Catch up on our top stories of the last week
Best of Artemis, week ending May 17th 2026
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- Munich Re pulls back at renewals, sees competition as “still mainly on price”
Munich Re made a “deliberate reduction in premium volume” at the April reinsurance renewals, systematically opting not to renew business that did not meet expectations on price or terms and conditions, but one signal of encouragement is that the company said it sees high levels of competition in the sector as “still mainly on price.”
- Collateralized reinsurer OnRe hires Ben Fortune as CUO
OnRe, the licensed collateralized reinsurer and on-chain asset manager, has announced that it has appointed Ben Fortune as its new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO).
- Compre sees repeatable opportunity in George Street Re sidecar: CUO Bardon
Rachel Bardon, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Compre, said its recent participation in George Street Re, QBE Re’s debut casualty sidecar, represents a repeatable and well-diversified book of business, exemplifying the company’s broader strategy as it looks to pursue similar transactions in the future.
- Hiscox Capital Partners wins $1bn mandate from Australian investor TCorp: Report
Hiscox Capital Partners has won a US $1 billion mandate from giant Australian investor TCorp, which is the sovereign investment manager for the New South Wales (NSW) public sector.
- As legacy market gets closer to live, ILS exit opportunity expected to persist: IRLA Congress
The legacy and run-off market is evolving to trade much more like the live market, according to speakers at the Insurance & Reinsurance Legacy Association (IRLA) annual Congress event held in Brighton last week, while the opportunity to trade with and support ILS investor exit and liquidity needs is expected to continue, especially in casualty risks.
- Florida State Board allocates $150m to new Miravast life settlements strategy
The Florida State Board of Administration, which manages allocations to insurance-linked securities funds and reinsurance strategies on behalf of the giant Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, has made a new $150 million allocation to a life insurance settlements strategy managed by Miravast.
- Icosa to add Dell’Amore as a Portfolio Manager for growing cat bond fund
Icosa Investments AG is adding experienced insurance-linked securities and catastrophe bond investments specialist Raffaele Dell’Amore as a new Portfolio Manager for its growing Icosa Cat Bond Fund strategy.
- 27 years of Artemis, nearly $220bn of cat bonds and ILS tracked in our Deal Directory
Last week saw the 27th anniversary of the official launch of Artemis, so as usual for our celebratory official-birthday article we highlighted that since beginning to track catastrophe bond and insurance-linked security (ILS) issuance activity we’ve analysed and included nearly $220 billion of transaction volume.
- Alt capital sustainability hinges on modeling, transparency, careful product sequencing: GC’s Rousseau
As alternative capital continues to integrate further into the global reinsurance market, in order for this to be truly sustainable the sector must prioritise better modeling, greater transparency and careful sequencing of product development so that capital can be deployed where it strengthens resilience, according to Laurent Rousseau of Guy Carpenter.
- There’s definitely a major role for ILS in the legacy space, says Enstar’s Dan Sanford
As legacy and run-off reinsurance specialist, Enstar increasingly provides solutions for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, we spoke with Dan Sanford, Managing Director, M&A, at the company’s office in Bermuda, about the role of ILS in the legacy space.
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