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Aug 27, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
Adaptation & Sustainability

Aussie corporate disclosures reveal ‘major gap’ around adaptation financing - Responsible Investor

Aussie corporate disclosures reveal ‘major gap’ around adaptation financing Responsible Investor

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Aug 27, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
Adaptation & Sustainability

Why Climate Resilience Is Worth the Investment - Food Tank

Why Climate Resilience Is Worth the Investment Food Tank

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Aug 27, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Transition to SaaS key to modernise reinsurance core systems: Sapiens

The reinsurance market has long relied on legacy spreadsheets and manual administration, often lagging behind broader digital transformation. Today, though, the merging of cloud-native Software as a Service (SaaS) and artificial intelligence (AI) is driving an essential modernisation across the sect

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Aug 27, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

HDI Global appoints Tobias Sigurdsson as Global Head of Fine Art & Specie

HDI Global, the Corporate & Specialty insurer within the HDI Group, has appointed Tobias Sigurdsson as Global Head of Fine Art & Specie, with the company aiming to further develop its international offering for high-value assets and complex risks. The appointment forms part of its wider strategy to

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Aug 27, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Pen partners with Hadron UK to back specialist thatched and personal leisure property portfolio

Pen Underwriting, a UK-based multi-class, multi-territory managing general agent (MGA), has partnered with Hadron UK Insurance Company Limited, a multinational specialty carrier, to provide underwriting capacity for Pen’s longstanding specialism in the UK thatched and personal leisure property risks

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Aug 27, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Swiss Re appoints Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointment of Ludovic Boulanger as Market Head Life & Health France. In his new role, Boulanger will be responsible for strengthening Swiss Re’s long-term partnerships with clients and contributing to the development of the Life & Health market in France,

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Aug 27, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Peak Re sees H1’26 reinsurance revenue increase 25% with net profit reaching $89.7m

Fosun International Limited has released the unaudited first half of 2026 results for Hong Kong-based global reinsurer Peak Re, reporting a 25.0% year on year increase in reinsurance revenue to USD825.7 million, and an 11.8% rise in gross written premiums to USD1,186.0 million. Net profit after tax

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Aug 27, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

AIG welcomes two new members to its Casualty DACH team

AIG, a global insurance organisation providing a broad range of commercial insurance and risk management solutions, has welcomed two new colleagues to its Casualty DACH team in Germany. Bianca Keim has joined AIG as Senior Underwriter Casualty, Southern Germany, based in the company’s Heilbronn offi

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Aug 27, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Artex Axcell Re issues $20m Grantham private catastrophe bond notes

Artex Axcell Re, the Bermuda domiciled Artex Risk Solutions operated risk transformer entity, has brought another new private catastrophe bond transaction to market, with $20 million of Artex Axcell Re – PI0055 Grantham notes successfully issued and placed. It becomes the fifth privately placed cata

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Aug 27, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Traditional reinsurance capital build-up more impactful to softening than ILS: AM Best

While the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has been growing at a strong pace, thanks in the main to record levels of catastrophe bond issuance, rating agency AM Best believes that while this contributed to reinsurance market softening, the deployment of traditional capacity is still more imp

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Aug 27, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

AmCoastal secures $25.5m Armor Re II 2026-2 cat bond cover, likely a retention buy-down

American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal Insurance) returned to the catastrophe bond market in recent weeks, Artemis can reveal, as a new $25.5 million Armor Re II Ltd. (Series 2026-2) issuance has been placed in the market, which appears likely to be a buy-down of the sponsors’ first-event rei

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Aug 27, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Brookmont cat bond ETF listing moving to Texas, as it targets lead market maker for fund

Brookmont Capital Management, LLC, is set to move the listing venue for its Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ILS) strategy to the Texas Stock Exchange as it hopes to onboard the first lead market maker to the fund within weeks. The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ticker ILS), was launched and liste

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Aug 27, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Fermat UCITS and offshore catastrophe bond funds each surpass $3bn of assets

Fermat Capital Management recently hit new milestones for two of its dedicated catastrophe bond fund strategies, taking the pair to more than $3 billion of assets under management each, while achieving those levels of assets at a particularly rapid pace, Artemis can report. As perhaps the largest ho

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Aug 27, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Reask study shows how pre-landfall parametric triggers fund pre-storm protective actions

A new study co-authored by catastrophe modelling and climate analytics specialist Reask, has demonstrated how advanced downstream forecast analytics can eliminate basis risk in parametric insurance by funding pre-landfall protective actions before a hurricane strikes. Published in the Bulletin of th

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Aug 27, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

DeepMelt-GL v1: a neural network emulator of sub-shelf melt rates for the unrepresented regions of ice-shelf cavities in ocean models

DeepMelt-GL v1: a neural network emulator of sub-shelf melt rates for the unrepresented regions of ice-shelf cavities in ocean models Helen Ockenden, Clara Burgard, Pierre Mathiot, Christoph Kittel, Achille Gellens, Cécile Agosta, and Nicolas C. Jourdain Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7979–8002, https://do

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Aug 27, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Improving simulation of Earth system variability through weakly coupled ocean data assimilation in E3SM

Improving simulation of Earth system variability through weakly coupled ocean data assimilation in E3SM Pengfei Shi, L. Ruby Leung, Zhaoxia Pu, Samson Hagos, and Karthik Balaguru Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 8003–8023, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-8003-2026, 2026 Reliable climate prediction requires ac

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Aug 27, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

The 2024 cascading glacial lake outburst flood in the Thame Valley of Everest region, Nepal: process, impacts and implications

The 2024 cascading glacial lake outburst flood in the Thame Valley of Everest region, Nepal: process, impacts and implications Nitesh Khadka, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, C. Scott Watson, Guoxiong Zheng, Tianpei Wu, Keshab Sharma, Lauren D. Rawlins, Simon Allen, Manish Raj Gouli, and Dibas Shrestha Nat. Ha

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Aug 27, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Unveiling the link between extreme precipitation events and flood disasters in China: from a 3D perspective

Unveiling the link between extreme precipitation events and flood disasters in China: from a 3D perspective Jie Wang, Sixuan Li, Xiaodan Guan, Ashok Kumar Pokharel, Yongli He, Chenyu Cao, Lulu Lian, and Lihui Zhang Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 4153–4175, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4153-2

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Aug 26, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
Adaptation & Sustainability

AD1224: Malians say climate change is making life worse, call for collective action - Afrobarometer

AD1224: Malians say climate change is making life worse, call for collective action Afrobarometer

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Aug 26, 2026 · Earth System Dynamics (ESD)
Climate Modelling

Toward robust fine-scale decadal precipitation forecasts through dynamically consistent subsampling

Toward robust fine-scale decadal precipitation forecasts through dynamically consistent subsampling Joanne Couallier, Didier Swingedouw, Charlotte Sakarovitch, Théodore Raymond, and Ramdane Alkama Earth Syst. Dynam., 17, 1177–1199, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-17-1177-2026, 2026 Reliable decadal pred

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Aug 26, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Assessing financial risk to property portfolios from physical rainfall extremes

Assessing financial risk to property portfolios from physical rainfall extremes Laura C. Dawkins, Freya K. Garry, Dan J. Bernie, Jason A. Lowe, and Theodoros Economou Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 4071–4099, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4071-2026, 2026 Extreme rainfall already creates signi

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Aug 26, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Exposure of settlements to wildfires in a transboundary wildland–urban interface region in Central Europe

Exposure of settlements to wildfires in a transboundary wildland–urban interface region in Central Europe Evripidis Avouris, Christopher Marrs, Kristina Beetz, Lucie Kudláčková, Johanna Kranz, Markéta Poděbradská, Miroslav Trnka, and Matthias Forkel Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 4013–4044, http

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Aug 26, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Brief communication: Towards defining the worst-case breach scenarios and potential flood volumes for moraine-dammed lake outbursts

Brief communication: Towards defining the worst-case breach scenarios and potential flood volumes for moraine-dammed lake outbursts Adam Emmer, Ashim Sattar, and Jan Hrebrina Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 4045–4052, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-4045-2026, 2026 Glacial lake outburst floods (

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Aug 25, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Sompo Asia Pacific appoints Winnie Chau as Senior Underwriter, Financial Lines

Sompo Asia Pacific, part of global insurance and reinsurance firm Sompo, has appointed Winnie Chau as Senior Underwriter, Financial Lines, with responsibility for Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Chau joins the role with more than 14 years of underwriting experience across Financial Lines, including Cyb

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Aug 25, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Munafò named China CEO for Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific

Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific has announced the appointment of Scott Munafò as China CEO, a Shanghai-based role, effective September 1, 2026. Since joining Allianz Trade within the Multinationals team in 2015, Munafò has spent over then years shaping commercial strategy across four distinct regions.

