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Sentiment for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space is positive across all segments and there’s increasing interest from new investors and optimism around the private side of the market, while alignment and transparency remain key, according to industry experts.

Currently, there are attractive returns in all segments of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) universe, and while conditions are expected to remain favourable amid increased demand for protection, there’s still opportunities to innovate and bring more product and capital to market, according to industry executives. At the 66th Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) in Monaco last week, […]

While there are many ways to generate alpha for your investors in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector, it remains critical to manage investor expectations and avoid delivering unwanted surprises, speakers at Convergence 2023 in Bermuda said last week.

Speaking at the Convergence 2023 event in Bermuda yesterday, John Seo, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Fermat Capital Management, explained that there is significant investor interest in insurance-linked securities (ILS) right now, but when it comes to allocating, capital is slower moving these days.

At the Convergence 2023 conference in Bermuda today, speakers from insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers explained that the market remains smaller than is really desired and there is a need to continue efforts to make it more scalable, to meet the needs of larger investors.

Right now, there is an opportunity for institutional investors to harvest “the most pronounced risk-adjusted returns” from allocations to insurance-linked securities (ILS), according to Jo Stanton, Chair of ILS Bermuda and Head of Finance at Tangency Capital, speaking this morning at Convergence 2023.

On the final day of the 2022 Convergence event in Bermuda, experts from across the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector explained that, despite the challenges of recent years, there are opportunities out there.

After a banner year for its insurance-linked securities (ILS) business in 2021, large European reinsurer Hannover Re says that market volumes in 2022 appear to be holding steady as the firm forecasts market growth going forwards.

Bermuda based investment management firm ILS Capital Management, Ltd., which specialises in delivering its clients investment opportunities in collateralized reinsurance and insurance-linked securities, has announced two new hires to its team. The firm which was established in 2011 by reinsurance industry veteran Don Kramer has been focused on raising capital, and aims to launch its […]

The insurance-linked securities and catastrophe bond market has been going from strength to strength in the last twelve months. We often write about the successes of the market, the growth that is being experienced and the burgeoning interest from both potential sponsors and return-seeking investors. The market seems very healthy but as well as cheerleading […]