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  • 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
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Cat bond issuance rises 40% to surpass $23bn in record-setting 2025
    Cat bond market growth has exceeded broker-dealers' 2025 forecasts by some distance.
    Jai Singh, 22 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
  • 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
  • Capital raising
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    Review of the year 2025: ILS moves up another gear
    The industry has continued to build and innovate through a third strong year of performance.
    Liz Bury, 15 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
  • 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
  • ILS managers
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    Diversifying risk and fronting among key Lloyd’s benefits for ILS players
    There are various routes for ILS managers wanting to access the diversity of Lloyd’s underwriting.
    Jai Singh, 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
  • Cyber
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    Beazley sees ‘substantial opportunity’ in cyber cat ILS: CEO Cox
    The firm anticipates potential growth in cyber cat ILS similar to property cat ILS post-2005.
    Jai Singh, 25 November 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    CSSF says eligibility restrictions will 'jeopardise' UCITS brand globally
    Assets under management in UCITS cat bond funds stood at $17.8bn as of 7 November, according to data from Plenum Investments.
    Liz Bury, 24 November 2025
  • Cat Bond Weekly
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    Fresh cat bond limit of $721mn enters market in third week of November
    The cat bond market is on course for $56bn of notional outstanding by the end of this year.
    Liz Bury, 24 November 2025
  • Sidecars
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    Sidecar returns for 2025 below prior years but still highly attractive
    The outcome of Eaton Fire subrogation is an uncertainty for some vehicles.
    Liz Bury, 24 November 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Schroders launches two cat bond funds with Thai investment manager KTAM
    The two funds feed into the $892.5mn Schroder IF Flexible Cat Bond Fund.
    Jai Singh, 24 November 2025
  • M&A
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    Leadenhall parent MS&AD acquires 18% of $470bn asset manager Barings
    Japanese firm MS&AD acquired 80% of ILS manager Leadenhall Capital Partners in 2019 from another affiliate.
    Liz Bury, 18 November 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Mapfre Re targets $125mn with second Recoletos Re cat bond issuance
    The deal provides protection in Europe, after Mapfre Re’s debut bond last year covered US perils.
    Jai Singh, 18 November 2025
  • 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
  • Re/insurers
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    Munich Re expects mid-triple-digit-million-euro loss from Melissa
    The shuttering of Munich Re Ventures reflected a focus on the reinsurer’s “core offering”.
    Samuel Casey, 11 November 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Beazley targets $200mn cyber limit with fourth 144A PoleStar Re deal
    The sponsor has $140mn of cyber cat bond protection maturing in December.
    Jai Singh, 11 November 2025
  • Re/insurers
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    Munich Re Q3 P&C result more than triples to EUR1.19bn
    The carrier attributed the results to a significant fall in major-loss expenditure.
    Abbie Day, 11 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Hannover Re ceded EUR714mn in large losses in first nine months
    The largest net individual loss was January’s California wildfires at EUR615mn.
    Jai Singh, 10 November 2025
  • ILS managers
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    Will the carrier M&A cycle lead buyers to the ILS market?
    As the P&C market shifts, carriers are looking for growth from acquisitions.
    Fiona Robertson, 10 November 2025
  • ILS managers
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    Scor Investment Partners surpasses $5bn in ILS AuM
    The reinsurer-linked manager now offers three ILS funds encompassing private ILS and cat bonds.
    Jai Singh, 06 November 2025
  • Bermuda
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    Hiscox Re & ILS AuM falls to $1.3bn as of 30 September
    The firm said this was due to planned returns of capital to ongoing investors.
    Jai Singh, 06 November 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Cat bond market yield hit 8.81% in October: Plenum
    Total yield is down from 11.18% in the last week of October 2024.
    Jai Singh, 03 November 2025
  • ILS managers
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    Fundraising outlook: New ILS investors still favouring cat bonds
    Some experienced investors are pivoting out of cat bonds and into the top layers of private ILS deals.
    Jai Singh, 03 November 2025
  • Re/insurers
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    Scor reports EUR313mn operating result for Q3
    The French reinsurer improved its P&C combined ratio by 7.4 points to 80.9%.
    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
  • Reinsurance
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    KKR and Quadrantis take minority stakes in Peak Re
    Majority shareholder Fosun will continue to hold the remaining 86.7% of shares.
    Abbie Day, 21 October 2025
  • Renewals
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    GC calls for ‘proper sharing of fortunes’ between cedants and reinsurers
    EMEA CEO Laurent Rousseau said reinsurance must retain its relevance to investors.
    Rachel Dalton, 20 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Q3 insured losses 72% below 21st century average at $12bn: Aon
    Nine-month insured losses still exceeded $100bn due to California wildfires.
    Rachel Dalton, 16 October 2025
  • Renewals
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    Munich Re emphasises partnership approach in softening market
    The reinsurer stressed it “did not shy” from cat business in 2023.
    Rachel Dalton, 16 October 2025
  • Talent
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    Multi-strat manager Qube hires Ery from SI Re to join ILS team
    The hire is the hedge fund manager’s third ILS appointment in the past year.
    Liz Bury, 14 October 2025
  • Sidecars
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    Hannover Re in process of forming property cat sidecar
    A cat-focused vehicle is “the missing piece” of Hannover Re’s ILS offerings, said Silke Sehm.
    Jai Singh, 10 October 2025
  • Talent
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    Twelve Securis’s Ye joins Arini Capital Management
    The alternative asset manager was founded in 2021 with offices in London, New York and Abu Dhabi.
    Jai Singh, 07 October 2025
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