Here's our latest Friday wrap-up of key news from the week.
The catastrophe bond market is firing on all cylinders, with new transactions added to the pipeline this week.
Insurer VKB is back to sponsor a currently €175m King Max Re II 2026-1 German multi-peril transaction.
VIG Re is the latest first-time sponsor, targeting €50m of retro through a Charles Bridge Re 2026 DAC issuance.
The CEA is targeting a $600m Ursa Re California quake cat bond.
The Hartford has also returned, seeking $280m of wind and quake reinsurance with its latest Foundation Re cat bond.
In addition, SafePoint has more than doubled the target for its new cat bond to $600m, while Hamilton is aiming to upsize its new cat bond offering to $300m and Hannover Re's latest Acorn Re cat bond priced at an upsized $450m.
This week, we released a lengthy video interview with John Seo of Fermat Capital Management, a fantastic and insightful watch or listen for the weekend.
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In other stories this week, Hannover Re has continued to grow its collateralised fronting business in 2026, while we learned more about two new ILS funds being established under its Capital Partners unit.
Jarad Madea, CEO of Howden Capital Markets & Advisory, told us in an interview that sidecars and data centres are seen as key opportunities.
RenaissanceRe raised $150m for a new cat bond strategy in the third-quarter, while its CEO said that the evolution of the insurance-linked securities capital landscape is an opportunity.
Nephila Capital's higher ILS revenues for parent Markel are seen as another step forward in a multi-year effort at the ILS manager.
ILS Advisers reported that ILS funds delivered another strong month of returns in September 2026 with their upward momentum continuing.
The GAM Swiss Re Cat Bond investment fund strategy will now be available to investors in New Zealand in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format.
While terms for catastrophe bonds may loosen next year, Quentin Perrot of Marsh Securities said this week he does not foresee discipline in the asset class breaking.
Aon’s CEO Greg Case said that the scale of emerging client needs means the broker has to look beyond the traditional insurance and reinsurance market for capital.
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.
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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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