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  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Swiss Re will not renew its $50mn Matterhorn Re cyber retro bond
    The reinsurer is the second sponsor opting not to renew cyber coverage in the bond market this year.
    Jai Singh, 12 November 2025
  • Specialty lines
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    Axis to retain a third of GWP generated from RAC Re sidecar: Tizzio
    CFO Vogt added that the vehicle’s impact from earned premiums should ramp up from 2026 through 2029.
    Kyoung-son Song, 31 October 2025
  • Reinsurance
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    The Fidelis Partnership launches Blackstone-backed Lloyd’s Syndicate 2126
    The syndicate is expected to write ~$300mn of business in 2026.
    Jai Singh, 31 October 2025
  • Cyber
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    Reaching full cyber bond market potential will be a phased journey
    Competition on price from traditional markets is weighing on bond market momentum.
    Liz Bury, 27 October 2025
  • Cyber
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    Axis Capital will not renew its Long Walk Re cyber cat bond
    The cedant’s current deal is due to mature at the end of January 2026.
    Jai Singh, 21 October 2025
  • North America
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    777 Partners co-founder Wander hit with federal fraud charges
    The executive is charged with defrauding investors out of nearly $500mn.
    Clark Mindock, 17 October 2025
  • M&A
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    CyberCube secures $180mn+ investment from Spectrum
    Spectrum joins investors ForgePoint, Hudson and MTech.
    Rachel Dalton, 01 October 2025
  • Bermuda
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    S&P Global issues Vantage Risk A- financial strength rating
    Vantage Group Holdings received a BBB- long-term issuer credit rating.
    Abbie Day, 16 September 2025
  • Bermuda
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    Akinova plans agg umbrella offering for bluechip insureds
    The tech firm is building a joint stock company with insurers and investors.
    Liz Bury, 11 September 2025
  • Cyber
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    Cyber analytics firm CyberCube in sale talks with Verisk
    It is understood that CyberCube has been considering a sale of the business.
    Jairo Ibarra, 05 September 2025
  • Sidecars
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    Ryan Specialty launches Flexpoint- and Sixth Street-backed sidecar, RAC Re
    Ryan Alternative Capital Re was launched in partnership with Axis Capital.
    Abbie Day, 05 September 2025
  • London market
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    Oak Re to launch second Lloyd’s syndicate writing property and specialty retro
    Syndicate 1440 was approved to assume business incepting January 2026.
    Kyoung-son Song, 03 September 2025
  • Florida
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    Q2 Floridian earnings roundup August 12: Slide, American Integrity
    American Integrity grew GWP by 30% to $287mn and Slide GWP was up 25% to $435mn in Q2.
    Insurance Insider ILS team, 13 August 2025
  • Talent
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    Atrium appoints Byrns for weather and climate entry
    The new team will be headed by Brown & Brown’s Ed Byrns.
    Abbie Day, 04 August 2025
  • Interviews
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    Cat pricing at ‘risk-adequate level’: Scor’s Léger
    Scor's CEO said the P&C market had experienced a “competitive” first half.
    Abbie Day, 31 July 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    Aon urges clients to ‘take advantage’ of market conditions
    The broker has noted that double-digit reductions are increasingly available in property.
    Rebecca Perkins, 30 July 2025
  • Talent
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    Guy Carp appoints Flynn as Global Specialties head of global clients
    Matthew Flynn joins from RenaissanceRe.
    Abbie Day, 29 July 2025
  • Brokers
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    Aon’s ILS business showed double-digit growth in Q2
    Cat bond broking growth contributed to 6% organic growth in reinsurance.
    Abbie Day, 25 July 2025
  • Regulation
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    Lloyd’s welcomes scrapping of US ‘revenge tax’
    The measure could have landed insurers with extra tax on US business.
    Rachel Dalton, 30 June 2025
  • Brokers
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    ILW broker Rothstein among Guy Carpenter departures for Willis Re
    A group of Bermuda staff also left the broker.
    Rachel Dalton, 26 June 2025
  • Brokers
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    Lockton Re appoints Baldwin to retrocession and property specialty
    David Baldwin joins from EIRS where he was a senior reinsurance consultant.
    Abbie Day, 02 June 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Acrisure Re forecasts above-average 2025 hurricane season
    Last week, TSR updated its forecast and is now predicting above-average storm activity.
    Ayesha Venkataraman, 30 May 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Tropical Storm Risk predicts four major hurricanes in updated forecast
    TSR previously predicted activity slightly below the 1995-2024 average.
    Adam Kovac, 23 May 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    NOAA predicting high chance of ‘above-normal’ hurricane season
    The agency forecasts up to five major hurricanes and 19 named storms.
    Adam Kovac, 22 May 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    ‘Innovative capital structures’ on the rise: Howden Re’s Fox
    Fox highlighted the increasing role of alternative capital and creative financial vehicles.
    Meg Green, 22 May 2025
  • Renewals
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    Mercury General targets $2bn reinsurance renewal, up by around 50%
    The targeted uplift comes after Mercury ceded nearly $1.3bn of wildfire losses to reinsurers in Q1.
    Liz Bury, 19 May 2025
  • Reinsurance
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    Oak Re makes host of hires with GC’s Morse named London MD
    The headcount at the start-up now stands at around 40.
    Rebecca Perkins, 13 May 2025
  • Cyber
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    Softer reinsurance pricing puts cyber ILS on the back burner
    Sources believe the market will grow gradually over years after its initial cluster of dealmaking.
    Jai Singh, 12 May 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Ark posts 94% Q1 CoR, $75mn LA wildfire net loss
    Ark's combined ratio included 25 points of catastrophe losses in Q1.
    Rebecca Perkins, 07 May 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    Florida judge hands Carlyle Aviation partial win in Russian jets case
    AIG, HDI Global and others have settled, while Chubb’s fight continues.
    Clark Mindock, 02 May 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Excluding wildfire risks will hinder ILS market growth: Aon’s Pennay
    Richard Pennay also addressed the dip in cyber ILS activity.
    Rebecca Perkins, 02 May 2025
  • Property treaty
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    E&S market primed for growth with support of ILS capital
    The renewal and upsizing of the Trouvaille E&S sidecar highlighted the market’s potential.
    Jai Singh, 01 May 2025
  • Regulation
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    Trump announces 90-day pause on most tariffs, with China excluded
    The announcement spurred a quick spike in stock market valuations.
    Clark Mindock, 09 April 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Palomar Specialty seeks $425mn of US quake coverage
    Torrey Pines Re is split among three tranches of notes.
    Abbie Day, 08 April 2025
  • Brokers
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    ILS capital hit a record $114bn as of 1 April: Gallagher Re
    The reinsurance broker said total reinsurance market capacity was up 5.3% year over year.
    Abbie Day, 01 April 2025
  • Cyber
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    Hannover Re renews parametric cyber cat bond at $20mn
    The deal is 45% larger than 2024’s issuance after attracting a “greater number of investors”.
    Jai Singh, 26 March 2025
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