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Aug 25, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

General aviation insurance market to remain highly competitive in H2’26: WTW

The general aviation insurance market is expected to remain highly competitive during the second half of 2026, with strong capacity continuing to place pressure on premiums, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW), the global advisory, broking and solutions company. WTW’s Executive Director of Globa

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Aug 25, 2026 · Earth System Dynamics (ESD)
Climate Modelling

Historical Climate and Future Projection in the North Atlantic and Arctic: Insights from EC-Earth3 High-Resolution Simulations

Historical Climate and Future Projection in the North Atlantic and Arctic: Insights from EC-Earth3 High-Resolution Simulations Mehdi Pasha Karami, Torben Koenigk, Shiyu Wang, René Navarro Labastida, Tim Kruschke, Aude Carréric, Pablo Ortega, Klaus Wyser, Ramon Fuentes Franco, Agatha M. de Boer, Mari

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Aug 25, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
Adaptation & Sustainability

IUCN and UNEP offering USD7.5 million in grants for Ecosystem-based Adaptation projects - International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN and UNEP offering USD7.5 million in grants for Ecosystem-based Adaptation projects International Union for Conservation of Nature

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Aug 25, 2026 · Google News: Jupiter Intelligence
Physical Risk Service Providers

El Niño Climate Impacts Highlight Growing Demand for Jupiter Intelligence Risk Analytics - TipRanks

El Niño Climate Impacts Highlight Growing Demand for Jupiter Intelligence Risk Analytics TipRanks

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Aug 25, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Evaluation of the ALARO1-SFX (CY43T2) regional climate model over Belgium across different resolutions

Evaluation of the ALARO1-SFX (CY43T2) regional climate model over Belgium across different resolutions Wout Dewettinck, Hans Van de Vyver, Daan Degrauwe, Rafiq Hamdi, Michiel Van Ginderachter, Bert Van Schaeybroeck, Kwinten Van Weverberg, Kobe Vandelanotte, Steven Caluwaerts, and Piet Termonia Geosc

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Aug 24, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Hurricane Lala triggers The Nature Conservancy’s US coral reef insurance policy for first time

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Hawaiʻi coral reef insurance policy will pay for damage assessment and reef repairs for the first time since it purchased the US’s first such policy four years ago, following Hurricane Lala’s impacts this weekend, which brought dangerous flooding, strong winds and wide

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Aug 24, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Guy Carpenter adds Jessica Ciak to Healthcare team

Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh and a global risk and reinsurance specialist, has announced that Jessica Ciak has joined the firm’s Healthcare Segment as Senior Vice President, focusing on the US Medical Professional Liability sector. Ciak will be based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and report to Ma

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Aug 24, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

AM Best places At-Bay under review with positive implications amid Munich Re acquisition

Credit ratings agency AM Best has placed At-Bay Specialty Insurance Company (ABSIC) under review with positive implications following the recently announced acquisition of its parent company, At-Bay, Inc., by Munich Re for an enterprise value of USD 575 million. At-Bay is a US-based InsurSec provide

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Aug 24, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Best of Artemis, week ending August 23rd 2026

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending August 23rd 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we pub

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Aug 24, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Blackstone multi-strat alternatives fund makes its second direct cat bond investment

Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, the hedge fund solutions unit of Blackstone, has now made a second direct investment into a catastrophe bond through one of its flagship muti-strat alternatives funds. Back in May 2025 we reported that the Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund had made i

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Aug 24, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

UBS to marginally increase cat bond allocations, says remain attractive on relative basis

In a volatile market environment when some hedge fund and alternative strategies have suffered, UBS Asset Management’s team sees catastrophe bonds as one asset class worth increasing allocations to, given it the carry they can provide remains relatively attractive compared to other investments in cr

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Aug 24, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

BTG Pactual sets up SSPE (Brazil ILS structure) to issue Letras de Risco de Seguro (LRS)

BTG Pactual, a major global investment bank and asset manager headquartered in Brazil, has established an insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure named BTG Pactual Sociedade Seguradora de Propósito Específico S.A. (BTG Pactual SSPE) to issue Letras de Risco de Seguro (Insurance Risk Letters), Br

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Aug 24, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

RGA evaluating next reinsurance sidecar, as Ruby Re to be fully-deployed this year

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) expects to have its first third-party capitalised life reinsurance sidecar Ruby Re fully-deployed this year and the company is already evaluating a second iteration of the structure, an executive has said. RGA launched its first reinsurance sidecar vehicle Ruby Re

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Aug 24, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Hurricane Lala triggers Hawaii’s parametric coral reef insurance

The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Hawaiʻi parametric coral reef insurance policy will pay for damage assessment and reef repairs for the first time since it purchased the United States’ first such policy four years ago, following recent impacts from Hurricane Lala which brought dangerous flooding, stro

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Aug 24, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Hydrological auditing of LISFLOOD v4.1.1: impacts of model setup on water balance components in the Po River Basin

Hydrological auditing of LISFLOOD v4.1.1: impacts of model setup on water balance components in the Po River Basin Francesca Moschini, Andrea Ficchí, and Alberto Pistocchi Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7855–7892, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7855-2026, 2026 We evaluated how different configurations of a

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Aug 24, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
Adaptation & Sustainability

News insights news - Africa Finance Corporation

News insights news Africa Finance Corporation

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Adam Fox to lead Stonybrook’s international growth

Stonybrook, a global specialist investment banking and reinsurance broking firm, has announced the appointment of Adam Fox as CEO of International, a London-based role. With over 25 years of experience in reinsurance, capital markets, and global insurance, Fox brings extensive expertise to Stonybroo

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Clearwater expands underwriting platform into Crisis Management market

Clearwater Underwriting, a specialty underwriting business focused on marine risks, has entered the Crisis Management market with the appointment of Tim Strong as Managing Director, Crisis Management. In his new position, Strong will build and lead Clearwater’s dedicated Crisis Management business,

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

AM Best upgrades Kinsale’s Issuer Credit Ratings

AM Best has upgraded Kinsale Insurance Company’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a+” (Excellent) from “a” (Excellent) and affirmed its Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent). The outlook for the Long-Term ICR has been revised to stable from positive, while the outlook fo

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Fabien Goutoulli to lead Oneglobal Singapore as CEO

Oneglobal Broking, an international insurance and reinsurance brokerage group providing specialist risk advisory and placement services across global markets, has appointed Fabien Goutoulli as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Singapore, reporting to Sirikit Oh, CEO, Asia. In his new role, Goutoulli wi

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Mongiello joins Conduit Re as COO

Conduit Holdings, the ultimate parent company of Conduit Re, a Bermuda-based multi-line reinsurance business, has appointed Anthony Mongiello as Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect. His appointment, subject to Bermuda immigration approval, follows the retirement of Stuart Quinlan ear

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Aug 21, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Impact of extreme rainfall on triggering conditions and susceptibility for shallow landslides: a case study in the Alpes-Maritimes region (France)

Impact of extreme rainfall on triggering conditions and susceptibility for shallow landslides: a case study in the Alpes-Maritimes region (France) Lucie Armand, Guillaume Chambon, Olivier Cerdan, Yannick Thiery, Nathalie Marçot, Louis Ferradou, Nicolas Saby, and Séverine Bernardie Nat. Hazards Earth

