This episode features the first panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2026, a session focused on the the Lloyd's ILS structure London Bridge, from our fifth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 1st 2026.

This panel session was titled “Unlocking capital at Lloyd’s: Evolving use-cases of the London Bridge ILS platform,” and was moderated by Ed Saul, SVP, Senior Client Partner, Artex Capital Solutions. He was joined on stage by panellists: Angus Jordan, Senior Manager London Bridge. Chairman, London Bridge 2 and LB Risk PCCs, Lloyd's; Lauren Johnson, Head of Funds at Lloyd’s, Acrisure Re Corporate Advisory & Solutions; Deepon Sen Gupta, Head of Capital Partnerships, OAK Global; and Perry Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Flood Re.

This session explored the evolution and strategic expansion of the London Bridge insurance-linked securities (ILS) platform within the Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market.

Speakers discussed why insurance-linked securities technology is gaining traction within the Lloyd’s ecosystem. Subjects touched on included the capital efficiency of Funds at Lloyd’s, noting their attractiveness to institutional investors due to efficiency in accessing business and Lloyd’s historically strong and diversifying returns.

The discussion highlighted recent innovations, including catastrophe bonds issued under London Bridge and the use of Letters of Credit to optimise capital stacks.

Looking forward, the panel identified potential growth opportunities for the London Bridge ILS platform in sidecars, excess of loss covers, and more flexible reinsurance structures.

Ultimately, the session emphasised how London Bridge serves as a vital enabler for diversifying capital sources within the Lloyd’s market and how this can support creative underwriting and business expansion, as well as discussing the potential for enhancement of the opportunities available through regulatory collaboration.

Listen to this discussion from our Artemis London 2026 conference to learn more about the evolution of investing into the Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance market using its London Bridge ILS structure.

In the run up to the 2026 edition of the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-vous event, our sister publication Reinsurance News spoke with Urs Baertschi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Property & Casualty (P&C) Reinsurance at industry giant Swiss Re to gauge his views on the state of the market.

With the global reinsurance market transitioning to a more competitive state, Baertschi highlighted that what’s important across the re/insurance value chain is charging an adequate rate.

He explained in this interview that supply and demand factors are driving the market, but that given the uncertain world we live in there is new demand for protection being seen.

On the state of the market, Baertschi said, "It's not just one market; it's many micro cycles, and those different perspectives on the same environment actually creates that market."

Listen to this episode to learn more from Urs Baertschi of Swiss Re on the state of the global reinsurance market, the end of year renewal outlook and Swiss Re's priorities for the rest of this year and into 2027.

This podcast episode features another panel discussion that was held at the Artemis ILS NYC 2026 event, our tenth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the ILS NYC series, held on February 6th 2026 in New York.

This panel was focused on the expansion of the ILS asset class in terms of its product offerings, titled "Expanding the ILS perimeter: New risks, new markets, new capital."

This expansion of the ILS asset class focused panel discussion was kindly moderated by Kathleen Faries, CEO, Artex Capital Solutions.

She was joined on stage by: Joanna Syroka, Director of New Markets, Fermat Capital Management, LLC; Chris McKeown, Chief Executive, Reinsurance, ILS & Innovation, Vantage Risk; Danny Arnett, Managing Director, Insurance Linked Securities, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers; and Bob Forness, CEO, MultiStrat Group.

Our panellists discussed the evolution and future prospects of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, highlighting its expansion from property catastrophe into casualty, specialty, and cyber lines.

The discussion placed great emphasis on the importance of underwriting discipline, capital management, and alignment with investors, particularly in new market opportunities that are expected to grow, such as risk transfer for data centre projects and cyber insurance.

The panellists also discussed the need for efficient operational infrastructure and the potential for ILS to become an increasingly tradable asset class.

The fact protection gaps are much more prevalent than just in natural catastrophe risks was also pointed out, with opportunities emerging across many lines of insurance and reinsurance given the need for capital and capacity to support the traditional industries growth. While opportunities like the AI data centre build-out may present completely net-new chances for the ILS market to deploy its capital in time.

On the casualty ILS side, speakers explained the need for transparency, alignment, and patience in managing longer-term risks.

Listen to this podcast episode from our Artemis ILS NYC 2026 conference to learn more about the growing range of opportunities for investors, as the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class expands.