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

This episode features the first panel session of the day at our Artemis London 2024 conference, which was held on September 3rd. It was our third in-person conference in London focused on catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities (ILS), alternative capital and reinsurance-linked investment trends. The first panel of the day was titled "Efficiently accessing returns in the Lloyd's & London market." Participants discussed the various ways that investors and allocators can access insurance and reinsurance-linked returns from the Lloyd's and London insurance marketplace. Moderating the session was: Des Potter, Special Advisor, Lloyd's. Joining him as panellists were: John Francis, Head of Research, Hampden Insurance Partners; Kate Tongue, Executive Director, Argenta Private Capital Ltd.; John Cavanagh, Chairman, Beat Capital Partners; and Bill Cooper, Managing Director, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory. As well as discussing more traditional routes to support Lloyd's syndicates with capital and access returns from insurance and reinsurance underwriting in the Lloyd's and London marketplace, the panel also discussed new initiatives such as the London Bridge structures and ILS style mechanisms to access risk-linked returns more directly. Listen to the full podcast episode to learn more about allocating capital efficiently into the Lloyd's and London markets, to derive insurance-linked returns.

This is a recording of our "Capital markets structures for originators (sidecars for MGA's)" live webinar that was held on November 21st 2024 and featured insurance-linked security (ILS) and reinsurance industry experts that joined us to discuss the developing trend for risk originators using ILS structures to source capital markets risk and partner capacity. The use of alternative sources of risk and reinsurance capital by the originators of insurance risk, such as managing general agents (MGAs), is a notable trend and one we anticipate expanding over time. There have been numerous attempts to achieve this in the past, effectively bringing the capacity of ILS funds and institutional investors closer to the sources of risk. Some of these have faced challenges, in terms of controlling attritional losses to find the right balance between risk and return.  But now, the market has started to make innovative use of ILS structures such as sidecars, to provide aligned mechanisms through which investors can participate in the underwriting performance of MGAs, while those MGAs can benefit from access to an efficient, alternative capital source. This Artemis Live webinar was moderated by Steve Evans and featured participants: Scott Cobon, Managing Director of Insurance Management Services at Artex Capital Solutions; Raoul Lobo, Vice President at Stone Point Capital; Brad Adderley, Managing Director and the Bermuda Managing Partner at Appleby; and Ethan Allen, Executive Vice President, Chief Risk Officer at MS Transverse Insurance Group. Speakers explored what potential sponsors of these structures need to be aware of and preparing for, as well as the opportunity for investors to partner with risk originators using sophisticated ILS and capital market structures. Listen to the full podcast episode to gain insights from industry experts and hear discussion on this developing area of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance capital market.

This is a recording of our ILS Market Outlook 2025 live webinar that was held on October 31st 2024 and featured insurance-linked security (ILS) industry experts that joined us to discuss the state of the catastrophe bond and ILS market and provide their outlook for the next year. Speakers discussed the current state of play in cat bonds and ILS, as well as their expectations for how the market will develop in 2025. With reinsurance and risk transfer use-cases for cat bonds and broader ILS strategies expanding and investor interest in the asset class rising, this Artemis Live Webinar was a timely discussion. Attendees heard about catastrophe bond trends and expectations for issuance, the continued use of collateralized reinsurance structures to deploy investor capital to insurance-linked opportunities, as well as a discussion about where opportunities lie for both sponsors and investors in 2025. This Artemis Live ILS Market Outlook 2025 webinar was moderated by Steve Evans and featured participants: John DeCaro, Founding Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager, Elementum Advisors; Mike Ramsey, Senior Vice President and Client Development Officer, Wilmington Trust; Kathleen Faries, CEO, Artex Capital Solutions; and Marc Stern, Director, Business Development, Nephila Advisors. Listen to the fill podcast episode for industry expert insights and discussion on expectations for catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) in 2025.

This episode features the fourth and final panel session of the day at Artemis' ILS Asia 2024 conference, which was held in Singapore on July 11th. It was our sixth in-person conference in Singapore focused on catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and alternative reinsurance capital trends. The final panel session of the day featured a discussion titled "Asia Pacific ILS market a decade from now." Moderating the panel session was: Steve Evans, Editor, Artemis. Joining him were: Michael Bennett, Head of Derivatives & Structured Finance, World Bank Treasury; Cheryl Tan, Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP; Simon Cloney, CEO, Steadfast Re; and Tim Yip, Executive Director & Portfolio Manager, ILS Advisers.. The panel discussed broad trends in catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), asking what it will take to increase activity across Asia Pacific. They also explored what has held cat bonds and ILS back in the region, while touching on regulatory issues, the appetite of sponsors and investors, as well as innovation that could help to spur on more issuance across Asia Pacific.. Listen to this full podcast episode for more insights into catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) in Asia Pacific.