Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week.
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As we move into the third quarter, the cat bond market has slowed with the wind season underway.
First, we published our latest cat bond market report this week which analyses the record Q2 and H1 issuance seen so far in 2026.
Reinsurer Hannover Re launched a new deal, seeking $125m+ of North America retro with its latest 3264 Re cat bond.
Leadenhall Capital Partners first cat bond for its reinsurer Nectaris Re priced, securing an upsized $75m of retro.
Swiss Re set its top-target for its new Matterhon Re retro cat bond at $345m.
While Californian utility the LADWP is aiming for low-end pricing for its new $100m 123 Lights Re cat bond.
We also reported on comments made by two cat bond sponsors for their recent deals, The Fidelis Partnership and German insurer BarmeniaGothaer.
In other stories this week, Fermat Capital Management launched its first US cat bond fund structure.
Aon Securities said that cat bond maturities and coupon earnings have been fuelling capital levels in the market.
We spoke with Moody's Ratings analysts about their recent rating of a German flood risk catastrophe bond for Gothaer.
Tom Wakefield, CEO of Gallagher Re said there is no sign of ILS investor appetite retreating at this time, even with expected returns having declined.
Gallagher Re put non-life ILS capital at $142bn, while Aon Securities put alternative and ILS capital at $141bn, both as of the end of Q1 2026.
Stone Ridge Asset Management's mutual cat bond and ILS fund AUM hit around $7bn, a new high.
Pioneer Investments dedicated cat bond and ILS fund AUM hit over $5.8bn.
Guy Carpenter's latest rate-on-line Index data shows global property cat down 16%, North America also down 16% and APAC down 19% this year, all after the mid-year renewals.
We spoke with executives from Kroll, who said casualty sidecar valuation requires assessing macro sensitivities alongside models.
Private equity giant KKR put reinsurance in focus as an asset class in its latest report, highlighting the diversification it offers at a time when the importance of portfolio construction has risen.
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.
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We'll be back next week with more regular coverage.
We hope you have a safe & relaxing weekend.
