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Catastrophe bond issuance remains on pace to exceed $10 billion in 2026, with large deals driving potential record-breaking volume.
The Actuarial Angle Accelerated cat bond issuance indicates continued alternative capital appetite despite softening reinsurance rates, creating pricing pressure on traditional treaty renewals. P&C actuaries must adjust their reinsurance cost assumptions and evaluate the trade-offs between traditional reinsurance and capital market solutions. The volume surge suggests improved risk modeling sophistication is enabling more precise catastrophe risk transfer, potentially influencing internal catastrophe loading methodologies.
Accelerated cat bond issuance indicates continued alternative capital appetite despite softening reinsurance rates, creating pricing pressure on traditional treaty renewals. P&C actuaries must adjust their reinsurance cost assumptions and evaluate the trade-offs between traditional reinsurance and capital market solutions. The volume surge suggests improved risk modeling sophistication is enabling more precise catastrophe risk transfer, potentially influencing internal catastrophe loading methodologies.