Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week.
This week we highlighted another notable cat bond record, as our data shows that issuance of new catastrophe bonds over the 12-months to July 2025 has now reached almost $23bn, the biggest 12-month stretch in the market's history.
Our only issuance news this week was of a new private Seaside Re cat bond issued by Hannover Re's vehicle Kaith Re.
This week we detailed the 60 organisations already registered to attend our Artemis London 2025 conference this September. Please register soon to join us.
Arch's 2021 cat bond under Claveau Re is now assumed to be a total loss, as further industry losses eroded the final $48m of principal, with the sponsor expected to recover that.
In an exclusive interview with Artemis, leadership of Nephila Capital discussed the fact the ILS manager has evolved materially now six years after Markel acquired it.
We were first to report on the UK government's latest ILS regulation consultation, as it tries to make the regime more efficient and attractive for sponsors and investors.
Tickets are selling fast for Artemis London 2025. The Early Bird rate is still available for the conference on September 2nd.
In other stories this week, recent legislative changes mean the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) may require less risk transfer next year.
We published the full video from our recent Artemis Live webinar, Catastrophe Bond and ILS Market Conditions at Mid-Year 2025.
Man Group commented on the divergence in at issuance spreads between industry index cat bonds and the rest of the market.
We reported on Travelers latest catastrophe reinsurance renewals and the fact it raised the attachment for its Long Point cat bond.
GC Securities worked on a record number of catastrophe bonds in the first-half of 2025, according to Guy Carpenter's CEO Dean Klisura.
Aon estimated first-half 2025 global insured catastrophe losses at least of $100bn.
ILS are positioned not only as a source of uncorrelated returns but as essential social infrastructure, according to Gareth Abley and Jehan Sukhla of MLC Asset Management.
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.
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