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1 April 2026Alternative Risk Transfer

Cat bond deals match 2025 record pace at $6.1bn Q1 to grease the 1/4

Catastrophe bond issuance may have neared or peaked the prior year all-time-high in Q1 2026 at around $6.1 billion in issuance, including some forays into lower layers to compete with traditional capital by time of the 1/4 reinsurance renewals, analysts at global re/insurance brokerage Aon have claimed.

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