Insurance Linked Investments

Fund management revenues earned through the activities of its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management business Nephila Capital rose 33% for owner Markel in the first-quarter of 2025, with the company reporting they reached the highest level in at least three years for the period, at $25.5 million.

Listings of catastrophe bond notes on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) rose by almost 5% in notional limit terms over the first-quarter of 2025, to end the period at a new high of $47.53 billion.

March 2025 was a positive month for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector, with a strong 0.82% average return across the sector according to the ILS Advisers Fund Index.

Aspen has launched an initial public offering (IPO) of shares, seeking to raise as much as $392 million which could value the firm at almost $2.9 billion. In the disclosures made, Aspen revealed its third-party, ILS and alternative reinsurance capital management unit Aspen Capital Markets (ACM) saw a significant rise in fee income in Q1 […]

Northern Re, the collateralized reinsurance company that provides investors with access to the returns of its long-tail casualty underwriting business, has announced raising an additional $100 million from existing and new institutional investor partners.

Hiscox ILS, the dedicated ILS investment management arm of the global insurance and reinsurance group, has hired Jack Ellison, formerly of Walkers, as its new Head of Legal.

In an increasingly volatile and uncertain financial world where the investment landscape has been exposed to unpredictable shocks, pension funds have been among the most affected by equity market declines and this is expected to further heighten the desire to diversify their asset portfolios.

The team behind the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ILS) says its strategy is built on deep diversification and a long-term aim to outperform the broader catastrophe bond market on a risk-adjusted basis.

Catastrophe bonds are increasingly gaining ground with institutional investors and provide a compelling source of diversification and income at this time, according to Martin Rea, Senior Consultant at JANA Investment Advisers Pty Limited.

As the catastrophe bond market continues to evolve, the inclusion of non-natural catastrophe risks like terrorism could become increasingly appealing to insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors seeking to optimise their portfolios, according to Man Group.