Catch up on our top stories of the last week
Best of Artemis, week ending April 12th 2026
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- Zenkyoren launches reinsurer in Guernsey to diversify risks, with cat bond investments in scope
Zenkyoren has established a reinsurance company in Guernsey with a strategic goal to underwrite international risks to diversify its exposure, with investments into catastrophe bonds also in scope for the structure.
- More details on the Kyrgyz Republic & Tajikistan catastrophe bonds from the ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has its first catastrophe bond offerings in the market, with two $75 million issuances that each target parametric earthquake and extreme precipitation disaster risk financing from the capital markets for the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan.
- CSU forecasts “somewhat below-normal” 2026 Atlantic hurricane season
The Colorado State University (CSU) tropical meteorology team has issued its first forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, calling for “somewhat below-normal” levels of activity, citing the potential for a robust El Niño and associated increases in vertical wind shear as key factors.
- SI Re hires Simon Parten from Schroders Capital as ILS Portfolio Manager
Signal Iduna Reinsurance Ltd. (SI Re), the Swiss based reinsurer that also invests in insurance-linked securities (ILS) for their diversification and return effects, has hired Simon Parten from Schroders Capital as ILS Portfolio Manager, who will join the company on June 1st, 2026.
- UCITS catastrophe bond funds surpassed milestone $20bn in AUM in Q1 2026
Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format continued to expand their combined assets under management (AUM) through the first-quarter, surpassing the milestone $20 billion in February before declining slightly to just under $19.8 billion by the end of March 2026.
- Howden launches German HCMA unit to meet rising European ILS demand
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA) has launched a German entity in response to growing demand from European insurers and reinsurers for capital markets solutions and strategic transactions.
- Florida Retirement System Pension grows ILS allocation to 1% of fund, around $2.23bn
The Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, which is administered by the Florida State Board of Administration, saw its allocation to insurance-linked securities funds and reinsurance strategies rising to make up 1% of total pension fund assets by the end of 2025, which equated to around $2.23 billion invested.
- Franklin Templeton: No evidence of weakening fundamentals in cat bonds, stays overweight
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions has maintained its overweight conviction on the catastrophe bond asset class, with the firm citing that while yields and spreads have compressed compared to last year, the market remains healthy, with no evidence of weakening fundamentals.
- Pioneer CAT Bond Fund nears $2bn AUM milestone, dedicated ILS fund assets over $5.2bn
The Victory Pioneer CAT Bond Fund is approaching a new milestone of $2 billion in assets under management, while the combined AUM of the dedicated mutual and institutional insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds managed by the Pioneer Investments team is now over $5.2 billion.
- Kin secures $335m of reinsurance making Hestia Re 2026-1 its largest cat bond yet
Kin Insurance has now successfully priced its new Hestia Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond issuance, which has secured the company its largest amount of cat bond limit yet at $335 million of fully-collateralized named storm reinsurance.
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