Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending August 17th 2025, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm, week ending August 17th 2025:

1. Vesttoo bankruptcy creditors sue Aon and China Construction Bank for fraudulent conduct
In the latest twist in the long-running Vesttoo saga, where fraudulent collateral was found to be sitting behind reinsurance deals via letters of credit (LOC) that turned out to be forged, the creditors to the failed insurtech’s bankruptcy trust are now suing broker Aon and China Construction Bank, alleging fraudulent conduct and blaming them for the collapse of Vesttoo.

2. Fundamental difference in today’s softening market versus 2010-2018: Beazley CEO
Insurance (and likely reinsurance) is considered to be a softening market by specialty player Beazley, but CEO Adrian Cox wrote today in his interim results statement that there is a fundamental difference between now and the prolonged soft market of 2010 to 2018.

3. RenRe’s third‑party capital AUM surpasses $8bn for first time, up $940m in last year
RenaissanceRe’s Capital Partners division saw its third‑party investor capital under management surpass the $8 billion milestone for the first time ever, reaching $8.09 billion at June 30th 2025, which represents an increase of $940 million or 13% over the prior twelve months.

4. Aon survey highlights critical gaps in cat model use among re/insurers
Findings from a new survey released by broker Aon has highlighted a significant gap in catastrophe model utilisation, which can ultimately impact how re/insurers assess risk, structure capital and respond to disaster scenarios.

5. Third‑party capital projected to grow 7%, hit $114bn in 2025: AM Best & Guy Carpenter
According to the latest projection from rating agency AM Best and broker Guy Carpenter, third‑party capital deployed in reinsurance is anticipated to grow by almost 7% this year, projected to end the year at a new high of $114 billion.

6. Artemis London 2025: Over 110 organisations now attending. Will you join them?
Registrations are ramping up for our cat bond and ILS market conference in London on September 2nd. With only two weeks left to register, secure your place if you want to attend.

7. Bermuda cat bond, ILS, alternative capital reinsurance registrations rise in H1 2025
Bermuda has continued to see strong registration numbers of new catastrophe bond, insurance‑linked security (ILS) and alternative or third‑party reinsurance capital related entities through the first‑half of 2025, with the total rising slightly according to Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) data.

8. Strong July lifts UCITS catastrophe bond fund average return to 4.39% YTD
Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format experienced their best month of 2025 so far in July, as seasonality kicked in and lifted the average performance for the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices to a 4.39% return year‑to‑date.

9. Margins particularly attractive in nat cat risks, discipline being maintained: Swiss Re CEO
Swiss Re’s CEO Andreas Berger explained that the company sees the current state of the reinsurance market as one where discipline is being maintained, which he believes is a new normal and must be sustained, while he also said that margins were particularly attractive for natural catastrophe risks in recent renewal rounds.

10. Cat bonds deliver in 2025. Demonstrate low correlation, spreads exceed high yield: Swiss Re
The catastrophe bond asset class continued to deliver for its investors through the first‑half of 2025, exhibiting low correlation with broader financial markets, while spreads continue to track at levels that exceed those seen in high yield benchmarks, Swiss Re Capital Markets has reported.

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Best of Artemis, week ending August 17th 2025

The article lists the ten most read stories on Artemis for the week ending 17 August 2025, covering topics such as the Vesttoo bankruptcy, market conditions, third‑party capital growth, conference registrations, and performance of catastrophe bond funds. It also notes that 32 new articles were published that week and invites readers to subscribe to the weekly newsletter.