28+ min ago  (374+ words) Artemis. bm Howden launches German HCMA unit to meet rising European ILS demand Howden Capital Markets & Advisory (HCMA), the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist unit of broking group Howden, has launched a German entity in response to growing…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (437+ words) As of January 31st 2026, the last official reporting date, the total AUM across the mutual 40s Act ILS funds stood at just slightly under $6. 3 billion, up from $5. 09 billion a year earlier. But assets growth has continued and as of March 31st we believe…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (389+ words) The next video we are publishing is from a panel session focused on the catastrophe bond market segment, titled "Cat bonds: Maintaining an equilibrium in value, for both sponsors and investors." This cat bond focused panel discussion was kindly moderated…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (346+ words) Florida Peninsula'returned to the cat bond market in March, for what will be the company's third sponsorship in the Palm Re series of deals. In a first update on this deal, we reported that the $150 million single tranche of notes…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (596+ words) Driving that has been the record levels of new catastrophe bond issuance, as our market reports demonstrate. With new cat bond issuance outpacing maturities again in the first-quarter of 2026, it's no surprise that the UCITS cat bond strategies grew further…...

23+ hour, 54+ min ago  (539+ words) As we said at the time, this is the reinsurer's largest yet as Hannover Re continues to build on the program to provide valuable retrocessional cyber risk protection. Recall that, Hannover Re previously secured $13. 75 million of retro protection from the…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago  (488+ words) Commenting on the cat bond market's growth in the opening quarter of 2026, Franklin Templeton said: "Catastrophe (cat) bond issuance has remained strong, with momentum carrying through the end of last year into the first quarter and likely extending into the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (646+ words) As the reinsurance and ILS market have softened, investors have become more willing to support riskier layers and tranches of cat bond notes, as well as certain frequency coverage structures. One of the drivers is to sustain higher levels of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (398+ words) It will become the third in the Palm Re series of cat bonds that the insurer has sponsored, having secured $150 million of Florida named storm reinsurance from its debut catastrophe bond deal, the Palm Re Ltd. (Series 2024-1)issuance. Florida Peninsulathen…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (469+ words) Last year, Hannover Re's Kaith Re Ltd. vehicle issued two LI Re private cat bond arrangements, bringing in total just under $24. 53 million of notes to market across a LI Re (Series 2025-1) issuance in July and a LI Re (Series 2025-2) in…...