Insurance Linked Investments

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced the appointment of Ross Cooper as a Risk Analyst, based in Bermuda.

Stone Ridge Asset Management, the New York based alternative risk premia focused investment manager, has reported that the insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management in its mutual reinsurance fund strategies increased to almost $5.3 billion in the last quarter of record, with catastrophe bonds seemingly growing in focus.

Investors often approach insurance-linked securities (ILS) as a source of “alternative beta” exposure—something that can be accessed efficiently, often via a single manager, yet, according to Gareth Abley and Jehan Sukhla, Co-Heads of Alternatives at MLC Asset Management, that approach overlooks one of the most significant and underappreciated risks in the asset class, manager implementation […]

Chariot Reinsurance (Chariot Re), the Bermuda-based life and annuity reinsurance sidecar company launched by MetLife, Inc. in partnership with investor General Atlantic, has now completed its first transaction, assuming $10 billion of liabilities.

King Ridge Capital Advisors LLC, a recently launched specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has announced the hiring of former-PIMCO executive Shiraj Khan, who joins the company as Partner, Senior Vice President, and Head of Property Analytics and Research.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has hired Anton Ohneseit who brings investment analysis expertise gained from time most recently at UBS and Credit Suisse.

Plenum Investments AG, the Swiss based specialist manager of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, has hired Raphael Kron, an executive with significant experience advising institutional clients in the region, as well as specific cat bond expertise.

Issuance of catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) approached a massive $10.5 billion for the second-quarter of 2025, growing the outstanding cat bond market by $4.6 billion to a new end of quarter high of $56.7 billion, Artemis’ new quarterly cat bond market report shows.

Solidum Partners AG, the Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Georges Bolli as Senior Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst ILS.

Members Capital Management Limited (MembersCap), the Bermuda-regulated investment manager has completed the investment of its initial portfolio through its fund, MCM Fund I, the first tokenised institutional-grade reinsurance fund designed to open new capital channels to both digital asset investors and traditional allocators.