Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week.
This week we saw the first private cat bonds of 2026, as Hannover Re's structure Kaith Re issued $75m of Seaside Re notes.
Already in the market, the latest Veraison Re quake cat bond for GeoVera's insurers saw its pricing reduced.
ILS investment manager Integral ILS priced its debut Windrose Re cat bond to provide an upsized $275m of retrocession.
TD Insurance's CEO commented on the successful issuance of the firm's second MMIFS Re cat bond.
We also reported on the 2025 total return of Aon's cat bond index, at 11.6%.
Investment manager Twelve Securis cautioned that winter storm Fern could contribute to the gradual erosion of aggregate limits in certain catastrophe bonds.
The full-year returns of the ILS Advisers Index showed cat bond funds averaging 10.1% and private ILS funds averaging 12.47%.
In other stories this week, Leadenhall Capital Partners grew its assets under management (AUM) to $5.72 billion by the end of 2025.
Registration of new collateralized insurer class of companies in Bermuda soared to its highest level ever in 2025.
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions moderated its stance on catastrophe bonds from 'strongly overweight' to 'overweight'.
Stephan Ruoff from Schroders Capital said that the private ILS market continues to remain attractive both in absolute terms and in comparison to the cat bond market.
Dean Klisura, CEO of Guy Carpenter, said that securitization and third-party capital are going to be critical to meet the risk capital needs of the data centre opportunity.
At Hannover Re Capital Partners (HCP) in Bermuda, P&C leader Michael Eberhardt takes on the CEO position while Head of ILS Patrick Horstmann is a Director of the new unit.
2026 is expected to be among the more profitable years in reinsurance, as still higher attachment points and improved portfolio quality will support returns, according to Euler ILS Partners.
David Flandro of Howden Re expects alternative, or third-party capital's important role in the catastrophe space, and increasingly in casualty / specialty lines, to continue.
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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