On February 6th 2026, Artemis held its tenth conference in the NYC series in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. With over 450 registered attendees, it was the largest catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities market conference hosted by Artemis to-date.

Using the power of AI, you can now listen to a review of the conference that provides insights into the main themes of discussion during the panel sessions at the event.

Please note, being AI generated this is embellished somewhat, but it does provide an accurate representation of discussions that took place, key themes that emerged and how the conference went on the day.

It’s clear from the discussions had at the conference that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is in good health, but still has a lot more it can do to meet its potential.

Opportunities abound, but the need to meet them with discipline remains critical, to ensure the resilience and sustainability of the ILS product offering for both protection buyers and investors.

At the same time, the industry has a clear need to continue its process of educating customers on both sides of the trade, while also explaining the beneficial way capital markets can play a growing role in global insurance, reinsurance and risk transfer.

While the ILS market is in good health and considerably more mature in 2026, it still has the potential to grow and evolve much further, to play an increasingly important role by embedding itself ever more deeply into global risk and reinsurance capital provision.

Our sister publication Reinsurance News spoke with David Flandro, Managing Director, Head of Industry Analysis and Strategic Advisory at Howden Re, just weeks after the reinsurance broker released its comprehensive January 1st, 2026, renewal report.

During the interview, Flandro discussed the opportunities and risks that could emerge from what Howden Re describes as a period of re-balancing, highlighting the important focus on geopolitics and macroeconomics as these trends are a big part of what's happening in the commercial insurance and reinsurance market.

As geopolitical and macroeconomic trends reshape an increasingly risky world, and reinsurance pricing comes off of its peak in numerous lines of business, there's a clear need for rationality, with plenty of opportunity for underwriters to continue to achieve profitable growth, according to Flandro.

Listen to this full interview with Flandro of Howden Re, as he discusses reinsurance market conditions in 2026 and how use of capital within reinsurance has changed.