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Aug 21, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
Adaptation & Sustainability

Adaptation trumps climate change mitigation - Corporate Knights

Adaptation trumps climate change mitigation Corporate Knights

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Noldor appoints Tom Anderson as Head of Sales

Noldor, a company focused on transforming disjointed insurance data into a valuable asset driving the programme marketplace, has announced the appointment of Tom Anderson as Head of Sales. In his new role, Anderson will build and lead the sales organisation as Noldor expands across the US, Lloyd’s a

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Relm Insurance names Sue Crawford as Head of Distribution

Relm Insurance, an insurer providing coverage for businesses operating in emerging and specialised sectors, has appointed Sue Crawford as Senior Vice President and Head of Distribution, reporting to Chief Underwriting Officer Shane Doyle and will be based in New York. In the new role, Crawford will

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Vessel owners to benefit from Blenheim Partnerships’ new-build delivery failure solution

Blenheim Partnerships, part of the White Bear Group, has expanded its marine specialty risks offering with a new-build delivery failure insurance solution, Knot-on-Time. Led by Edward Parker as Senior Underwriter, Special Risks, the solution safeguards vessels owners against financial losses rising

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Allianz Commercial hires Emma Woolley as President of Global Specialty & UK Region

Emma Woolley is set to join Allianz Commercial as President Global Specialty and UK Region, and will also join the Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE Board of Management, reporting to Thomas Lillelund, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Allianz Commercial. Subject to regulatory approval, Woolley wi

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Africa Re reports $664.8m Insurance Service Revenue in H1’26, CoR of 84.7%

Nigeria domiciled African Reinsurance Corporation has announced its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2026, reporting an 8.5% year-on-year rise in Insurance Service Revenue to USD 664.8 million. According to Africa Re, growth was recorded in the vast majority of the corporation’s pro

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Aug 21, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Steadfast agrees to be acquired by Amwins and Dragoneer in A$7.7bn deal

Steadfast Group has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with Amwins Australasia and Starboard BidCo, an entity indirectly owned by funds managed or advised by affiliates of Dragoneer and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., for the acquisition of all of the issued shares of Steadfast at a

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Aug 21, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Bermuda reinsurers and sidecars drive US life insurance sector’s expansion: ALIRT

A recent report from ALIRT Insurance Research suggests that steady growth amongst Bermuda reinsurers and sidecars are responsible for a significant portion of the U.S. life insurance sector’s expansion in recent years. Findings from the firm’s recent report strongly indicate that Bermuda continues t

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Aug 21, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

RenRe third-party capital ILS assets managed hit $8.54bn at H1 2026, up 5.5% in last year

RenaissanceRe Capital Partners, the specialist third-party capital management division of the reinsurer, lifted its partnering investor capital managed across joint-venture reinsurance and insurance-linked securities strategies by around 5.5% over the last year, to end June 2026 with $8.54 billion o

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Aug 21, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

IRB (Re) renames special purpose insurer and LRS issuer Andrina, to become IRB (SSPE)

IRB (Re), the Brazilian reinsurance company, has renamed its special purpose insurer and issuer of Letra de Risco de Seguro, the local brand of insurance-linked securities, to align it with the group name, now becoming IRB (SSPE). IRB (Re) was the first sponsor of a structure under Brazil’s Sociedad

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Aug 21, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Returns drive investor appetite, third-party reinsurance capital increasingly important: AM Best

Solid returns generated by the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in recent years have encouraged investors to maintain or increase their allocations, leading rating agency AM Best to highlight third-party reinsurance capital as an increasingly important part of global reinsurance capacity. As

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Aug 21, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Optimizing Gaussian process emulation and generalized additive model fitting for rapid, reproducible earth system model analysis

Optimizing Gaussian process emulation and generalized additive model fitting for rapid, reproducible earth system model analysis Kunal Ghosh and Leighton A. Regayre Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7767–7785, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7767-2026, 2026 Understanding which parts of climate models cause unc

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Aug 20, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
Adaptation & Sustainability

Climate resilience starts with the health workforce - The Indian Express

Climate resilience starts with the health workforce The Indian Express

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Aug 20, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
Adaptation & Sustainability

Climate adaptation as the next frontier for China - China Daily

Climate adaptation as the next frontier for China China Daily

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Aug 20, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
Adaptation & Sustainability

Webinar: Climate Risks in Finance - Building Resilient Nordic Investments - The Nordic Co-operation

Webinar: Climate Risks in Finance - Building Resilient Nordic Investments The Nordic Co-operation

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Aug 20, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

Vantage appoints Lucy Fato as General Counsel

Vantage Group Holdings Ltd. (Vantage), a specialty re/insurance business, has appointed Lucy Fato as its new General Counsel as the company moves into its next phase following its acquisition by Howard Hughes Holdings. In her new position, Fato will become part of Vantage’s leadership team and will

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Aug 20, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Cat bond yields indicate pricing normalisation rather than a structural shift: Euler ILS Partners

Catastrophe bond market yields may have declined over the last two years, but specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities investment manager Euler ILS Partners believes this is a normalisation, or a return to more historically normal pricing, rather than a structural shift in demand. The catastroph

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Aug 20, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Twelve Securis hires André Botma as ILS Portfolio Manager

Twelve Securis, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has appointed André Botma as Portfolio Manager within its ILS Investment Management team. Botma’s appointment follows Twelve Securis’ recently announced transformation, which sees the firm combi

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Aug 20, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Artemis London 2026: 120+ organisations now attending. Who can you meet?

With now less than two weeks to go until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, here’s another update on who you can meet if you attend. If you want to join us for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking, y

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Aug 20, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Howden Re hires Matthew Overall as Managing Director, Retro

Global reinsurance broker Howden Re has hired Matthew Overall as Managing Director, Retro, in a London-based role, where he is expected to play a key role in the continued growth of the company’s global retrocession platform. Overall will begin his new position in 2027, following the completion of h

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Aug 20, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Hannover Re Capital Partners build-out continues, looking to broaden investor base

Hannover Re is continuing to build-out its Bermuda-based insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform Hannover Re Capital Partners in 2026, with funds deployed for partnering investors already, the team being strengthened and a goal to onboard more investors while establishing new structures to suppor

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Aug 20, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Allstate’s pre-tax cat losses for current aggregate year reach $2.402bn after July

A busy July in catastrophe loss terms from severe weather activity has resulted in US insurer Allstate reporting $682 million in pre-tax losses, which has lifted the total across the current annual aggregate risk period for its catastrophe bonds to $2.402 billion so far. It remains a relatively heav

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Aug 20, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Advancing the capabilities for efficient hurricane-centric simulations with the atmospheric model ICON

Advancing the capabilities for efficient hurricane-centric simulations with the atmospheric model ICON Fabian Senf and Roxana Cremer Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7705–7723, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7705-2026, 2026 Computer models for hurricane prediction are increasingly detailed but require large

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Aug 20, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

AQUA v1.0.0: The Application for QUality Assessment for the Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin – the core engine

AQUA v1.0.0: The Application for QUality Assessment for the Climate Change Adaptation Digital Twin – the core engine Matteo Nurisso, Jost von Hardenberg, Marco Cadau, Silvia Caprioli, Paolo Ghinassi, Supriyo Ghosh, Nikolay Koldunov, Natalia Nazarova, Maqsood Mubarak Rajput, Emanuele Tovazzi, and Pao

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Aug 20, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Code accessibility and code quality across phases of the models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project

Code accessibility and code quality across phases of the models of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Michael García-Rodríguez, Javier Rodeiro-Iglesias, and Juan A. Añel Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7687–7704, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7687-2026, 2026 We studied how accessible and reliable th

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Aug 20, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

GCAM-Europe v7.2.0: enhancing policy-relevant climate modelling through spatial and sectoral detail

GCAM-Europe v7.2.0: enhancing policy-relevant climate modelling through spatial and sectoral detail Jon Sampedro, Russell Horowitz, Clàudia Rodés-Bachs, Konstantinos Koasidis, and Dirk-Jan Van de Ven Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7741–7766, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7741-2026, 2026 GCAM-Europe is an

