Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week.
Cat bond market activity continues to pick up and as we reported today issuance is currently set to hit the $20bn level at its fastest pace ever.
Hamilton has returned with a $250m target for its latest Easton Re cat bond.
Meanwhile, the latest Acorn Re parametric cat bond from Hannover Re is set to upsize to $450m, while its price guidance has fallen.
USAA's new Residential Re cat bond has also increased in size, while its price guidance has also been lowered.
We spoke with the founders of Fermat Capital Management about the 25th anniversary of the company and 25 cat bonds they have highlighted as notable deals from their time in the market.
This week we published the full report from our Monte Carlo RVS insurance-linked securities focused roundtable event.
We also published another video from our Artemis London 2026 conference, a session focused on achieving diversification within the cat bond and ILS asset class and what that actually means for investors.
Tickets are selling fast for ILS NYC 2027!
In other stories this week, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is actively promoting catastrophe bonds for sovereign disaster risk financing across the region.
Jamaica's parametric cat bond payout helped to pay for the restoration of vital electrical infrastructure, a government spokesperson said.
Chubb's CEO remarked on there being a lot of hungry and extremely naive capital in the industry at this time.
Patrick Horstmann of Hannover Re said that the reinsurer sees ILS capital as a sustainable addition to the global reinsurance market and a key area of growth for the company.
Korra launched Deal Analysis, an application to help market participants analyse the quantitative and qualitative aspects of casualty, non-catastrophe property, and specialty reinsurance and ILS opportunities.
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has become the first UN agency and multilateral organisation to join the CCRIF and purchase parametric insurance from it.
A survey of 105 institutional investors across the DACH-region shows that ILS allocations are rising and this is expected to continue.
Finally, if you haven't seen them, Artemis has a wealth of data and analytics on the catastrophe bond and broader ILS market. View our charts and Deal Directory.
Catch up on our video interviews with ILS market leaders here.
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We'll be back next week with more regular coverage.
We hope you have a safe & relaxing weekend.
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