Cat bond fund news

In the last week of available data, it was lower-risk cohort of UCITS catastrophe bond funds, as measured by the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices, that performed better, with a small positive gain at a time when other funds are still feeling the effects of widening spreads.

Catastrophe bond funds, as measured by the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices, lost ground for the first week since mid-October as the effects of continuing spread widening and the resulting price adjustments dented performance a little.

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond funds gained 0.97% in the month of October 2022, as some ILS funds rebounded somewhat after hurricane Ian, as losses from the storm appeared lower than expected for some cedents.

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Catastrophe bond funds, as measured by the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices, continued to recover more of the ground lost since hurricane Ian, gaining 0.40% in the last week.

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Catastrophe bond funds, as measured by the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices, have gained another 0.60% on average in the last week, as valuations continue to be adjusted upwards to take account of lower loss expectations for recent hurricane Ian.

The seventh session at our Artemis London 2022 conference featured a panel of experts speaking about the future evolution of the catastrophe bond, potential niche use-cases for the cat bond structure, and more generally how catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) activity can expand its remit.

Catastrophe bond funds, as measured by the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices, have gained further ground in the last week of reported data, jumping more than one percent on average at the last available calculation point of November 4th.

Plenum Investments has slashed hurricane Ian loss expectations for its catastrophe bond investment funds, saying that initial estimates from sponsors are coming in “significantly lower than our original expectations”, leading it to believe the draw-down could be less than half the initial estimates.