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  • ILS managers
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    Stone Ridge’s Interval fund returned 33% in fiscal year to October
    The ILS AuM in its flagship cat funds rose 13% over the half year to $6bn as of 31 October.
    Liz Bury, 02 January 2026
  • Reinsurance
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    Cat bonds pressuring retro market: Gallagher Re’s Wakefield
    There have been few retro exits despite softening amid cat bond competition.
    Rebecca Perkins, 02 January 2026
  • Renewals
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    ‘Significant’ 1.1 rate reductions amid slower demand: Gallagher Re
    Non-loss impacted major property program rates were down by up to 20% at the renewal period.
    Jai Singh, 02 January 2026
  • ILWs
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    Howden predicts ILW growth to normalise in 2026 as rates fall 10%-20%
    The ILW segment shrank in 2025 to around $6bn, the broker estimated.
    Jai Singh, 02 January 2026
  • Sidecars
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    Guy Carpenter expects new sponsors to tap into sidecar market in 2026
    Potential sidecar investors include alternative asset managers and ILS firms.
    Jai Singh, 31 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Cat bond issuance reaches $23.3bn for 2025
    Q2 was the largest quarter for issuance, with $9.6bn of limit placed.
    Jai Singh, 30 December 2025
  • Sidecars
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    Longtail Re to hit $6bn in AuM by year end
    The casualty-focused retro vehicle has produced an annualised RoE of 20% since 2020.
    Jai Singh, 30 December 2025
  • Property treaty
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    Reinsurance buyers got ‘healthy’ double-digit rate reductions at 1.1: Aon
    The influx of capital, combined with a quiet wind season, led to favorable conditions for cedants during 1.1 renewals.
    Adam Kovac, 29 December 2025
  • Reinsurance
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    GC puts global cat rate drop at 12% for 1.1
    Cedants pursued property renewals “aggressively” amid excess reinsurer capacity.
    Fiona Robertson, 29 December 2025
  • ILS managers
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    Swiss Re names Weissman CEO at ILS platform, Guatteri to focus on CIO role
    The transition reflects ongoing growth at Swiss Re’s ILS platform, the firm said.
    Liz Bury, 24 December 2025
  • Cyber
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    Chubb raises $150mn cyber bond agg limit after testing investor appetite
    The placement showed investor preference for slightly riskier aggregate deal.
    Liz Bury, 23 December 2025
  • Capital raising
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    Plenum’s Dynamic Cat Bond Fund expands to $500mn from $200mn a year ago
    The fund limits positions in aggregate structures exposed to secondary perils.
    Liz Bury, 23 December 2025
  • London market
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    Al Wathba first UAE insurer to access Lloyd’s via London Bridge Two PCC
    The company said the move was a key part of its risk-diversification strategy.
    Samuel Casey, 22 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Farmers closes $400mn cat bond with drop-down providing treaty alignment
    This was the second issuance completed by Farmers via its Bermuda reinsurance vehicle Topanga Re.
    Abbie Day, 19 December 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    AIG and Amwins to form special purpose vehicle Syndicate 2479
    The SPV will underwrite a “broad and highly diversified” portion of Amwins’ ~$6bn delegated authority premiums.
    Thorsten Schier, 19 December 2025
  • Capital raising
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    Scor renews EUR300mn contingent capital facility with JP Morgan
    The facility provides solvency support via a fresh equity injection under various scenarios.
    Liz Bury, 18 December 2025
  • M&A
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    Howard Hughes to buy Vantage for $2.1bn
    The Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman vehicle will sell for 1.5x book value.
    Rachel Dalton, 18 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Azimut UCITS targeting $200mn-$250mn of assets by end of next year
    The Italian asset manager also plans to relaunch its multi-strategy ILS fund.
    Liz Bury, 17 December 2025
  • Renewals
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    Florida Citizens' chair Beruff urges carrier to ‘go naked’ on reinsurance
    The finance committee discussed shifting market dynamics as tort reform takes effect.
    Liz Bury, 17 December 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    2025 insured cat loss load to hit $107bn: Swiss Re
    Los Angeles wildfires and SCS pushed US losses to $89bn.
    Rachel Dalton, 16 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Beazley closes $300mn 144A cyber cat bond
    PoleStar Re Ltd 2026-1 includes three sub-layers, which run for a three-year term.
    Abbie Day, 15 December 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Perils pegs Australian east coast SCS loss at A$1.1bn
    The storm outbreak follows similar events in the area in 2020 and 2023.
    Rachel Dalton, 15 December 2025
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    Weekly Digest: Top ILS news
    Reinsurance treaties to renew at ‘double-digit decreases’ in 2026: Amwins
    Insurance Insider ILS team, 12 December 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    TSR forecasts 2026 Atlantic hurricane activity near long-term average
    The outlook flags “large uncertainties” amid possible El Niño through summer 2026.
    Ayesha Venkataraman, 12 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Fair Plan upsizes debut Golden Bear Re 200% to $750mn
    The note is paying a spread of 975bps, 11.3% below the midpoint of the initial guidance range.
    Jai Singh, 12 December 2025
  • ILS investors
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    IPERS investment board poised to approve Man AHL Cat Bond mandate
    Man AHL Cat Bond Strategy has $1bn in assets, around 2% of Man AHL Partners’ total of $54bn.
    Jai Singh, 11 December 2025
  • ILS investors
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    Total portfolio approach can alleviate denominator effect in ILS
    The TPA approach to investing was adopted by US pension fund Calpers last month.
    Jai Singh, 10 December 2025
  • InsurTech
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    Ledger Investing launches SaaS platform Korra for casualty ILS
    The offering is born out of software Ledger developed to manage its own portfolio since 2021.
    Liz Bury, 09 December 2025
  • Cyber
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    Cyber insurance market to grow 5%-10% annually over next three years
    Global insurance premiums reached an all-time high of $15.3bn by year end 2024.
    Jai Singh, 09 December 2025
  • Bermuda
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    Jireh and SRS launch operational services firm OpIngen
    The firm will support administration of casualty ILS and other data-rich transactions.
    Jai Singh, 09 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Cat bond market yield fell to 8.69% in November: Plenum
    The total yield is down 162bps from 10.31% in the last week of November 2024.
    Jai Singh, 09 December 2025
  • Digests
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    Weekly Digest: Top ILS news
    Your weekly news digest, including Europe’s first exchange-traded cat bond fund.
    Insurance Insider ILS team, 08 December 2025
  • Reinsurance
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    Allianz to launch Syndicate 1890 with Oaktree Capital on 1 January
    Oaktree will fund the syndicate and act as investment manager for its assets.
    Rebecca Perkins, 08 December 2025
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    King Ridge Capital’s ‘dance card is booked’ after EU cat bond ETF listings
    The European ETF launch has benefited from the performance of the Brookmont US cat bond ETF.
    Liz Bury, 05 December 2025
  • Property treaty
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    Swiss Re nat-cat exposure growth ‘supported’ by third-party capital
    The firm’s external AuM has grown by 175% from 2019 to $3.3bn in 2025.
    Jai Singh, 05 December 2025
  • Property treaty
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    Fidelis and Quantedge among new NFIP reinsurers in 2025
    Several Lloyd’s syndicates are also now providing cover for the federal insurer.
    Clark Mindock, 04 December 2025
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