Artemis Live - Insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bonds (cat bonds), reinsurance

This podcast episode features another panel discussion that was held at the Artemis ILS NYC 2026 event, our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York. This panel was focused on the expansion of the ILS asset class in terms of its product offerings, titled "Expanding the ILS perimeter: New risks, new markets,...

This episode features another of our panel discussions at Artemis ILS NYC 2026, our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York. This panel was focused on the catastrophe bond market segment and titled "Cat bonds: Maintaining an equilibrium in value, for both sponsors and investors." This cat bond focused pane...

This episode features audio from the first panel discussion of the day at Artemis ILS NYC 2026, our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York. The panel was focused on the private insurance-linked securities market segment and titled Private ILS: Achieving portfolio discipline and resilience through the cycl...

On February 6th 2026, Artemis held its tenth conference in the NYC series in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With over 450 registered attendees, it was the largest catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market conference hosted by Artemis to-date. Using the power of AI, you can now listen to a review of the conference that provides insights into the main themes of discussion during the...

Our sister publication Reinsurance News spoke with David Flandro, Managing Director, Head of Industry Analysis and Strategic Advisory at Howden Re, just weeks after the reinsurance broker released its comprehensive January 1st, 2026, renewal report.  During the interview, Flandro discussed the opportunities and risks that could emerge from what Howden Re describes as a period of re-balancing, high...

The catastrophe bond market broke numerous records in 2025, as issuance soared to new heights. Insurance and reinsurance sponsors of cat bonds came to market in their droves, lifting the number of new catastrophe bond deals tracked by Artemis.bm to a new record in 2025, cementing the instruments role as both reinsurance and investment strategy.

This podcast episode the fourth panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the modernisation and liquidity needs of the ILS market as it grows, from our fourth cat bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025. The panel, titled "Modernisation and liquidity needs of a growing ILS market", was moderated by J...

This podcast episode features the third panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the non-catastrophe opportunities in ILS, from our fourth cat bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025. The panel, titled "Broadening the non-cat ILS landscape", was moderated by Des Potter, Special Advisor, Lloyd’s (INE...

Our sister publication Reinsurance News spoke with Nikhil da Victoria Lobo, Head of P&C Reinsurance for Western & Southern Europe and Middle East & Africa at industry giant Swiss Re in the run up to the annual Baden-Baden reinsurance event about market dynamics across his regions. Swiss Re will have a key focus on stability and consistency during its negotiations with clients at the 20...

This episode features the second panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the catastrophe bond market segment, from our fourth cat bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025. The panel, titled Catastrophe bonds: Sustaining momentum as relevance grows, was moderated by Tanja Wrosch, Executive Director,...

Our sister publication Reinsurance News spoke with Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at industry giant Swiss Re in the run up to the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-vous event to discuss his view of the market and outlook to end of year renewals. Baertschi said the reinsurance industry has been operating reasonably efficiently in 2025 and has s...

This podcast episode features the first panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the private insurance-linked securities market segment, from our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025. The panel, titled Private ILS: Enhancing Flexibility, Managing Complexity, Scaling with Invest...

This was the opening keynote of the day at Artemis London 2025, our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK held on September 2nd 2025. We began the day with a keynote speech by Nylesh Shah, Head of Insurance Supervision, London Market, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) at the Bank of England. Speaking on the topic of “A vision for the...

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending September 14th 2025. Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. Thi...

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending September 14th 2025. Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. Thi...

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 31st 2025. Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. This w...

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 24th 2025. Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. This w...

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 17th 2025. Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. This w...

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 10th 2025. Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. This w...

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 3rd 2025. Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. This w...

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 27th 2025. Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories. This we...

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 20th 2025. Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top storie...

This is a recording of our "Catastrophe Bond and ILS Market Conditions at Mid-Year 2025" live webinar that was held on June 17th 2025 and featured catastrophe bond and insurance-linked security (ILS) industry experts that joined us to discuss the state of the market around the middle of the year. While our expert speakers explored the fact the ILS market has become a foundational component for man...

Listen to this podcast episode for a handy recap of our most read catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending July 13th 2025. Listen to a recap of our most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. As we continue to experiment with artificial intelligence tools, we hope this summary provides a...

By Artemis.bm 's figures, annual catastrophe bond issuance across all the types of deals we track has now shattered the previous full-year record in just over six months in 2025. At over $17.8 billion, new issues of Rule 144A catastrophe bonds and private cat bonds have broken the record set in full-year 2024. The outstanding cat bond market has grown by roughly 15% since the end of last year and...