Catch up on our top stories of the last week
Best of Artemis, week ending March 8th 2026 | | | - $100bn insured loss event required to derail reinsurance and ILS market: Jefferies on AIFA
Industry executives at the AIFA conference said they believe it would take a single $100 billion insured loss event to derail the insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond, and reinsurance markets. - Olympus sponsoring first catastrophe bond, $100m Abacab Re Ltd. Florida wind issuance
Olympus Insurance Company has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, seeking to sponsor a $100 million Abacab Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) transaction. - Broadening the investable ILS universe through proprietary catastrophe modelling: Swiss Re
Reinsurer Swiss Re's proprietary catastrophe models allow the firm to analyse a wider range of risks, which according to executives expands the "investable universe" in ILS while maintaining a well-understood risk-return profile. - Casualty sidecars surge in Bermuda as investors pivot to longer-duration yields: Fitch
The reinsurance sidecar market witnessed rapid growth throughout 2025, with casualty sidecar activity showing how investors have a growing interest in longer-duration casualty risk exposure that offers high yields and diversification from property catastrophe risk, says Fitch Ratings. - Florida Citizens plans to call $1.1bn of cat bonds. Expects to save on a partial replacement
Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is planning to call its $1.1 billion of Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2024-1) catastrophe bonds in advance of its renewal, to enable it to take advantage of current market conditions and may sponsor issuance of around $600 million of new cat bonds this year to make a saving on its risk transfer costs. - Chubb cedes more premium to ABR Re in 2025 as overall earnings benefit grows
Chubb has reported that it ceded more risk in premium terms to its third-party capitalised total-return reinsurance joint-venture ABR Re in 2025, while the reinsurance commission benefits earned from the entity continued to increase. - Reinsurance capital build-up means Berkshire Hathaway expects to write less premium: Abel
Berkshire Hathaway anticipates underwriting less in reinsurance premiums while the market cycle remains in a more competitive phase, according to CEO Gregory Abel in his first letter to shareholders, while the company pulled back on property writings given the headwinds faced. - Beazley CEO on cyber ILS: Next step is securitisation, transformation, ILS fund launch in 2026
Adrian Cox, the CEO of Beazley stated that, when it comes to cyber insurance-linked securities the firm's next step is to transition into securitisation and transformation of risks, with its dedicated cyber ILS fund planned for later this year. - Gallatin Point sets up strategic partnership with Capital Constellation
Gallatin Point Capital LLC a private investment firm that focuses on structured investments in financial institutions including re/insurance, services, and related assets, has formed a strategic partnership with Capital Constellation, an investment platform managed by Wafra Inc. - Munich Re names Leonie Schubert as new Global Head of Capital Partners
Munich Re announced that Leonie Schubert has stepped into the role of Global Head of Capital Partners from March 1st, which sees her leading the division of the company where capital market solutions and investor partnerships are managed. | Featured Conferences & Events | Artemis London 2026 - September 1st Our annual catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities conference in London, UK returns on September 1st 2026.
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