Insurance RT1 Bond Market Grows to Nearly 35 Billion Euros

According to Wallstreetcn, the insurance industry's additional Tier 1 (RT1) bond market has grown to nearly 35 billion euros, as insurers rush to issue debt to meet the so-called Solvency II regulatory rules. Bloomberg-compiled data show that RT1 bond issuance has totaled about 5 billion euros so far this year, roughly matching the pace in the same period of 2025, while last autumn's issuance surge pushed full-year supply above 10 billion euros for the first time and set a record for the product in less than 10 years.