ILS NYC 2018

Demand in the expanding and increasingly influential insurance-linked securities (ILS) market remains strong, and as the space grows, capital markets-backed capacity will cover more of the re/insurance industry’s losses from major events, according to Greg Reisner, a Director at international ratings agency, A.M. Best.

Welcome to the Artemis ILS New York 2018 post-conference report, which provides insight into some of the debates that took place between speakers and attendees during Artemis’ second event in the United States.

Emmanuel Modu, Managing Director and Global Head of insurance-linked securities (ILS) at A.M. Best, has noticed ILS funds increasingly seeking more alliance with traditional reinsurers, driven partly by a push for efficiency.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors responded to 2017 catastrophe events with growth and optimism and further expansion is expected throughout 2018, with InsurTech offering some potential, according to Bill Dubinsky, Managing Director and head of ILS at Willis Towers Watson Securities (WTWS).

In an interview with A.M. BestTV at Artemis’ second ILS conference in New York City, PCS Assistant Vice President (AVP), Tom Johansmeyer, discussed the potential for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to expand further into the cyber space, after proving its worth in 2017.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) investor base remained calm and orderly during the extremely active 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, and in fact, as hurricane Irma moved up the coast, Swiss Re’s Judith Klugman was surprised at just how willing investors were to provide additional capital.

Following the impacts of 2017 catastrophe events and the subsequent impressive response from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry, Kathleen Faries, Head of Tokio Millennium Re’s Bermuda branch, believes that in terms of the rate and return environment, this is the new market.

The impressive reaction of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market to 2017 catastrophe events shouldn’t be a surprise and the marketplace has an opportunity to do even more in the future, according to speakers and attendees at Artemis’ second conference in New York.

We’re pleased to reveal four more expert speakers, from GC Securities, HSBC Global Asset Management, Property Claim Services (PCS) and Mt. Logan Re Ltd., who have been added to the roster for our second conference in New York, Artemis ILS NYC 2018.

We’re delighted to announce three more stellar speakers from industry-leading firms Lloyd’s, AmWINS and Swiss Re to the roster for our second conference in New York, Artemis ILS NYC 2018 which is being held in central Manhattan on the 2nd February.