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Nuveen, a US asset manager subsidiary of TIAA, has now completed its acquisition of Schroders in a ~£9.9 billion deal, today setting out a plan to operate separately for 12 to 18 months then realise integration synergies, among which of greatest relevance to our readers private markets is expected to be organised by asset class.

Brazil’s regulator the Superintendence of Private Insurance (SUSEP) has published a range of proposals designed to bolster the country’s financial and insurance protection against natural catastrophes, with reforms and further developments in insurance-linked securities (ILS) set to be part of the continuing discussions.

Registration is now open for our next catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference. ILS NYC 2027 will be held in New York on February 5th 2027. We’ve sold out our ILS NYC conference every year, so lock-in your attendance by registering today. Reserve your place now while the Super Early Bird rate lasts.

A new joint analysis published by Swiss Re Institute and LSE has highlighted how artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chains are opening new pathways to systemic stress as risks become increasingly interconnected, which is driving a need for expanded capacity and leading them to highlight ILS as a crucial capital source.

Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced the hire of Shaun Sinniah from Miller, who joins as Head of Capital Solutions for Global Risk Solutions (GRS), effective September 28th, 2026.

Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI), the investment arm for Liberty Mutual Group, has hired experienced insurance-linked securities (ILS) market executive Paschal Brooks as Managing Director and Head of Insurance Solutions & Capital Markets.

Aditya Dutt, President of Aeolus Capital Management, has indicated that the re/insurance industry is not making full use of the insurance-linked securities (ILS) investor base by treating the market as just a source of capital, where it should also be viewing it as a source of “strategic possibility”.

As the severity and frequency of natural catastrophe events continue to grow, addressing the protection gap remains an important focus, which has led Moody’s to call out that scaling the capital markets and tapping into the insurance-linked securities market can help narrow the gap as it continues to grow.

Institutional investors that have not yet chosen to allocate capital into insurance-linked securities (ILS) should be considering to do so given the diversification benefits that it offers, as well as its attractive risk-return profile, according to Eveline Takken-Somers, Head of Insurance Linked Investments, at Dutch pension fund service provider, PGGM.

Despite softening spreads driven by record inflows of capital, catastrophe bonds continue to offer one of the widest net risk premia available across financial markets, according to a new report from Andrew Poreda, Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at Sage Advisory Services.