
3 March 2026   Can cut rate-on-line 30% on the replacement of the 2024 vintage.
Munich Re drops all ILS in major slash to retro programme
26 February 2026   US windstorm and US earthquake cover are a fraction of their prior level.
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