Insurance Linked Investments

Our latest video features the third panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the non-catastrophe opportunities in ILS, from our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025.

With collateralized reinsurance emerging as a key tool for insurers seeking greater flexibility and access to alternative forms of capital, the industry’s focus should be on expanding the overall market for protection, drawing on all types of capital to meet rising demand, Chris McKeown of Vantage Risk told us in an interview.

OAK Global has launched a retrocession division OAK Enterprise, that will underwrite through new Lloyd’s Syndicate 1440 from January 1 2026. The syndicate has been backed by a range of investors and we understand from sources that at least one of these has funded its commitments through the Lloyd’s ILS structure London Bridge.

Third-party investor capital under management in RenaissanceRe Capital Partners range of reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities strategies rose to $8.54 billion by September 30th 2025, with the figure increasing by $450 million in the quarter.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) of the Bank of England has published a discussion paper to gather feedback on how the UK’s insurance special purpose vehicle (ISPV) or ILS structures can play a role towards bringing in alternative capital to support life risks and reinsurance in the UK.

Arch Capital has successfully closed Bellemeade Re 2025-1 Ltd., the firm’s latest issuance of mortgage insurance-linked notes, which was priced at $199.3 million, while the firm also purchased a further $49,826,000 of mortgage reinsurance from a panel of reinsurers in tandem with this mortgage insurance-linked notes issuance.

Aspen Capital Markets, the third-party, ILS and alternative reinsurance capital management unit of global re/insurer Aspen, has continued to expand its business throughout the first nine months of 2025 with fee income generated by the unit increasing by 30% to $146 million.

During the second-quarter of this year, White Mountains renewed its investment commitment to a collateralized reinsurance structure that provides sidecar-like support to managing general agent (MGA) Bamboo, but the size of the commitment has decreased as Bamboo now has growing third-party reinsurance support.

With the key January renewals approaching, two notable provisions have seen a re-emergence within the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market: Claw-Back and Top-Up, both of which may seem straightforward but require careful structuring and clear language, according to Andre Perez, CEO of Nascent Group, the technology-driven financial service provider.

Investor appetite within reinsurance and insurance-linked strategies has expanded significantly over the last year, as market-responsive investors continue to deploy capital attracted by strong risk-adjusted returns and relative value compared to high-yield credit, which is currently trading at historically tight spreads, according to Cate Kenworthy, Managing Director, Howden Capital Markets & Advisory.