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AM Best to Host Analytical Briefing on State of the Insurance-Linked Securities Market

OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A panel of industry experts will join an AM Best-hosted analytical briefing on the current condition of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at 10 a.m. EDT.

The briefing, titled “ILS Market Outlook: Capital, Pricing and the Broadening Risk Landscape,” will examine recent trends in catastrophe bond issuance, pricing and capital flows. The event also will address the continued diversification of the market across perils and geographies; the growing role of casualty ILS as a meaningful source of capacity; and developments in secondary-peril risk modeling.

Panelists include Quentin Perrot, managing director, GC Securities; Michael Stahel, partner, LGT ILS Partners Ltd.; and Lorenzo Volpi, managing partner/deputy CEO, Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP. Emmanuel Modu, managing director, global reinsurance and insurance-linked securities, AM Best, will moderate the panel.

For more information, visit the event page.

AM Best is a global credit rating agency, news publisher and data analytics provider specializing in the insurance industry. Headquartered in the United States, the company does business in over 100 countries with regional offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Mexico City. For more information, visit www.ambest.com.

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+1 908 882 2310
christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
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+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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Christopher Sharkey
Associate Director, Public Relations
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christopher.sharkey@ambest.com

Al Slavin
Senior Public Relations Specialist
+1 908 882 2318
al.slavin@ambest.com

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