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- As importance of portfolio construction rises, reinsurance put in focus by KKR
Reinsurance as an asset class now deserves a place among KKR’s latest Capital Market Assumptions (CMAs), with the investment giant explaining that portfolio construction and private market assets are rising in importance.
- Global and US property cat rates down 16%, APAC 19% after July renewals in 2026: Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter has updated its Global Property Catastrophe Rate-On-Line Index, and the latest data shows that average risk-adjusted decreases have deepened since January 1st, with property catastrophe reinsurance rate on-line (ROL) now down globally by around 16% in 2026, the steepest fall of any year since the late 1990’s.
- Fermat sets up US cat bond fund structure to support taxable investor access to asset class
Fermat Capital Management has set up and launched a United States domiciled cat bond fund structure to support access to the asset class for US taxable investors and those that cannot invest offshore.
- Cat bond market shows high bars are set to be broken, as records fall again in H1 2026: Report
Catastrophe bond market momentum accelerated through the second-quarter of 2026 and has broken many records, our brand new quarterly report explains.
- Life insurance capital management shifts towards tradable sidecars and secondary liquidity: McKinsey
While long-duration institutional capital remains the foundation, McKinsey & Company reports that leading platforms are now diversifying funding and exploring greater liquidity through mechanisms such as tradable sidecar interests.
- Casualty sidecar valuation requires assessing macro sensitivities alongside models: Kroll
According to Kroll, for investors, the transition towards casualty and multi-line exposures in sidecars transforms the valuation process into a critical exercise in translating complex, macro-sensitive actuarial assumptions into clear market pricing.
- Stone Ridge mutual cat bond and ILS fund assets hit all-time high at approx $7bn
Stone Ridge Asset Management has grown AUM across its mutual catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and reinsurance fund strategies by more than 8% in the last quarter of record, with additional AUM growth in the following weeks taking them to around $7 billion, a new all-time high.
- Hannover Re returns for more North American retro with $125m 3264 Re 2026-1 cat bond
Hannover Re is back in the catastrophe bond market and looking to secure additional North American peak peril retrocessional reinsurance, with a $125 million initial target for a new 3264 Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance.
- Swiss Re sets top Matterhorn Re 2026-3 retro cat bond target of $345m as pricing falls twice
Swiss Re is now aiming to secure as much as an upsized $345 million of broad North American peak peril retrocessional protection through its new Matterhorn Re Ltd. (Series 2026-3) catastrophe bond offering, while the price guidance for the notes has now been lowered twice.
- Property reinsurance softening accelerates at mid-year amid capital growth, ILS expansion: Guy Carpenter
Guy Carpenter reported that a combination of abundant capacity and a growing appetite from reinsurers has kept the competitive pricing environment intact at the mid-year renewals, while market conditions are encouraging buyers to explore alternative options such as parametric solutions and sidecars.
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