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Aug 20, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Using machine learning for the prediction of flood-related 112 calls

Using machine learning for the prediction of flood-related 112 calls Jordi Morales, Andreas Kaltenbrunner, Àgata Lapedriza, and Xavier Llort Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3943–3967, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3943-2026, 2026 In this work, we employ machine learning (ML) techniques to deve

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Aug 20, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Integrating flood-induced population movements into future fluvial flood damage estimates in Japan

Integrating flood-induced population movements into future fluvial flood damage estimates in Japan Hayata Yanagihara, So Kazama, Kei Gomi, Yusuke Hiraga, and Atsuya Ikemoto Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3969–3986, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3969-2026, 2026 Flooding can influence populatio

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Aug 19, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Hena Choi named Head of Casualty for Berkley Re Asia

Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corporation has appointed Hena Choi as the new Head of Casualty for Berkley Re Asia, based in Singapore. Choi has over two decades of experience across casualty underwriting, financial lines, and specialty products. She brings a wealth of expertise and leaders

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Aug 19, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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AM Best credits A- ratings to Ledgebrook Insurance Group insurers

AM Best has assigned an A- (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating and an “a-” (Excellent) Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to Ledgebrook Specialty Insurance Company and Stonehaven Specialty Insurance Company. Both Delaware-domiciled insurers form Ledgebrook Insurance Group (LIG), which is part of Ledge

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Aug 19, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Casualty insurance is moving towards property-level analytical maturity: Moody’s

Moody’s, a global provider of credit ratings, research and risk analytics, assesses that casualty insurance is at an earlier stage of analytical development than property catastrophe insurance, but is beginning to show some of the characteristics of a maturing analytical market. The US commercial ca

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Aug 19, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Munich Re agrees to acquire cyber insurtech At-Bay in $575m deal

Reinsurance industry giant Munich Re has agreed to acquire At-Bay, a US-based InsurSec provider offering cyber insurance and risk management services, for an enterprise value of $575 million, strengthening its position in the cyber market. Once the transaction is closed, which is expected in the fir

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Aug 19, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
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Roundup: UK pension fund wants a climate tipping points analysis - Green Central Banking

Roundup: UK pension fund wants a climate tipping points analysis Green Central Banking

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Aug 19, 2026 · Nature Climate Change
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A climate impact taxonomy operationalizing IPCC physical driver and risk concepts

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02717-7Adaptation to climate risks requires integrating knowledge across IPCC working groups. This study presents a climate impact taxonomy that connects climatic impact-drivers from Working Group I to representative key

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Aug 19, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
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The CMIP6-downscaled CORDEX-Southeast Asia (SEA) ensemble: evaluation and benchmarking for megacities of SEA

The CMIP6-downscaled CORDEX-Southeast Asia (SEA) ensemble: evaluation and benchmarking for megacities of SEA Phuong Loan Nguyen, Lisa V. Alexander, Thanh Ngo-Duc, Faye Cruz, Jerasorn Santisirisomboon, Liew Juneng, Donaldi S. Permana, Jing Xiang Chung, Julie Mae Dado, John L. McGregor, Grace Redmond,

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Aug 19, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Investigating metamodeling capability to predict sea levels and marine flooding maps for early-warning systems: application on the Arcachon Lagoon (France)

Investigating metamodeling capability to predict sea levels and marine flooding maps for early-warning systems: application on the Arcachon Lagoon (France) Sophie Lecacheux, Jeremy Rohmer, Eva Membrado, Rodrigo Pedreros, Andrea Filippini, Deborah Idier, Servane Gueben-Vénière, Denis Paradis, Alice D

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Aug 19, 2026 · Google News: Verisk
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Catastrophe Exposure Management: Taking More Ownership of the Risk - Verisk

Catastrophe Exposure Management: Taking More Ownership of the Risk Verisk

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Aug 18, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
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Could Climate Damage Become Europe’s Next Public Finance Crisis? - Modern Diplomacy

Could Climate Damage Become Europe’s Next Public Finance Crisis? Modern Diplomacy

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Aug 18, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
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How Investing in Women's Leadership Strengthens Climate Resilience - adb.org

How Investing in Women's Leadership Strengthens Climate Resilience adb.org

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Aug 18, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Alexander Reyes to succeed Allan Santos as President & CEO of Nat Re

The Board of Directors of National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines (Nat Re) has announced that President and CEO Allan R. Santos will retire on 1 October 2026, with Alexander L. Reyes appointed as his successor. Santos is retiring following nine years of dedicated leadership and service t

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Aug 18, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Conduit Re appoints Mark Pickering as its new CFO

Bermuda-based multi-line reinsurer Conduit Re’s ultimate parent company, Conduit Holdings, has announced the appointment of Mark Pickering, formerly of Aspen Insurance Holdings, to serve as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective November 30th, 2026. Pickering will take over the CFO role fr

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Aug 18, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Artemis London 2026: Two weeks until the conference. Get registered if you want to attend

There are just two weeks to go until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026, which is being held on September 1st. If you want to join us for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking, you must register to att

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Aug 18, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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CatIQ raises Ontario & Quebec thunderstorm insured market loss estimate 17.5% to C$439m

CatIQ, Canada’s insured loss and exposure index provider, has raised its insurance industry loss estimate from the severe thunderstorm event that affected parts of southern Ontario and southern Quebec, between June 30th and July 3rd, 2026, to CAD $439 million, a 17.5% increase from the firm’s initia

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Aug 18, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Reinsurance competitive pressures to rise in 2027, discipline can keep returns attractive: AM Best

AM Best anticipates continued normalisation of reinsurance underwriting results through the rest of 2026 absent any major catastrophic losses, but anticipates competitive pressures will rise further next year as the market continues to build its capital base. The rating agency has explained that dis

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Aug 18, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Willis Re to acquire BMS Re, US including Capital Advisory

Willis Re, the reinsurance advisory and brokerage firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the US Reinsurance division of BMS Group (BMS Re, US). The deal includes BMS Intermediaries Inc., BMS Capital Advisory LLC, and BMS Re’s associated US reinsurance broking team based in London. It’s i

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Aug 18, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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W. R. Berkley cedes more premium to Lifson Re sidecar in H1’26, fee income rises to $5m

US-headquartered insurance holding firm, W. R. Berkley Corporation, reported higher premiums being ceded to its Lifson Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar for both the second-quarter and first-half of 2026, while the company also recognised more fee income being earned from the structure. Readers

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Aug 18, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Responsive parametric solutions can help on aggregate SCS exposure: Descartes

Given that both the intensity and frequency of severe convective storm (SCS) events continue to steadily rise, Descartes Underwriting has indicated that the use of highly-responsive parametric solutions can help address aggregated SCS exposure. In a new research report, Descartes Underwriting, the p

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Aug 18, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
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Implementing methane dynamics into the LPJmL6 model

Implementing methane dynamics into the LPJmL6 model Sibyll Schaphoff, David Hötten, Christoph Müller, Dieter Gerten, Sebastian Ostberg, and Werner von Bloh Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7615–7651, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7615-2026, 2026 Methane is a powerful driver of climate change, yet emissions

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Aug 18, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Potential glacier contributions to the 2024 La Bérarde flood

Potential glacier contributions to the 2024 La Bérarde flood Christophe Ogier, Mauro A. Werder, Olivier Gagliardini, Ilaria Santin, Raphael Moser, Romain Hugonnet, Antoine Blanc, and Daniel Farinotti Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3901–3917, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3901-2026, 2026 In Ju

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Aug 18, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Projecting changes in rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility across inhabited areas of China under climate change

Projecting changes in rainfall-induced landslide susceptibility across inhabited areas of China under climate change Jinqi Wang, Hao Fang, Kai Liu, Yi Yue, Ming Wang, Bohao Li, and Xiaoyi Miao Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3881–3900, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3881-2026, 2026 This study a

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Aug 18, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
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How investing in women's leadership strengthens climate resilience - PreventionWeb.net

