Catch up on our top stories of the last week
Best of Artemis, week ending October 19th 2025 | | |  - Guy Carpenter to be rebranded as Marsh Re
From January 2026, Marsh McLennan will change its brand name to Marsh and its reinsurance broking arm Guy Carpenter will go to market after a transition period as Marsh Re from 2027. It's not yet clear what this means for the specialist capital markets, investment banking and insurance-linked securities (ILS) broker-dealer arm GC Securities. - Federal lawsuit against Wander, 777 et al highlights misuse, double-pledging of collateral
Investment firm 777 Partners and its co-founders including Josh Wander are facing fraud charges filed against them by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a lawsuit that alleges misuse of funds and collateral, while also highlighting the double-pledging of assets that should have backed a lending facility. - ILS increasingly institutional. But investor education still critically important: Convergence 2025
During a panel discussion at the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2025 conference yesterday, speakers were asked to discuss what they've seen in the way of improvements in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class over the last five years, with the institutionalisation of ILS and continuing efforts in educating investors both seen as key. - Aon and Clear Blue settle over Vesttoo fraud, legal case dismissed with prejudice
Aon and fronting specialist Clear Blue Insurance have put their trading relationship first to reach an out of court settlement in relation to a lawsuit over the reinsurance letter of credit (LOC) fraud perpetrated by insurtech Vesttoo. - Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) hires ILS portfolio manager John Ery from SI Re
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT), the global quantitative and systematic investment manager, has made another hire for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) team, adding Dr. John Ery an experienced ILS portfolio manager from reinsurance firm SI Re. - Bermuda uniquely positioned for next-generation ILS solutions: Convergence 2025
As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry meets in Bermuda over the next few days at the 2025 edition of the ILS Bermuda Convergence event, the organisers believe that the island is "uniquely positioned to host next-generation risk financing solutions" with its deep connectivity between reinsurance and ILS capital markets. - Pensions expected to drive next wave of additional capital into ILS space: Convergence 2025
During a panel session at the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2025 conference yesterday, speakers discussed where they believe some of the new pockets of capital are coming into the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space from, with pensions highlighted as being a main source of additional capital. - Casualty ILS gaining traction as investors seek diversification from credit risk: King Ridge
According to a new report from King Ridge Capital Advisors LLC, the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, casualty ILS is gaining traction with investors familiar with private credit structures, while also offering diversification away from credit-linked risks. - USAA raises Residential Re 2025-2 cat bond target to $400m with lower price guidance
USAA has increased the target size for its new catastrophe bond with now $400 million in multi-peril per-occurrence catastrophe reinsurance protection sought from the Residential Reinsurance 2025 Limited (Series 2025-2) deal. - Covéa seeks €200m Hexagon IV Re 2025-1 cat bond, for expanded wind and hail coverage
Covéa Group, the French mutual insurer, has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its fifth cat bond deal, seeking €200 million or greater in fully-collateralized reinsurance protection with this Hexagon IV Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance targeting expanded coverage in both occurrence and aggregate formats. | Featured Conferences & Events | 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. | Stay in touch with Artemis | | | | |
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