Aon estimates Q1’26 global insured catastrophe losses of $20bn at least
Broking giant Aon has estimated that global insured catastrophe losses amounted to at...
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Investors show huge interest in data centre risk. Diversification story of ILS a consideration: SIFMA
During the SIFMA ILS conference in Miami yesterday a panel discussed the topic of...
Novelty premium in cyber cat bonds has reduced, but not completely ‘gone away’: AM Best
While loss multiples across recent cyber catastrophe bonds have trended lower, rating...
Zurich closes $150m cat bond covering U.S. named storms and earthquakes
Large insurer Zurich has returned to the catastrophe bond market, successfully closing a $150 million catastrophe bond covering U.S. named storms and earthquakes through the Turicum Re 2026-1...
Casualty sidecar / ILS market to expand. Alignment, maturity driving investor interest: SIFMA
The casualty insurance-linked securities and casualty reinsurance sidecar market is...
Catastrophe bond issuance hits $6.7bn in Q1’26 after record 2025: Artemis
Catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance hit $6.7 billion in the first quarter of 2026, as a Q1 record 35 transactions came to market from a host of repeat and three...
Insurers mull leveraging third-party capital to write more data centre business: GC’s Klisura
As the global data centre build-out continues to gain traction across the...
Nationwide Mutual returns with $200m target for Aquila Re I 2026-1 catastrophe bond
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company is back in the catastrophe bond market with a...
Travelers begins 2026 with $1.7bn profit surge on lower cat losses
The Travelers Companies, Inc. has reported net income of $1.711 billion for Q1 2026, up from $395 million in the same period of 2025, driven by lower catastrophe losses and higher net investment...
Aon expects market dynamics to accelerate legacy activity at Lloyd’s
Despite reduced legacy deal activity in 2024 and 2025 amid relatively benign catastrophe activity and the strong performance of the broader re/insurance market, broking group Aon expects activity to...
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