How investing in women's leadership strengthens climate resilience PreventionWeb.net

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Aug 17, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Relation Insurance appoints Julio Bermudez to lead private equity and transactional risk unit

Relation Insurance Services, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has appointed Julio Bermudez as Practice Leader, Private Equity, Transactional Risk and Financial Institutions. Bermudez brings more than 30 years of experience advising private equity firms, financial institutions and por

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Aug 17, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Kin Q2’26 revenue increases to $68m

Kin, the direct-to-consumer provider of insurance and home finance solutions for homeowners, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, reporting total revenue of $68 million and gross written premiums of $218.9 million. Comparably, for Q2 2025 the firm reported total revenu

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Aug 17, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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ABIR names new Treasurer and Finance Committee members

The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR), the trade association representing Bermuda’s insurance and reinsurance sector, has appointed Elizabeth Breeze as its new Treasurer. Breeze, who serves as Head of Hiscox Capital Partners, joined Hiscox in 2012 and took on her current position

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Aug 17, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Best of Artemis, week ending August 16th 2026

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending August 16th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we pub

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Aug 17, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Fermat Capital Management launches Cat Bond PIE Fund for New Zealand investors

Fermat Capital Management has launched a new strategy specifically for investors in New Zealand, with the Fermat Cat Bond PIE Fund becoming the first cat bond fund structured in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format. In recent year’s, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-li

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Aug 17, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
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Comprehensive inter-comparison of generative AI models for super-resolution precipitation downscaling across hydroclimatic regimes

Comprehensive inter-comparison of generative AI models for super-resolution precipitation downscaling across hydroclimatic regimes Shivam Singh, Simon Michael Papalexiou, Hebatallah M. Abdelmoaty, Tom Hartvigsen, and Antonios Mamalakis Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7545–7567, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-1

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Aug 17, 2026 · Earth System Dynamics (ESD)
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Exploring divergent long-term stratospheric aerosol injection scenarios with the G2-SAI and ARISE-hybrid experiments

Exploring divergent long-term stratospheric aerosol injection scenarios with the G2-SAI and ARISE-hybrid experiments Walker Raymond Lee, Simone Tilmes, and Ewa M. Bednarz Earth Syst. Dynam., 17, 1117–1134, https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-17-1117-2026, 2026 We present climate model simulation of stratosp

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Aug 17, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Revealing the structure of heavy precipitation events: a spatio-temporal wavelet approach

Revealing the structure of heavy precipitation events: a spatio-temporal wavelet approach Svenja Szemkus, Sebastian Buschow, and Petra Friederichs Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3863–3879, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3863-2026, 2026 The impact of heavy rainfall is determined not only by the

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Aug 17, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Regional modeling of the impacts of tidal flooding in the context of average sea level rise in low-lying areas of Brazil's semi-arid coast

Regional modeling of the impacts of tidal flooding in the context of average sea level rise in low-lying areas of Brazil's semi-arid coast Thiago Cavalcante Lins Silva, Marco Túlio Mendonça Diniz, Paulo Victor do Nascimento Araújo, José Yure Gomes dos Santos, Bruno Ferreira, and Jucielho Pedro da Si

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Aug 15, 2026 · Google News: Swiss Re
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Shine 2027: Swiss Re Foundation Opens Applications for Early-Stage Urban Climate Innovation Ventures with Grant Funding - Global South Opportunities

Shine 2027: Swiss Re Foundation Opens Applications for Early-Stage Urban Climate Innovation Ventures with Grant Funding Global South Opportunities

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Aug 14, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
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African Development Bank Group to advance Africa's land restoration and drought resilience agenda at UNCCD COP17 - African Development Bank Group

African Development Bank Group to advance Africa's land restoration and drought resilience agenda at UNCCD COP17 African Development Bank Group

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Aug 14, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Talanx raises 2026 profit outlook after strong first-half net income of €1.5bn

Talanx Group, a major German financial services and insurance company, has announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, reporting a record-breaking net income of EUR 1.499 billion. Profit growth was observed in all divisions, with Primary Insurance contributing 52% to Group net income

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Aug 14, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Milliman appoints Jim Fulton as next CEO

Milliman, Inc., a global actuarial and consulting firm, has announced that Jim Fulton will become its next Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Fulton has served as Milliman’s Chief Financial Officer since 2015, where he has played a role in the firm’s organic growth and mergers and acquisitions strategy.

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Aug 14, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Aviva H1’26 operating profit exceeds £1.3bn as GI premiums increase 29%

British insurer Aviva has announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, reporting Group operating profit of £1.326 billion, up 24% from £1.068 billion in H1 2025. Total general insurance (GI) premiums increased 29% to £8.093 billion, up from £6.29 billion reported for the same period l

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Aug 14, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

AIG launches parametric cloud outage insurance working with Parametrix

Global insurer AIG has expanded its cyber offering with the launch of a new parametric cloud outage solution developed in partnership with Parametrix, a provider of digital infrastructure insurance solutions. According to the announcement, the solution will provide clients with an additional layer o

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Aug 14, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

US severe convective storm (SCS) industry losses exceed $35bn in 2026 so far: Gallagher Re

According to reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, year-to-date industry losses from US severe convective storms in 2026 have accelerated and climbed above $35 billion, as the peril’s quieter start to the opening months of the year have since given way to prolific activity. The broker has recently publis

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Aug 14, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Bermuda Stock Exchange market share grows, with now $70.5bn cat bond and ILS listings

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) continued to grow its market share of catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS) in the second-quarter of 2026, ending the period with a record-high $70.5 billion of ILS related listings on the exchange. It represents continued growth in the total

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Aug 14, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Lala takes aim at Hawaii, could become first US hurricane landfall of 2026

Tropical storm Lala in the central Pacific could make the first United States hurricane landfall of 2026 this weekend, as the storm is forecast to intensify and has the Big Island of Hawaii in its sights. Tropical storm Lala was named on Thursday and immediately a hurricane watch was raised by the N

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Aug 14, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Modeling the combined effects of the 2023 Türkiye–Syria earthquake and an Atmospheric River event on landslide hazard

Modeling the combined effects of the 2023 Türkiye–Syria earthquake and an Atmospheric River event on landslide hazard Hunter N. Jimenez, Erkan Istanbulluoglu, Tolga Gorum, Thomas A. Stanley, Pukar M. Amatya, Hakan Tanyas, Mehmet C. Demirel, Aykut Akgun, and Deniz Bozkurt Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci

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Aug 13, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Suncorp’s exec leadership changes to set insurer for next phase of strategy

Australian insurer Suncorp Group has announced a number of changes to its executive leadership team, including the appointment of Bridget Messer as Chief Executive Customer, Brand and Digital, a newly created role. Currently serving as Chief Risk Officer, Messer’s new position unites the existing br

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Aug 13, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Axle secures $17.5m Series A as insurtech company expands automated platform

Axle, a technology company developing an AI-native clearinghouse for the insurance industry, has raised USD $17.5 million in Series A funding as it expands its platform for automating insurance verification and policy-related processes. The funding round was led by Base10 Partners, with further inve

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Aug 13, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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HIVE Underwriters strengthens cargo division

Independent specialty MGA HIVE Underwriters has announced the appointment of Polly Mays as Head of Cargo, bringing a decade of experience in the cargo insurance market, and extensive expertise across cargo, stock throughput, excess stock and project cargo risks. Joining from Sompo, Mays has establis

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Aug 13, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Pelagos GWP rises more than 6% for Q2’26 to $1.3bn

Pelagos Insurance Capital Limited, formerly known as Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, recorded group-wide gross written premiums (GWP) growth of 6.4% and 6.6% to USD 1.3 billion and USD 3.1 billion for the second quarter and first half of 2026, respectively. For Q2’26, the combined ratio improved

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Aug 13, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

CatIQ finalises loss estimate for Hurricane Debby floods in Ontario & Quebec at C$2.80bn

