Cat bond fund news

Having announced a new partnership this morning, that sees reinsurer Swiss Re becoming co-manager of the GAM Investments operated and distributed catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, executives told us that “nothing is off the agenda” and they see an opportunity to expand the range of ILS products offered.

GAM Investments has announced the hire of well-known insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry executive Dr. Rom Aviv as its new Head of ILS, a move that comes as GAM announced that reinsurance firm Swiss Re will take on co-investment management responsibilities for its catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds.

Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), a registered investment adviser subsidiary of global reinsurance company Swiss Re, is taking on co-investment management duties for the range of catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds offered by global asset manager GAM.

The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ILS), saw 150,750 shares traded in its first day listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), resulting in $3.03 million of trading volume in dollar terms, which is well above the median for all exchange traded funds.

The opposing forces of seasonality and demand continued to drive the overall yield of the catastrophe bond market sideways through March, ending the month at 10.43% so remaining relatively flat over the period, according to the latest data from Plenum Investments.

Catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) market issuance reached a huge $7.1 billion for the first-quarter of 2025, which has driven the size of the outstanding market to a new all-time-high of $52.2 billion, Artemis’ new quarterly cat bond market report shows.

The Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF will list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) tomorrow April 1st under the ticker symbol ILS, making the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment opportunity more accessible to a broader range of investors.

The Icosa Cat Bond Fund, the catastrophe bond fund strategy distributed by Icosa Investments, has continued to attract new inflows from investors in recent months, now growing the fund to US $428 million in assets as of this week.

The catastrophe bond market is not ready for an exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks an index, according to specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager Solidum Partners AG, who say it’s not feasible at this time for such a strategy to exist, given challenges in dynamic replication of an index for the cat bond […]

The Ambassador US mutual catastrophe bond fund strategy operated by advisor Embassy Asset Management has now expanded its insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund’s assets under management to $428 million, with expansion across the portfolio and more industry-loss warranty (ILW) investments made as well.