Insurance Linked Investments

The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI), working in consultation with participating ILS managers, investors and interested parties, has again updated its Insurance Open Protocol reporting template for insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investment funds.

Integral ILS Ltd., an independent alternative investment manager focused on natural catastrophe insurance and reinsurance investments, has announced the hire of Arthur Begeman in Bermuda, who joins the Integral ILS investment team as an Underwriter.

Brazil’s regulations for “Letra de Risco de Seguro”, or LRS which translates to Letter of Insurance Risk and are effectively insurance-linked securities (ILS) laws, are seen as a positive step for the local re/insurance market and already some activity is expected to be seen, according to Fitch Ratings.

Abacus Life, a life settlements buyer, market maker and alternative asset manager, has announced the acquisition of Carlisle Management, a Luxembourg-based investment manager in the life settlement space, for around $200 million.

Swiss Re has appointed employee Chris Minter as the new Head of its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent to the position Philipp Rüede is departing the global reinsurance company.

Senior leadership executives from Marsh McLennan and its reinsurance broking unit Guy Carpenter explained today that the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has helped in meeting rising client demand for property catastrophe coverage.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment fund manager, has announced the appointment of weather and climate meteorologist Dr. Chris Hennon as Senior Research Scientist.

Everest Group, the global re/insurance company, has announced the launch of Mt. Logan Capital Management, Ltd. (MLCM), marking a transformation of its existing alternative capital and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment offering into a multi-vehicle third-party reinsurance capital management platform.

Switzerland based pension fund Nest Sammelstiftung, or the Nest Collective Foundation, has highlighted the diversifying benefit of its insurance-linked securities (ILS) allocation, pointing to ILS market returns as a bright spot from 2023.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) such as catastrophe bonds represent a rare opportunity for investors today, being one of only a few liquid markets that offer value, with most others having historically tight risk premiums, while also being an asset class that offers uncorrelated income, investment manager Schroders Capital has said.