CatIQ, the Toronto-based independent catastrophe insurance data provider, has published a final insurance industry loss estimate of CAD $2.80 billion from the severe flooding generated by the remnants of Hurricane Debby that impacted Ontario and Quebec between August 9th and 10th, 2024. CatIQ’s sixt

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Aug 13, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Artemis London 2026: The full conference agenda is now available. Register soon

The full agenda with speaker allocation to panels is now available for our upcoming catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. If you want to join us on September 1st, for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking you mus

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Aug 13, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

SDMBCv2 (v1.0): correcting systematic biases in RCM inputs for future projection

SDMBCv2 (v1.0): correcting systematic biases in RCM inputs for future projection Youngil Kim and Jason P. Evans Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7457–7477, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7457-2026, 2026 Climate models used to study future climate often contain systematic errors that affect high-resolution si

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Aug 13, 2026 · Google News: Swiss Re
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Calculating Climate Risks More Accurately: SAS and Swiss Re Join Forces - organisator.ch

Calculating Climate Risks More Accurately: SAS and Swiss Re Join Forces organisator.ch

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Aug 13, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Attribution of the record breaking 2025 European fire season to climate change

Attribution of the record breaking 2025 European fire season to climate change Theodore R. Keeping, Mariam Zachariah, Olivia Haas, Manolis Grillakis, Clair Barnes, Gareth D. Clay, Bikem Ekberzade, Orjeta Jaupaj, Andreia Ribeiro, Ricardo Trigo, Apostolos Voulgarakis, and Friederike E. L. Otto Nat. Ha

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Aug 12, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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The Government of Canada invests $34.2 million to support climate resilience - canada.ca

The Government of Canada invests $34.2 million to support climate resilience canada.ca

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Aug 12, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation & Resilience
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How Corporate India Is Investing In Climate & Environmental Resilience - timesofindia.indiatimes.com

How Corporate India Is Investing In Climate & Environmental Resilience timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Aug 12, 2026 · Google News: Verisk
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Here's Why You Should Retain VRSK Stock in Your Portfolio Now - TradingView

Here's Why You Should Retain VRSK Stock in Your Portfolio Now TradingView

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Aug 12, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Amynta to acquire agricultural industry specialist MGU Southern States Underwriters

Insurance services provider Amynta Group has agreed to acquire Southern States Underwriters and SSC Insurance Agency (collectively, Southern States Underwriters), the insurance operations of Southern States Cooperative, Inc. While the financial details of the agreement remain undisclosed, the closin

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Aug 12, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Norman joins Gallagher Re as Divisional Director within its Facultative team

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Jenna Norman as Divisional Director, Fac. Norman brings extensive expertise in Facultative property broking, specialising in Facultative property broking, working extensively on complex property reinsura

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Aug 12, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Hannover Re still finding growth in property cat, expects price reductions to decelerate: Althoff

Hannover Re acknowledges reinsurance pricing is declining fastest in property catastrophe risks, but the company continues to find some growth opportunities here and expects price reductions will begin to decelerate now that rates have come down for two consecutive years, Sven Althoff said today. Al

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Aug 12, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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BSX streamlines listings for previously approved insurance-linked securities (ILS) programmes

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) continues to optimise its process for listing new insurance-linked securities (ILS), with a streamlining announced that will allow for guaranteed next day listings, with same day possible in certain cases, for previously approved insurance-linked securities (ILS) pro

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Aug 12, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Global data centre insurance market projected to exceed $24bn by 2030: Allianz Commercial

The global data centre insurance market is projected to grow from currently around US $11 billion to more than $24 billion by 2030, which comes as the market continues to drive an influx of infrastructure risks and opportunities, according to Allianz Commercial, the commercial insurance business of

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Aug 12, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Arch net property cat premiums fell 27% in H1. CEO says more risk ceded to third-party capital

Over the first-half of 2026, Bermuda headquartered re/insurer Arch Capital reported a 27% reduction in net property catastrophe reinsurance premiums, while its senior executives noted higher cessions to reinsurance (likely retro) and third-party capital providers. For the first-half of 2026, propert

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Aug 12, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Can aerosols improve urban flood forecasting? A case study of 2015 Chennai extreme event

Can aerosols improve urban flood forecasting? A case study of 2015 Chennai extreme event Oscar Paul, N. Nithila Devi, Rakesh Teja Konduru, Soumendra Nath Kuiry, Kundan Lal Shrestha, and Chandan Sarangi Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3749–3759, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3749-2026, 2026 Des

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Aug 12, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Minister Dabrusin announces 141 new projects to help protect 128 communities from climate risks - canada.ca

Minister Dabrusin announces 141 new projects to help protect 128 communities from climate risks canada.ca

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Aug 11, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Swiss Re appoints Andreas Schäfli as Head Multiline

Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, has named Andreas Schäfli, who most recently served as Head of P&C Legacy, as Head of Multiline. Schäfli joined Swiss Re in 2007 and has since held various roles, ranging from pricing L&H treaties for the Middle East and P&C commutations fo

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Aug 11, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Climate-driven SCS to reshape how insurers price risk: First Street

Severe convective storms (hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes) have become the costliest insured peril of the 21st century, reshaping how insurers, investors, and asset owners price risk, new First Street analysis reveals. In 2025, SCS generated approximately $82 billion in global economic losses, wh

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Aug 11, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Nicklin succeeds Lees as Chubb’s Head of Major Accounts Division for UK&I

Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has announced the appointment of Ed Nicklin as Head of Major Accounts Division for UK and Ireland (UK&I), succeeding Nick Lee. Having joined Chubb following a decade with ACE European Group, Lee led the Major Accounts Division for UK&I, for over six years,

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Aug 11, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Christopher O’Connor named Head of Professional Liability and Cyber, North America at AIG

Christopher O’Connor has been appointed Head of Professional Liability and Cyber, North America at AIG. As Reinsurance News understands, this is an internal promotion, with O’Connor having been with AIG for over 15 years. He joined AIG in November 2010 as an Underwriting Analyst, before going on to

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Aug 11, 2026 · Reinsurance News
Reinsurance

MS First Capital begins reinsurance operations from India’s GIFT City

Singapore headquartered non-life insurer, MS First Capital Insurance Limited, commenced reinsurance operations from its new office in India’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) on July 29th, 2026. Founded more than 75 years ago as The Public Insurance Company Limited, the insurer has

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Aug 11, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Catastrophe bond seasonal spread tightening gains momentum in July: Plenum

Seasonal tightening of catastrophe bond spreads accelerated in the month of July 2026, resulting in the catastrophe bond market yield or coupon available to investors declining to 9.29% by the end of the month, according to the latest data on cat bond yields from Plenum Investments. A month ago, sea

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Aug 11, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Artemis London 2026: More expert speakers. Please register soon if you want to attend

With just a few weeks until our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, we have added three more expert speakers to the Artemis London 2026 website today. You must register soon to attend and join us on September 1st, for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discu

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Aug 11, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
Climate Modelling

Brief communication: Atmospheric moisture and near-surface temperature anomalies: key drivers in the 2022 European mega-drought

Brief communication: Atmospheric moisture and near-surface temperature anomalies: key drivers in the 2022 European mega-drought José C. Fernández-Alvarez, Raquel Nieto, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, David Carvalho, and Luis Gimeno Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3741–3748, https://doi.org/10.5194/nh

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Markel Insurance names Nguyen as Managing Director, Specialty for London Market

Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has appointed Doan Nguyen as Managing Director of Specialty of London Market operation, effective immediately. Nguyen succeeds Tom Hillier, who was appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for Markel International earlier this year. She

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Starwind Specialty expands private client offering with new underwriting platform

Starwind Specialty, a North American programme management company and one of the region’s largest programme management operations, has introduced Starwind Private Client, a dedicated underwriting platform focused on the insurance needs of high-net-worth individuals and families undertaking complex r

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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DAC Beachcroft expands Cyber team with three new partners

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has bolstered its Cyber and Data Risk practice with the appointment of three specialist cyber partners: Richard Breavington, Rachel Ford, and Daniel Guilfoyle. The trio joins from RPC where they were partners in its Cyber & Technology Insurance team, led by Brea

