Artemis ILS NYC 2025
February 7th 2025, 08:00 – 19:00 (including networking drinks reception)
On February 7th 2025 we returned to New York City for our ninth conference in the ILS NYC series.
More than 415 people attended this year's event, which was our largest yet.
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For 2025, our theme focused on capturing opportunities in catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS), both established and new as we will focus some of the day on emerging segments of the ILS asset class.
With the insurance-linked securities (ILS) product set becoming ever more sophisticated and improved in recent years, with reinsurance rates still at historically high levels the ILS market has a chance to capture the opportunities this presents.
Demand for efficient reinsurance risk capital remains high and has been increasing, presenting opportunities for the ILS market to expand. Now, ILS specialists are expanding the asset class to new risk classes as well, broadening the set of opportunities that investors can capture.
As ILS market participants look to continue developing and growing the asset class, the industry and investors will gather again at Artemis ILS NYC 2025 looking to identify opportunities that suit risk-return targets and tolerances.
As ever our conference will also feature sessions with a catastrophe bond focus, cover investor sentiment and also private ILS and collateralized reinsurance opportunities as well. But this year we'll be expanding the scope of classes of business covered, just as the ILS market is currently doing.
Expect forward-looking discussions between insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry experts, delivering the quality of content you've learned to anticipate from us at Artemis.
With our events, we try to create the kind of conference that we would want to attend ourselves, mixing great speakers, insightful content, a forward-thinking outlook and quality networking.
Expect a full-day of thoughtful and thought-provoking discussions on the future of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) marketplace.
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Industry thought-leaders, ILS fund managers, and guests, discussing the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, capital markets future role in reinsurance, and the ILS investment opportunity.
- Cat bond and ILS market status
- The catastrophe risk opportunity
- Emerging lines and opportunities
- Investor sentiment
- Where next for a growing market
Artemis ILS NYC 2025 will look to inspire, inform, connect the dots, spark ideas, and offer experienced executives a chance to reflect on what has gone well and what challenges or opportunities lie ahead in mobilizing the capital markets to invest in insurance risk.
This is a carefully curated event, designed to attract those interested in advanced concepts related to ILS and risk transfer, or those who recognize the unique opportunity to hear from ILS stalwarts and thought-leaders.
Attended by senior executives from (re)insurance companies, catastrophe bond & ILS fund managers, pension and institutional investors, hedge funds, service providers, technology start-ups, investment bankers and more.
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Programme & Agenda
Our full-agenda, speaker allocation to panels, and timings of main sessions and networking breaks are now confirmed for the Artemis ILS NYC 2025 conference.
As at previous ILS NYC conferences, there will be four main themed panel sessions and then the moderators from those will join Steve Evans from Artemis on stage for a final Q&A wrap-up panel to end the day.
For 2025, our four main panel sessions will have their focuses on: investor sentiment and trends in private ILS; growing the parametric investment opportunity in ILS; catastrophe bond sponsor and investor needs; and the casualty insurance-linked securities investment opportunity.
Expect a full day of forward-looking discussion from ILS, insurance and reinsurance market thought-leaders and guests.
There will be opportunities to learn from and interact with our speaker faculty and a chance to network amongst some of the most senior decision makers across the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance market. Our conferences provide ample networking time and the venue has plenty of seating for meetings and lunch.
All day our sponsors will be displaying information on their services in the dedicated expo area. There will also be quiet spaces for those quick meetings, with coffee and refreshments available right through the day.
Videos are now being made available, just click the link in the agenda to view them.
Private ILS strategies primed for expansion and growth?
Led by: Lorenzo Volpi, Deputy CEO, Managing Partner, Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP.
Joined by: Eveline Takken-Somers, Senior Director, Lead Portfolio Manager - Insurance Portfolio, PGGM; Mark Booth, Chief Risk Officer, Vantage Risk; George Evans, Managing Director, Relative Value Sector Head, Aksia LLC; Aditya Dutt, President, Aeolus Capital Management.
The parametric ILS investment opportunity
Led by: Martin Malinow, CEO, Parameter Climate.
Joined by: Sandra DeSilva, President & CEO, Mythen Re Ltd.; Tanguy Touffut, CEO, Descartes Underwriting; Urs Ramseier, Executive Chairman & CIO, Twelve Capital; Sandeep Ramachandran, Portfolio Manager, Pier61 Partners.
Catastrophe bonds - Finding market balance, for sponsors and investors
Led by: Philipp Kusche, Global Head of ILS, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory.
Joined by: Zhak Cohen, Managing Director, Gallatin Point Capital; Jennifer Montero, Chief Financial Officer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Chin Liu, Director - Insurance Linked Securities, Fixed Income Solutions, Amundi US; Peter Miller, Senior Vice President, Neuberger Berman.
The casualty ILS investment opportunity
Led by: John Seo, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Fermat Capital Management.
Joined by: David Ni, Chief Strategy Officer, Enstar Group; Andras Bohm, Head of U.S. Capital Solutions & Advisory, BMS Group; Amy Stern, Chief Executive, Reinsurance, Ledger Investing; Bob Forness, CEO, MultiStrat Group.
Our final Q&A discussion to wrap-up the day.
Led by: Steve Evans, Artemis.
Joined by: Lorenzo Volpi, Deputy CEO, Managing Partner, Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP.; Martin Malinow, CEO, Parameter Climate; Philipp Kusche, Global Head of ILS, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory; John Seo, Co-Founder, Managing Director, Fermat Capital Management.
Please join us for networking drinks, a chance to meet speakers and attendees and reflect on the day's discussions.
Expert speakers at ILS NYC 2025
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John Seo
Co-Founder, Managing Director, Fermat Capital Management, LLC
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Eveline Takken-Somers
Senior Director, Lead Portfolio Manager - Insurance Portfolio,
PGGM -
David Ni
Chief Strategy Officer,
Enstar Group -
Andras Bohm
Managing Director & CEO,
BMS Capital Solutions & Advisory
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Lorenzo Volpi
Deputy CEO, Managing Partner, Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP
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Zhak Cohen
Managing Director,
Gallatin Point Capital -
Jennifer Montero
Chief Financial Officer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
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Philipp Kusche
Global Head of ILS,
Howden Capital Markets & Advisory
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Mark Booth
Chief Risk Officer,
Vantage Risk -
Amy Stern
Chief Executive, Reinsurance, Ledger Investing
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Martin Malinow
CEO, Parameter Climate
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Bob Forness
CEO, MultiStrat Group
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Sandra DeSilva
President & CEO,
Mythen Re Ltd. -
Urs Ramseier
Executive Chairman & CIO,
Twelve Capital -
George Evans
Managing Director, Relative Value Sector Head, Aksia LLC
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Tanguy Touffut
Co-founder & CEO,
Descartes Underwriting
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Aditya Dutt
President, Aeolus Capital Management
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Sandeep Ramachandran
Portfolio Manager,
Pier61 Partners -
Chin Liu
Director - Insurance Linked Securities, Fixed Income Solutions, Amundi US
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Peter Miller
Senior Vice President,
Neuberger Berman