UCITS cat bond fund assets surpass $21bn

The UCITS catastrophe bond fund sector has grown its asset base around 10% so far this year ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Web version |  Update preferences |  Forward UCITS cat bond fund assets surpass $21bn UCITS catastrophe bond fund sector surpasses $21bn of assets for first time Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format have now added more than $1.84 billion of assets through 2026 so far, with the sector surpassing the $21 billion milestone for the first time this month. That equates to nearly 10% growth in the combined assets of the UCITS catastrophe bond fund sector over the course of this year so far. Read the full story. Other articles: RenRe seeing strong third-party investor interest, but opts not to deploy Upsilon at mid-year: CEO O’Donnell.   Aeolus makes wave of promotions.   ILS, cat bonds & parametrics can help re/insurers innovate to expand nat cat coverage: Fitch. Please share this with colleagues and friends if you think they would like to receive it. If you've been forwarded this but want to subscribe, visit Artemis.   You may be receiving this because you recently attended an industry event we partnered with, giving us permission to email you. If you don't want to receive our weekly ILS, catastrophe bond and reinsurance capital newsletter please Unsubscribe  or Edit your subscription here . © Steve Evans Ltd. - Artemis.bm

Best of Artemis, week ending July 26th 2026

Catch up on our top stories of the last week ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Web version |  Update preferences |  Forward Best of Artemis, week ending July 26th 2026 Last week's top stories The Early Bird rate ends this week! Chubb buying more reinsurance as it “makes sense to feed the hungry”, says CEO Greenberg Chubb has been buying more reinsurance this year as it sees an opportunity to “feed the hungry” in the competitive and softened market environment, CEO Evan Greenberg said today. He also made some interesting commentary on softening expanding into casualty lines and rate failing to keep up with loss costs, in his view. Near-miss for Mexico’s parametric catastrophe bond on Friday’s M7.3 earthquake After a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the southern coast of Mexico recently, analysis suggests this event was a near-miss for attaching the parametric trigger of one tranche of notes from the country’s World Bank facilitated IBRD CAR Mexico 2024 catastrophe bond transaction. Hannover Re vehicle Kaith Re issues $14.94m Seaside Re private cat bond Hannover Re’s Bermuda-domiciled transformer vehicle Kaith Re Ltd. has issued another private catastrophe bond under its Seaside Re program, with a $14.94 million Seaside Re (Series 2026-61) deal that we expect will be exposed to US property catastrophe risks and provide reinsurance or retrocession for an unknown sponsor. Eaton Vance mutual fund ILS allocations hit $680m. Adds Arch, PartnerRe, QBE investments Insurance-linked securities and reinsurance sidecar investments made by Eaton Vance through three of its mutual funds have risen significantly in the last half-year, increasing by more than 126% to reach almost $680 million by April 30th, with brand new allocations made to structures linked to Arch Capital, PartnerRe and QBE, as well as to one unknown entity. Pershing Square Holdings adds Twelve Securis board member Ranjani Kearsley as INED Bill Ackman linked investment holding company Pershing Square Holdings has appointed current Twelve Securis board executive Ranjani Kearsley, who works at investment firm B-FLEXION, as an independent non-executive director, a move that brings additional insurance-linked securities (ILS) experience to the Vantage Group linked firm. Cat bond market grows at 15.5% CAGR since 2021. Strong momentum continues: Swiss Re The catastrophe bond market continued its strong momentum in 2026 driving another record period of issuance in the first-half of the year and analysis from global reinsurance firm Swiss Re’s Capital Markets division shows that since 2021 the outstanding cat bond market has been expanding at a roughly 15.5% compound annual growth rate. Ascot Group hires James Lee as President of Leadline Capital Partners Ascot Group, the specialist global re/insurance underwriter, has hired former Aspen Capital Markets executive James Lee as President of its dedicated third-party reinsurance capital management division Leadline Capital Partners. RenRe’s property cat book still rate adequate, tactics evolve with the market: CEO O’Donnell RenaissanceRe’s property catastrophe reinsurance portfolio remains rate adequate at today’s pricing, CEO Kevin O’Donnell said today, laying out the shift in tactics the reinsurer employed in response to market conditions at the mid-year renewals. Canada’s regulator adds catastrophe bonds as a form of reinsurance for capital credit The Canadian financial markets regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), has now added natural catastrophe bonds to its rules on allowable forms of reinsurance that can reduce capital requirements for insurance risk. Aeolus makes wave of promotions across underwriting, reinsurance, retro, finance, legal & ops Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced a series of key promotions across its underwriting, reinsurance, retro, finance, legal, and operational teams. Featured Conferences & Events Artemis London 2026 -   September 1st Our annual catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities conference in London, UK returns on September 1st 2026. Register to attend here, Early Bird rate selling fast! Get your ticket for Artemis London 2026 now! Reinsurance News Reinsurance News is a our sister service which delivers the reinsurance news that matters directly through our responsive website and by email to your inbox. This single daily email contains the most important reinsurance news, hand selected by an experienced team of researchers and journalists with years of reinsurance industry experience. 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End of week Artemis update - Jul 24th 2026