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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REVO submits binding offer to acquire Eurocaution in planned Benelux expansion

REVO Insurance S.p.A., an Italian speciality non-life insurer, has announced the submission of a binding offer to acquire Luxembourg-based Eurocaution S.A. in a transaction valued at up to €22 million. Eurocaution specialises in insurance intermediation and surety underwriting, operating across Luxe

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Accredited selects Hellenic Hull as first dedicated ocean marine MGA partner

Accredited Insurance (Europe) Limited (Accredited) and Hellenic Hull Management (HM Insurance Agencies) Ltd (Hellenic Hull) have entered into a delegated authority partnership covering Hull & Machinery, ancillary marine risks and Marine Cargo. Hellenic Hull is a marine insurance management company s

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Kingstone reports record net income of $15.5m in Q2’26

Kingstone has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, reporting net income of $15.5 million, the “most profitable quarter in the company’s history,” according to President & CEO, Meryl Golden. Net premiums earned rose 30.8% as premiums from Kingstone’s reduced quota share con

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Dedicated reinsurance capital expected to hit record $705bn in 2026: AM Best & Guy Carpenter

Dedicated reinsurance capital is expected to increase further in 2026, as reinsurers continue to benefit from underwriting profits, investment returns and growing participation from third-party capital, according to AM Best, the global insurance credit rating agency, and reinsurance broker Guy Carpe

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Augment Risk names Cripps as group head of growth and broking

Reinsurance and capital solutions broker Augment Risk has announced the appointment of Kurt Cripps as group head of growth and broking, a newly created role, effective immediately. In his new position, Cripps has been tasked with driving the firm’s commercial strategy by identifying and executing ke

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Radian reports 93% revenue hike for Q2’26, Specialty premiums hit $504m

Radian Group Inc., a global multi-line specialty insurer, has reported a total revenue hike of 93% to USD 575 million for the second quarter of 2026, as net premiums earned rose by USD 100 million to USD 504 million, of which 53%, or USD 267 million came from the Specialty segment following the firm

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Kestrel Group sees $6.7m total revenues in Q2’26

Kestrel Group, a specialty insurance and reinsurance platform, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, reporting $6.7 million in total revenues despite seeing a net loss of $8.1 million. Q2 2026 revenues were up compared to the $5.5 million reported in Q2 2025. The quarte

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Canopius appoints Greg Kuchinski as US CUO

Canopius Group, a global specialty and P&C re/insurer, has announced the appointment of Greg Kuchinski as US Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 9 September 2026. Based in New York, Kuchinski will report to Sam Harrison, CUO at Canopius Group, and incoming Canopius US CEO Nadine Moore. He wi

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Munich Re CEO says P&C demand will continue to rise as market moves towards balance

Christoph Jurecka, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re, one of the world’s largest global reinsurance companies, has said he expects demand for property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance to continue growing over the medium to long term, supported by rising levels of uninsured risk, emerging expo

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Third-party reinsurance capital projected for 6% growth to $130bn in 2026: AM Best & GC

Third-party capital in reinsurance, deployed through alternative capital vehicles, catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities, is projected to grow roughly 6% over the course of this year, to end 2026 around a record $130 billion level, according to the latest data from AM Best and Guy Carpen

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Reinsurance inflection – Key question is whether irrational competition emerges: AM Best

The global reinsurance market is at an inflection point after consecutive strong year’s of underwriting returns have driven robust capital generation, while inflows continue to grow the insurance-linked securities market and alternative forms of capacity, which leads AM Best to call this an inflecti

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Strong July boosts UCITS catastrophe bond fund returns, but 12-month drops below 10%

Catastrophe bond fund strategies in the UCITS format saw performance accelerate through recent weeks as seasonality boosted returns, but the 12-month rolling return average across the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices has now declined to just under 10% for the first time this year. The average retu

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Hiscox Capital Partners hires Spanos as Senior ILS Actuary

Hiscox Capital Partners, the division of Hiscox Re that encompasses insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments and quota-share partnerships, has appointed Charalambos (Harry) Spanos as a Senior ILS Actuary. Earlier this year, Hiscox Re, the reinsurance division of Hiscox Group launched Hiscox Cap

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Sidecar evolution driven by asset-side mechanics and valuation discipline: Kroll

As reinsurance sidecars increasingly expand into longer-tailed lines of business, the risk profile of these structures is shifting from traditional underwriting toward asset-side management. According to executives at financial and risk advisory firm Kroll, navigating this momentum requires strict a

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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White Mountains gets $222m capital return from Ark’s Outrigger Re sidecar

While White Mountains elected not to invest capital into the Outrigger Re collateralized reinsurance sidecar, which supports its P&C insurance and reinsurance subsidiary Ark, for the 2026 underwriting year, the vehicle continues to serve as a major driver of cash flow, returning substantial capital

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Aug 10, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Climate-resilient infrastructure: lessons from Japan - The World Economic Forum

Climate-resilient infrastructure: lessons from Japan The World Economic Forum

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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AXA XL Re appoints two Senior Underwriters to Marine & Energy team

AXA XL Reinsurance, part of AXA XL, the property, casualty and specialty risk division of global insurance group AXA, has appointed Stephen Barnard and Callum Higgins as Senior Underwriters in its Marine & Energy Reinsurance team. Barnard officially joined AXA XL Re on 10 August 2026, bringing 12 ye

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Acies MGU expands into marine insurance with launch of TEDmar International

Acies MGU (Acies), a technology and data-driven managing general underwriter (MGU) specialising in the creation and management of niche insurance businesses, has announced its expansion into the marine insurance sector through the launch of TEDmar International (TEDmar), a managing general agent ded

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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FurtherAI hires Zachary Hirsch as SVP of Sales

FurtherAI, an insurance AI platform, has announced the appointment of Zachary Hirsch as Senior Vice President of Sales. The company’s AI agents automate complex workflows across submissions, underwriting, policy administration, audits, and claims, enabling insurance professionals to spend more time

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Aug 10, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Swiss Re appoints Damien Bartlett and Karen Tan to L&H leadership roles

Global reinsurer Swiss Re has announced the appointments of Damien Bartlett as Head of Market Unit Life & Health UK and Ireland and Middle East and Africa, and Karen Tan as Chief Underwriting Officer for L&H Re. Effective 1 November 2026, Bartlett will succeed Tamas Bown, who has taken on the role o

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Aug 10, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Best of Artemis, week ending August 9th 2026

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending August 9th 2026, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publ

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Aug 10, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Federal Govt Seeks New Financing To Close Nigeria’s Climate Adaptation Gap - LEADERSHIP Newspapers

Federal Govt Seeks New Financing To Close Nigeria’s Climate Adaptation Gap LEADERSHIP Newspapers

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Aug 10, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Nigeria Seeks Private Investment, Partnerships to Close Climate Adaptation Gap - thisdaylive.com

Nigeria Seeks Private Investment, Partnerships to Close Climate Adaptation Gap thisdaylive.com

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Aug 10, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Mintoo calls for long-term financing to tackle climate impacts - Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

Mintoo calls for long-term financing to tackle climate impacts Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

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Aug 10, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change calls for increased ADB cooperation in environmental conservation and climate-resilient development - businessinbangladesh.com.bd

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change calls for increased ADB cooperation in environmental conservation and climate-resilient development businessinbangladesh.com.bd

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Aug 10, 2026 · Google News: MSCI
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Weekly Recap: Aug 2026 index review results and First Street acquisition - TradingView

Weekly Recap: Aug 2026 index review results and First Street acquisition TradingView

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Aug 8, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Berkshire Hathaway P&C reinsurance boosted by Tokio Marine deal, as property volumes fall

Berkshire Hathaway, the American multinational conglomerate holding company, reported that its recently entered into whole account quota share reinsurance agreement with Tokio Marine boosted premium volumes in the second-quarter, which otherwise would have fallen primarily due to lower property unde

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Aug 7, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Cytora and Octave partner to strengthen AI-powered operations for MGAs

