194: Catastrophe bond & ILS market news, week ending August 31st 2025

Listen to this podcast episode for a recap of top catastrophe bond, insurance-linked securities and alternative reinsurance capital news, from the week-ending August 31st 2025.

Listen to a recap of Artemis' most read catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) news of the last week. We hope this summary provides an easy way to listen to a recap of some of last week's top stories.

This week we covered: a new CEO for Nephila Capital; Sompo acquiring Aspen Insurance Group; Enstar Group launches its first sidecar; Munich Re exec cautions on staying power of ILS capital; PartnerRe Capital Management hires Benjamin Baltesar; Aon says alternative capital hits $121bn record high; Twelve Securis appoints Paul Larrett as Head of Private ILS; AM Best on expectations for the cat bond market to continue growing and reinsurance efficiency; and Howden Re's David Flandro on the reinsurance cycle.