A round-up of our ILS focused news from this week ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Web version |  Update preferences |  Forward End of week Artemis update - Jul 24th 2026 End of week Artemis update Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week. Artemis London 2026 early bird rate ends soon. This week we reported on a near miss for Mexico's World Bank cat bond, as an earthquake occurred that was just slightly below the magnitude required to trigger one tranche of its notes. Two private cat bonds came to market, a $14.94m Seaside Re issued by Hannover Re's Kaith Re structure, and a $60m Series FE0004 issuance from Artex's Axcell Re vehicle. Cat bond market growth has been running at a 15.5% CAGR since 2021, according to Swiss Re. Cat bond and ILS company registrations in Bermuda were buoyed by first-time sponsors through the first-half of this year. We also revealed four more expert speakers for our upcoming Artemis London conference, which you should register for soon before the Early Bird rate expires or sells out. In other stories this week, Eaton Vance's mutual funds have added more ILS allocations, with recent investments into Arch, PartnerRe and QBE structures. Canada's regulator has added cat bonds as a form of reinsurance that capital credit can be attained for. Feeding a hungry reinsurance market means Chubb has been buying more protection, CEO Evan Greenberg said. RenaissanceRe also bought more protection recently, while its CEO said that the property cat book remains rate adequate. Harry White of PCS, a unit of Verisk, noted that severe thunderstorm losses remain a critical factor for ILS deals, as the peril plays a growing role in transactions. Moody's CEO highlighted the joined-up strategy that meant his company acted as rating agent and modeller for a recent flood cat bond. Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions lifted its conviction on catastrophe bond investments to strongly overweight for Q3. SCOR Investment Partners commented on ILW demand around the mid-year renewals. Finally, if you haven't seen them, Artemis has a wealth of data and analytics on the catastrophe bond and broader ILS market. View our charts and Deal Directory. Catch up on our video interviews with ILS market leaders here. If you prefer to listen, subscribe to our podcast series for audio interviews & additional special episodes. We'll be back next week with more regular coverage. We hope you have a safe & relaxing weekend. Featured Conferences & Events Artemis London 2026,   September 1st Our annual catastrophe bond and ILS conference in London returns on September 1st 2026. Tickets are selling fast! Register now to secure the Early Bird rate! Reinsurance News Reinsurance News is a our sister service which delivers the reinsurance news that matters directly through our responsive website and by email to your inbox. This single daily email contains the most important reinsurance news, hand selected by an experienced team of researchers and journalists with years of reinsurance industry experience. Sign up here to receive your daily Reinsurance News. Stay in touch with Artemis Please get in touch if you would like to submit news, events or information for publication. We welcome submission of useful market data which we can publish to help expand your reach. Advertising and sponsorship opportunities are available. With a large audience of 60,000+ readers every month Artemis is the perfect place to showcase your specialty to ILS industry professionals. Contact us for more details. You can unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time using the link at the foot of this email. We hope you won't and promise to only send market update and news, or relevant updates related to our services. Best wishes and enjoy Artemis. Steve Evans. Owner, Editor - Artemis E-Mail: steve@artemis.bm Tel: +44(0)7711-244697 If you enjoy this newsletter and find it useful please pass it on and share it with your colleagues. If you've been forwarded this but want to subscribe, visit artemis.bm.     Our Sponsors             ADVERTISE YOUR BRAND OR SERVICES HERE DEAL DIRECTORY View details of almost 1,000 catastrophe bonds and related ILS deals CHARTS & VISUALISATIONS View our range of catastrophe bond market charts and visualisations CAT BOND MARKET REPORTS Download our quarterly cat bond market reports VIDEOS & PODCASTS Watch video interviews, panel discussions and listen to our podcast EVENTS CALENDAR View details of and register for our next ILS market conferences

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