Mexico Doubles Parametric Catastrophe Insurance to ~$575M at 2026 Renewal
Mexico doubles sovereign parametric catastrophe insurance to ~$575M at the 2026 renewal, building a $1.17B multi-layer parametric stack post-FONDEN.
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Lloyd’s Enhanced Underwriting Reaches 77% of Market GWP as Algorithmic Facilities Reshape Specialty Lines
Lloyd's enhanced underwriting covers 77% of market GWP as Ki hits $1.1bn and digital broker facilities project 50% annual growth, reshaping specialty lines
ICEYE’s €1bn+ Series F Bets on Satellite Data to Close the Global Nat-Cat Protection Gap
ICEYE closes €450M primary Series F led by General Atlantic at €10bn+ valuation, funding scale to 100 SAR satellites/year by 2028 to close nat-cat…
Moody’s: AI and Tech Investment Will Power the Next Phase of Insurance Broker Growth
Moody's Ratings named AI and tech investment as the primary driver of the next phase of insurance broker growth as $162B in sector debt…
Chilean Pension Funds Allocate $79M to Catastrophe Bonds as LATAM’s ILS Market Deepens
Chilean AFPs have allocated $79M to catastrophe bonds — the first ILS investment by LATAM pension capital — flipping Chile from sovereign protection-buyer to…
3IF Ventures Closes $12m First Round to Back Africa’s Inclusive Insurance Infrastructure Layer
3IF Ventures closes $12m first round — anchored by FSD Africa ($6m), Swiss Re Foundation ($5m) and Zep Re — to fund embedded insurance…
MS Amlin: Earthquake Cat Models Blind to the Supershear Ruptures Behind Two-Thirds of Major Losses
MS Amlin finds supershear earthquake ruptures — present in 36% of major events since 2010, driving 66% of insured losses — are absent from…
$670 Billion in US Data Centres Faces Unmodeled Storm Risk as Insurer Capacity Lags Build-Out
51% of planned US data centres—$670 billion—sit in high severe-convective-storm-risk states as hyperscalers move into Texas, Tennessee, and Ohio; S&P estimates $10B in new…
RenaissanceRe’s Third-Party Capital Hits $8.46B as $94M Q1 Fee Income Confirms the Reinsurer’s Asset-Manager Transformation
RenRe's Capital Partners platform hits $8.46B AUM at Q1 2026 — up 7% YoY despite $930M returned to investors — as $94M in fee…
CEA’s $425M Sutter Re 2026-1 Cat Bond Prices at Record-Low Spreads, Marking a Structural Shift in California Earthquake Finance
California Earthquake Authority prices $425M Sutter Re 2026-1 at record-low spreads — its 24th cat bond — as ILS capital reaches a record 36%…