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Bermuda Stock Exchange lists 169 new cat bond and ILS structures in three quarters

Artemis.bm puts the exchange at 731 cat bond and related ILS listings, almost 93 per cent of the market it sizes at $67.4 billion.

At a glance

  1. The firm called the exchange "the most important listing venue for the catastrophe bond and ILS market."
  2. The figures surfaced as ILS Convergence 2026 opened at the Hamilton Princess Hotel and Beach Club.
  3. The conference opens to the full delegate list tomorrow for hurricane science sessions, including a keynote from Vice Admiral Nancy Hann of NOAA.

The Bermuda Stock Exchange listed 169 new catastrophe bond notes and ILS structures in the first three quarters of 2026, totalling nearly $17.8 billion, according to Artemis.bm figures reported by Bermuda Re.

Artemis, which covers cat bonds and alternative reinsurance capital, said the BSX had 731 cat bond and related ILS listings by then, almost 93 per cent of the $67.4 billion catastrophe bond market. The firm called the exchange "the most important listing venue for the catastrophe bond and ILS market."

The figures surfaced as ILS Convergence 2026 opened at the Hamilton Princess Hotel and Beach Club. The conference opens to the full delegate list tomorrow for hurricane science sessions, including a keynote from Vice Admiral Nancy Hann of NOAA.

Reported by the Cat bonds & reinsurance desk from Royal Gazette Bermuda Re and Artemis.bm. Published . Corrections

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