American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal) has successfully renewed its core catastrophe reinsurance program for 2026/27, with first event limit now extending to $1.68 billion, as the company secured 14.4% more in coverage for $1.918 billion of occurrence-based limit in the aggregate.
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NJM Insurance has returned to the catastrophe bond market to sponsor its third transaction, initially seeking $150 million or more in northeast US named storm reinsurance from the capital markets with this Lower Ferry Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) issuance, Artemis has learned.
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The Government of Jamaica has raised the target size for its third catastrophe bond, now aiming to secure $200 million of parametric named storm and hurricane insurance protection from the World Bank facilitated IBRD CAR Jamaica 2026 issuance, market sources have told Artemis.
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Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has successfully secured the upsized target of $350 million of reinsurance from its new Aquila Re I Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond sponsorship, Artemis has learned.
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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) has now successfully priced its new Alamo Re Ltd. (Series 2026-1) catastrophe bond sponsorship, securing the upper-end target for $750 million of capital markets backed reinsurance limit from this issuance, Artemis can report.
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Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending May 17th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish.
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Acceptance of insurance-linked securities (ILS) is now widespread in the reinsurance market, and as the asset class consistently proves itself as a stable partner and investor demand remains high amid attractive risk premium, Integral’s quantitative and transparent approach continues to gain traction.
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The City National Rochdale Select Strategies Fund delivered a net return of 11.27% for the year ended January 31st 2026 and its investment adviser said demand for industry-loss warranty (ILW) protection has been elevated, leading it to expect promising opportunities for 2026 portfolio construction.
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Catastrophe bond issuances that have been fully settled in the market now amount to more than $10.4 billion, while the pipeline for new cat bond deals remains robust and Artemis Deal Directory data already forecasts around $14.35 billion of settled issuance by early June.
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Mt. Logan Capital Management, Ltd. (MLCM), the Everest Group owned and operated third-party capital management platform, has hired experienced actuary and analytical expert Yulia Bruskova as its new Chief Analytics Officer.
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After helping Schroders Capital and global reinsurer Hannover Re launch their pilot tokenisation project in 2024, i.AM Innovation Lab has used the lessons it learned to help both companies’ integration of a tokenised capability into its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment platform, which in time will help open the door to broader investor access.
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According to broker Aon, underwriting discipline remains intact despite the softening global re/insurance property market, as firms continue to prioritise risk selection and technical pricing, driven by heightened concerns regarding climate-driven natural catastrophes, secondary perils, and evolving geopolitical risks.
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Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd., a Bermuda based specialty insurance and reinsurance company, has reported higher third-party capital fee income generated by activities under its Ada Capital Management unit in the first-quarter of 2026, while the income may continued to rise this year thanks to the recent casualty sidecar launch from the firm.
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After assisting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the issuance of its first catastrophe bond offerings, Michael Roth of Munich Re has highlighted how the transactions are an important proof of the reinsurer’s Capital Partners Public Sector objectives.
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