End of week Artemis update - Oct 16th 2026

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Web version |  Update preferences |  Forward End of week Artemis update - Oct 16th 2026 End of week Artemis update Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week. Another new cat bond is in the market this week, as SafePoint returns with a Nature Coast Re deal seeking its broadest coverage yet from the market. It emerged this week that PICC P&C's new Great Wall Re ILS issuance as actually the first sidecar in Hong Kong. Pillar Capital Management has a new high-profile backer as SageSure has made a strategic investment in the ILS investment manager. The World Bank confirmed the signing of a mandate agreement to move forwards with a project to design an earthquake cat bond for Nepal. As major hurricane Simon’s path shifted west it did not hit the trigger parameters for Mexico's Pacific named storm cat bond. Reinsurance CEO's at the Convergence ILS conference in Bermuda said there is still profit runway in property cat, but noted some worrying signs about the pace of price softening. Tickets are selling fast for ILS NYC 2027! In other stories this week, estimates came in for the industry loss from recent hurricane Isaias, with all seen so far being in the low signle digit billions of dollars. At the Convergence event, Bob Smith, President & Co-CIO of Sage Advisory, explained that he sees insurance-linked securities as an asset class that can expand the horizon of impact investing. Philippe Trahan of Calidris Investment Partners said at the same event that in casualty ILS motivations are key, while timelines must be realistic. Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP is monitoring investor appetite for different ILS products, while leveraging AI to increase productivity and improve its risk analysis, CEO Luca Albertini told us in an interview. The CCRIF is set to make a $17.4m payout to the government of Panama after the recent M7.7 earthquake triggered the country's parametric insurance. Investment specialists at the Convergence ILS event in Bermuda said the ILS asset class has a strong narrative to tell, when it comes to proving its diversification benefits. 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 ILS NYC 2027 -   February 5th, 2027 We will be back in New York City on February 5th for the next installment of our ILS NYC conference. Tickets are now on sale iand we expect over 450 attendees again. Register here. Tickets now on sale here! 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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