Alternative Capital
The emergence of a $30bn global marketplace for insurance-linked securities has served as evidence of the increasingly prominent role third-party capital now plays in risk transfer. Over the medium to long-term this sector is expected to continue its growth as investors take advantage of the low correlation insurance has with other asset classes. This section brings together Insurance Day’s coverage of alternative capital and the way it is helping reshape global insurance markets.
ILS market can expect healthy 2026 after last year’s boom
Record issuance of 2025 may not be repeated this year, experts say
Cat bonds provide ‘compelling opportunity’ for severe convective storm protection
Acrisure Re says catastrophe bonds can complement traditional reinsurance protection for severe convective storm peril
Munich Re names Schubert head of alternative risk unit
Schubert will work with departing chief August Pröbstl until his retirement in June
Bermuda regulator consults on new parametric insurer class
BMA business plan focuses on group supervision, climate risk and investments
QBE Re completes first casualty sidecar
George Street Re transaction provides more than $550m in fully collateralised quota-share reinsurance
Farmers closes $400m catastrophe bond
Multi-year bond provides collateralised protection against US named storms, earthquakes, severe weather and fire
Abu Dhabi consults on solvency and ‘synthetic sidecar’ rules
Regulator seeks to encourage local alternative capital markets while aligning with international frameworks
Beazley completes $300m cyber catastrophe bond
Specialty carrier sponsors seventh and largest cyber catastrophe bond with innovative sub-layer structure
Mapfre Re adds to retro protection with €125m catastrophe bond
Carrier returns to catastrophe bond market with upsized deal to protect European portfolio
Beazley plans cyber ILS fund launch
Carrier plans joint venture with existing ILS provider as part of Bermuda build-out
Moody’s publishes new system for rating ILS
New framework uses exceedance probability curves to assess insurance-linked securities
Scor ILS hits $5bn AUM threshold
Scor entered ILS market in 2011 and now has three funds
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