209: Expanding the ILS perimeter - New risks, new markets, new capital: ILS NYC 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses the expansion of the ILS asset class and its future prospects, featuring a panel of industry experts.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Kathleen Faries

Guests: Joanna Syroka, Chris McKeown, Danny Arnett, Bob Forness

Topics covered

• insurance-linked securities
• catastrophe bonds
• market expansion
• cyber insurance
• underwriting discipline

Keywords

• ILS
• cat bonds
• insurance market
• cyber risk
• capital management

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Artex Capital Solutions, Fermat Capital Management, LLC, Vantage Risk, Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers, MultiStrat Group