Alternative capital reinforces market trends. Non-life ILS assets hit $135bn: Wakefield, Gallagher Re

Alternative reinsurance capital is reinforcing current reinsurance market trends as total non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets reached $135 billion at year-end 2025, a 19% increase year-on-year.Gallagher Re CEO Tom Wakefield…

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Ark’s Outrigger Re sidecar delivers $45m of income for White Mountains in 2025

White Mountains has reported that its investment into the Outrigger Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar, which supports its P&C insurance and reinsurance subsidiary Ark, delivered pre-tax income of $45 million in…

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Groupama now targets up to €120m convective storm cover from Quercus II Re cat bond

Groupama, the French mutual insurance and reinsurance company, has raised its target for fully-collateralized convective storm reinsurance protection from the capital markets from its new Quercus II Re DAC catastrophe…

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