Insurance-linked Securities

November 25, 2025

Beazley lowers full-year growth guidance

Beazley on Tuesday reduced guidance for full-year growth to flat to low single digits but issued improved combined ratio guidance...

November 7, 2025

Melissa triggers full cat bond payout for Jamaica

The World Bank said Friday that the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of $150 million under its...

October 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa expected to trigger $150M cat bond

Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica Tuesday as the strongest storm ever to strike the island, likely triggered a multi-year catastrophe...

August 28, 2025

Cat bond issuance most active in ILS market history: Aon

Catastrophe bond issuance for the 12 months ended June 30 totaled over $21.7 billion, making it the most active 12-month...

August 22, 2025

Cat bond issuance almost tops 2024 total

Catastrophe bond issuance in the first half of 2025 nearly outpaced all of 2024 as interest in the market grows...

August 22, 2025

Editorial: Insurance cycle remains in motion

Every few years — usually when insurance prices are peaking — industry executives often wonder aloud: Is the traditional insurance...

July 25, 2025

McGill names executives to Bermuda business

McGill and Partners named insurance-linked securities executive Julia Henderson as CEO of its Bermuda business....

July 25, 2025

Aon reports higher revenue, adds producers

Aon PLC reported double-digit growth in the second quarter, as its 2024 purchase of NFP Corp. boosted revenue, and an...

April 1, 2025

Reinsurance renewals show pricing reductions

April 1 reinsurance renewals showed a continuation of the market conditions at January 1 renewals with reinsurers deploying added capacity...

February 18, 2025

ILS issuance continues to boom after record in 2024

A record $17.2 billion of insurance-linked securities were issued in 2024, driven in part by a host of new sponsors...

February 4, 2025

New ILS issuance hits record level in 2024: Swiss Re

There was an estimated $17.2 billion of new issuance in the insurance-linked securities market in 2024, topping the previous record...

January 29, 2025

Reinsurance capital for 2024 revised down slightly: A.M. Best

A.M. Best & Co. Wednesday revised its 2024 estimate of traditional reinsurance capital down to $500 billion from $515 billion,...

December 5, 2024

Nat cat insured losses to top $135 billion in 2024: Swiss Re

Insured losses from natural catastrophes are forecast to exceed $135 billion in 2024, according to a report Thursday from Swiss...

December 5, 2024

Talanx issues $100M cat bond for Chile earthquake risks

The Talanx Group Thursday said it had issued an insurance-linked security, or catastrophe bond, securing $100 million of multiyear protection...

December 3, 2024

Aon names cyber reinsurance executive

Aon PLC Tuesday named Robert O’Connell as global cyber strategy and growth leader, executive managing director, within its Reinsurance Solutions...

November 1, 2024

Nonlife cat bond issuance on record pace: Fitch

This year should set a highwater mark for the issuance of nonlife catastrophe bonds, Fitch Ratings Inc. said Friday....

August 30, 2024

New issuance of cat bonds jumps 20.5% in Q2: Aon

Second-quarter new issuance of catastrophe bonds totaled $8.34 billion, 20.5% higher than the year-ago quarter, previously the largest second quarter...

August 23, 2024

Reinsurance capital predicted to grow again in 2024

Dedicated global reinsurance capital is expected to grow more than 9% by the end of 2024 to between $620 billion...

August 14, 2024