Our news and analysis from the last week
Artemis Newsletter - March 18th 2026 | | |  - Kuvare's life & annuity reinsurance "sidecar" Kindley Re raises additional $250m - Pool Re in the market with a new Baltic terrorism catastrophe bond - Guy Carpenter hires FloodFlash co-founder Ian Bartholomew as Global Head of Parametric Advisory - W. R. Berkley hits record $494m in Lifson Re sidecar ceded premiums in 2025 - Zenkyoren sponsoring $100m Nakama Re 2026-1 Japan quake cat bond - BirdsEyeView launches CERA® platform to sharpen global nat cat modeling - Tokio Marine secures $100m Kizuna Re quake cat bond at mid-guidance pricing - Basis risk a manageable, programmable feature of parametric triggers: Research - State Farm sets up another Merna Re structure in Bermuda, likely for future cat bonds - One of BAM's Fidus Re financial guarantee ILS gets ratings revised to Positive by KBRA - Industry index cat bonds outperformed market post-hurricanes Ian and Irma: Neuberger Berman - Hannover Re's securitised reinsurance and ILS collateral volumes grew in 2025 - SI Re hires Schulz as ILS Analyst. CUO Salzmann now departed - Heritage secures $250m Citrus Re 2026-1 named storm cat bond at reduced pricing - FloodSmart Re cat bonds extended further, as NFIP's Helene loss remains above attachments - Price Forbes Re hires Artex's Mike Ward as VP Capital Markets - Nascent Re issues its first listed insurance-linked securities, €10m OFS Re preferred shares - Cat bonds a compelling refuge in times of geopolitical uncertainty and volatility: ILS Advisers - Kin targets expanded hurricane reinsurance with new $300m Hestia Re 2026-1 cat bond - US severe convective storms to drive low to mid-single-digit insured losses: Gallagher Re & Aon - Jamaica plans to renew CCRIF parametric coverage in 2026, but no mention of cat bond - Heritage expects improved pricing, incremental capacity at 6/1 reinsurance renewal: CEO - Property cat softening to continue. Specialty exposure to Middle East war possible: Hannover Re's Althoff - Cat bonds offer path to better diversification under total portfolio approach: WTW - Hannover Re shared 20% of large losses with ILS investors in 2025, retro support evident as well - PERILS finalises industry loss estimate for Cyclone Alfred at almost AU $1.88bn - Fidelis enhanced aggregate protection at January renewal, saw rates down ~20%: Strickle - Plymouth Rock gets $100m Tremont Re 2026-1 cat bond priced ~16% below mid-guidance - Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan ILS allocation value rises 9% in 2025, to US $1.44bn - CEA risk transfer limit grows slightly to $7.912bn, with catastrophe bonds now 36% - CalPERS ILS investments hit $1.451bn at YE 2025, with Tangency, Integral, Swiss Re allocations - Despite lower expected return, ILS risk premium remains attractive: VP Bank For continuous coverage in real-time visit Artemis. For details of the latest catastrophe bonds visit our Deal Directory (containing over 1,000 entries.)  | Featured Conferences & Events | Artemis London 2026: September 1st Our annual catastrophe bond and ILS conference returns to London on September 1st 2026. Please save the date! | 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. The Reinsurance News website has over 200k readers every single month and it covers 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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