Our news and analysis from the last week
Artemis Newsletter - April 8th 2026
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- Zurich lifts Turicum Re 2026-1 cat bond target up to $150m, at lower pricing
- Florida Retirement System Pension grows ILS allocation to 1% of fund, around $2.23bn
- Pioneer CAT Bond Fund nears $2bn AUM milestone, dedicated ILS fund assets over $5.2bn
- More details on the Kyrgyz Republic & Tajikistan catastrophe bonds from the ADB
- SI Re hires Simon Parten from Schroders Capital as ILS Portfolio Manager
- UCITS cat bond funds average 0.35% in March. YTD return now 1.35%: Plenum Index
- Kin secures $335m of reinsurance making Hestia Re 2026-1 its largest cat bond yet
- Court of Appeals weighs in on Vesttoo LOC reinsurance broker responsibilities
- Zenkyoren launches reinsurer in Guernsey to diversify risks, with cat bond investments in scope
- ADB issuing its first parametric catastrophe bonds, for Kyrgyz Republic & Tajikistan
- Cat bond, ILS, third-party capital activity to remain robust through 2026: Pennay, Aon Securities
- Montauk Point hires Dr. Gero Michel to lead its Risk and Analytics platform
- US property cat rates down 14% in 2026 after April renewal, biggest drop since 2014: Guy Carpenter
- Alternative capital reinforces market trends. Non-life ILS assets hit $135bn: Wakefield, Gallagher Re
- Hudson Structured (HSCM) names Opoku as Partner amid a series of promotions
- Reinsurance sidecar market grew more than $5bn in 2025, non-cat a key driver: Aon Securities
- RenRe Capital Partners promotes Beach to VP, Business Development & Investor Relations
- Cat bond market yield up slightly in March, year-on-year coupon decline slims to 13%: Plenum
- Catastrophe bond momentum persists in Q1 2026 with $6.7bn of risk capital issued: Report
- Cat bonds not as soft as a quarter ago, but falling prices erode some returns: Lane Financial
- Japan an opportunity for non-cat sidecar market expansion: Dubinsky, Gallagher Securities
- Zenkyoren secures $100m Nakama Re 2026-1 Japan quake cat bond at mid-guidance pricing
- Reinsurance demand up ~10% at April 1st renewals, significant rate reductions seen: Aon
- Alternative / ILS reinsurance capital grew 18% to $136bn in 2025: Aon
- Property cat rates down as much as 17.5% in Japan, 25% in RoW at April renewals: Gallagher Re
- USAA seeks $600m Res Re 2026-1 cat bond. Could be its largest ever & first Florida tranche
- CatIQ lowers Ontario and Quebec ice storm loss estimate to C$466m
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