Cytora, a UK insurance technology company that develops digital risk processing software for insurers, brokers and managing general agents (MGAs), has entered into a strategic partnership with Octave Specialty Group, a specialty insurance platform that invests in, acquires and grows MGAs. As part of

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Aug 7, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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HCI Group net income rises 19% to $83m in Q2’26

HCI Group, Inc., a Tampa-based insurance holding company, has reported net income of $83 million in the second quarter of 2026, up 18.6% from $70 million in the same period a year earlier. In the quarter, the company posted pre-tax income of $111 million, up 18% from $94 million in Q2’25. Net income

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Aug 7, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Amwins Global Risks broadens global renewable energy catastrophe facility and raises capacity to $50m

Amwins Global Risks, the specialist wholesale insurance broking business of Amwins, has expanded its specialist natural catastrophe facility for renewable energy projects, increasing available capacity to USD $50 million per placement while extending both the range of covered perils and its global a

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Aug 7, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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Octave Specialty grows Q2’26 revenue 51% as underwriting performance improves

Octave Specialty Group, a US-listed global specialty insurance company operating across insurance distribution and specialty property and casualty insurance, reported improved second-quarter 2026 results, supported by stronger underwriting performance at its Everspan insurance business and continued

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Aug 7, 2026 · Reinsurance News
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ALIRT reveals contrasting residual property insurance trends across four high-risk US states

ALIRT Insurance Research, a US insurance research and analytics firm focused on the property and casualty sector, has released a new report highlighting widening differences in the performance of residual property insurance markets across California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. The company says t

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Aug 7, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Munich Re pulls-back at July, says prices, T&Cs can be “largely upheld” at Jan 2027 renewals

Munich Re, the reinsurance giant, said that it systematically opted not to renew certain business at the mid-year renewals particularly in property excess-of-loss, but the company forecasts favourable prices, as well as terms and conditions, can be “largely upheld” at the next significant renewal ro

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Aug 7, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
Parametric Insurance

Munich Re CFO: Retro optional, no current need for cat bonds. We underwrite to keep the risk

Speaking this morning during an earnings call, Munich Re’s CFO Andrew Buchanan gave the clearest explanation for why the global reinsurance company has reduced its retrocessional protection considerably, saying the company puts the effort into underwriting so it can keep the risk and has the financi

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Aug 7, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Colombia secures parametric insurance for smallholder farmers, assisted by IDF, UNDP, BMZ

The Colombian government has contracted five parametric agricultural insurance policies to provide smallholder farmers with coverage against drought and excess rainfall, utilising a solution developed by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF), UNDP, and Germany’s BMZ via the InsuResilience Solutions

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Aug 7, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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TSR lowers hurricane season forecast as sub-tropical Atlantic looking less favourable

Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has now lowered its forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season at an update today, citing “conditions in the sub-tropical Atlantic looking less favourable than as appeared to be a month ago.” Recall that, in its April forecast, Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) lowered its pre

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Aug 7, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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ILS and alt capital remains disciplined amid record cat bond market growth: J.P. Morgan

A new report from analysts at J.P. Morgan has suggested that while the catastrophe bond market has witnessed exceptional growth in 2026, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and alternative capital are looking more disciplined, exhibiting few of the undisciplined behaviours witnessed in the last soft m

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Aug 7, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Twelve Securis combining cat bond and private ILS management teams, as Schwartz to depart

Twelve Securis is combining its catastrophe bond and private ILS focused investment teams, to consolidate and optimise its approach to managing dedicated strategies and blended portfolios, while at the same time the firm also stated that long-standing senior employee Etienne Schwartz is departing th

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Aug 7, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Storm surge dynamics in the northern Adriatic Sea: comparing AI emulators with high-resolution numerical simulations

Storm surge dynamics in the northern Adriatic Sea: comparing AI emulators with high-resolution numerical simulations Rodrigo Campos-Caba, Paula Camus, Andrea Mazzino, Michalis Vousdoukas, Massimo Tondello, Ivan Federico, Salvatore Causio, and Lorenzo Mentaschi Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3683

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Aug 7, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Drivers of flash flood frequency and intensity in the United States: a quantitative analysis of hydrometeorological interactions

Drivers of flash flood frequency and intensity in the United States: a quantitative analysis of hydrometeorological interactions Ying Hu, Huan Wu, Yiwen Mei, Zhijun Huang, Aihui Wang, Chaoqun Li, and Bing Sui Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3667–3682, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3667-2026, 2

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Aug 6, 2026 · Artemis.bm (ILS & Parametric)
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Artemis London 2026: Agenda outline, topics and timings for the conference

Today we are delighted to reveal the agenda outline, session topics and timings for our fast-approaching catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, Artemis London 2026. Join us on September 1st for a full-day of in-depth ILS market discussion and valuable networking. R

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Aug 6, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
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SPIN (v1.0): A spontaneous synthetic tropical cyclone model empowered by NeuralGCM for hazard assessment

SPIN (v1.0): A spontaneous synthetic tropical cyclone model empowered by NeuralGCM for hazard assessment Yurong Gao and Dazhi Xi Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7303–7323, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7303-2026, 2026 Artificial intelligence offers a new way to assess tropical cyclone hazards. We developed

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Aug 6, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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A Sample Grant Proposal ”Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Adaptation” - fundsforNGOs

A Sample Grant Proposal ”Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Climate Adaptation” fundsforNGOs

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Aug 4, 2026 · Carbon Brief
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Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves

Heatwaves are becoming more likely and more intense due to climate change, impacting sources of power generation around the world… The post Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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Aug 4, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
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New classes of climate model emulators to improve paleoclimate reconstructions

New classes of climate model emulators to improve paleoclimate reconstructions Auguste Gaudin and Myriam Khodri Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7135–7167, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-7135-2026, 2026 Reconstructing past climate variability requires computationally efficient models able to capture the beha

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Aug 4, 2026 · Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS)
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Drought propagation and ecosystem resilience in a peri-urban catchment of Berlin-Brandenburg

Drought propagation and ecosystem resilience in a peri-urban catchment of Berlin-Brandenburg Polina Franke, Aryan Goswami, and Márk Somogyvári Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 26, 3617–3635, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-26-3617-2026, 2026 Droughts are intensifying due to climate change, impacting wat

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Aug 3, 2026 · Geoscientific Model Development (GMD)
Climate Modelling

Precipitation nowcasting based on convolutional LSTM with spatio-temporal information transformation using multi-meteorological factors

Precipitation nowcasting based on convolutional LSTM with spatio-temporal information transformation using multi-meteorological factors Dufu Liu, Feihu Huang, Peng Zheng, Xiaomeng Huang, Xi Wu, Xia Yuan, Jiafeng Zheng, Xiaojie Li, and Jing Hu Geosci. Model Dev., 19, 7089–7110, https://doi.org/10.519

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Aug 3, 2026 · Google News: MSCI
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MSCI Completes First Street Acquisition to Expand Climate Risk Analytics Platform - citybiz

MSCI Completes First Street Acquisition to Expand Climate Risk Analytics Platform citybiz

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Aug 3, 2026 · Google News: MSCI
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MSCI completes acquisition of climate risk data firm First Street By Investing.com - Investing.com Canada

MSCI completes acquisition of climate risk data firm First Street By Investing.com Investing.com Canada

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Aug 3, 2026 · Google News: MSCI
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First Street's Climate Data Covers More Than 2.4B Structures - Stock Titan

First Street's Climate Data Covers More Than 2.4B Structures Stock Titan

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Aug 3, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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How America is adapting to climate extremes - Axios

How America is adapting to climate extremes Axios

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Aug 3, 2026 · Google News: MSCI
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MSCI completes acquisition of climate risk data firm First Street - Investing.com

MSCI completes acquisition of climate risk data firm First Street Investing.com

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Aug 1, 2026 · Google News: Adaptation Policy
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Building for 131°F: Europe races to protect its infrastructure from a ‘quiet catastrophe’ - CNBC

Building for 131°F: Europe races to protect its infrastructure from a ‘quiet catastrophe’ CNBC

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