Artemis Newsletter - September 9th 2026

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Web version |  Update preferences |  Forward Artemis Newsletter - September 9th 2026 Artemis News Log - As connected risks collide, industry can build conviction and confidence for capital: Fauber, Moody’s CEO - ILS market structurally healthy, but faces crucial test in cycle management: Steiger, Icosa - Peak Re plans to reignite third-party capital business, partner with investors: CUO Hough - There’s a massive amount of capital looking to enter our industry: Superczynski, Aon - No return to indiscriminate soft-market behaviour in reinsurance: Storr, Antares - Abundant reinsurance capital a “window” to diversify before conditions shift: Madea, CEO HCMA - Mt. Logan keeps focus on alignment, capital efficiency as offering expands: CEO Modin - Cedar Trace ILS bolsters its leadership. Fergus Reynolds to become CEO, adds new hire - Hannover Re sees nat cat as “technically risk-adequate”, could deploy more capacity - Cat bonds and casualty sidecars buoyant, but investors still don’t like surprises: Josefs, S&P - Swiss Re expects to remain a meaningful participant in alternative capital: Baertschi - Price adequacy is essential as ILS expands into casualty, specialty, and cyber: Artex’s Faries - Investor interest in cat bonds and ILS outpaces market issuance growth: Guatteri, Swiss Re ILS - Catastrophe bond fund UCITS Index delivers 1.24% average return in August: Plenum - ILS will return to the cyber conversation in time. AI risk a future factor: Baker, CyberCube - Hannover Re on steady ILS growth path with Capital Partners after first capital raise: Silke Sehm - Investors should not view cat bonds and private reinsurance as competing asset classes: Bruns, LGT - Howden Re launches Novark, to modernise ILS infrastructure, insurance management, securities admin - Third-party capital remains an attractive source of capital for SCOR: CEO Léger - Munich Re execs caution on casualty sidecar commutation challenge, risky asset strategies - Capital inflows, low cat losses to pressure Jan 1 rates, structural integrity the focus in ILS: Twelve Securis - Cedar Trace ILS investors may provide capital to support 2027 Lloyd’s syndicate launch - Reinsurance price softening to continue in 2027, with rising pressure on terms: S&P - Fitch bullish on ILS momentum, with only “slight” growth forecast for traditional reinsurance capital - ILS success hinges on discipline, avoiding past renewal mistakes: Albertini, Leadenhall - Staying disciplined on underwriting worth up to seven points of return on capital: PwC - Howden Re launches new unit with parametric reinsurance and capital market ILS focus - Swiss Re sees $200bn premium in data centres, renewables by 2030. Cat bonds, sidecars have a role - Use record reinsurance and third-party capital to drive growth, Aon urges insurers - Still early for casualty sidecars, but growing investor appetite pressures reinsurance pricing: Fitch - Strong ILS demand and continued growth expected at year-end and in 2027: Pennay, Aon - Brazil’s growing LRS market broadens the range of risks available to ILS capital: Pereira, Santé - Moody’s keeps stable reinsurance outlook. ILS capital influential, with room to grow - Late August western Europe SCS and hail to drive ~EUR 2.5bn insured loss: Gallagher Re - Fitch keeps deteriorating outlook on reinsurance despite sector’s very strong capital position - Traditional reinsurance capacity the key driver of price competition: Moody’s survey - Reinsurance capital grows, ILS investor base broadens = more savings to come for clients: Aon - Swiss Re names Wiget to take over leadership of Alternative Capital Partners - New capital sources and risk dynamics create significant opportunities for growth: Oak Global CEO - Howden Re urges reinsurance and retro cedents to preserve capital flexibility and optionality - Descartes and Generali renew parametric insurance partnership - Verisk launches U.S. Data Center Exposure Database - Challenger Life’s cat bond investments meet benchmark. Calix Re adds new dimension - Bermuda’s life & annuity sidecar market hits $375bn amid rising private-market strategies: Morningstar DBRS - Cat bond and ILS market well-positioned for disciplined, continued growth: Artemis London 2026 - No longer alternative, how capital sources can work together is the strategic decision: Gallagher Re - MetLife and General Atlantic sidecar Chariot Re secures $700m in third capital raise - India’s NCDEX expands parametric weather derivative offering to Chennai rainfall - Industry to experience average annual insured nat cat losses of $171bn: Verisk - Northern Re grows in-force premium since launch to more than $1 billion For continuous coverage in real-time visit Artemis. For details of the latest catastrophe bonds visit our Deal Directory (containing over 1,250 entries.) 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