Catastrophe bond fund news

In a third interval fund launched under the partnership between alternative asset manager Calamos and specialist alternative investment consultant Aksia insurance-linked securities (ILS) are a component, as the newly launched Calamos Aksia Hedged Strategies Fund (HEDGX) has an allocation to the RenaissanceRe Medici catastrophe bond strategy.

With the catastrophe bond market growing at a rapid pace, the sector is well-positioned to support a broader sponsor base. The increased participation of large institutional investors, whose ability to deploy meaningful allocations remains a testament to the market’s credibility and scalability, further underscores this strength, Luca Albertini, CEO of Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP told […]

Continued strong seasonality lifted the average 2025 year-to-date return of UCITS catastrophe bond investment funds to 7.25% by September 26th, according to the latest data from the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices.

AM Best has updated its rating outlooks for RenaissanceRe and its subsidiaries, now seeing the reinsurance firm’s prospects as positive, rather than stable, citing improved performance, a more balanced business due to diversification, and of course the firm’s ability to attract third-party capital through joint-ventures and ILS partnerships.

The overall yield of the catastrophe bond market declined further in September 2025, as seasonal spread tightening continued to be the major factor affecting that metric, with insurance risk spreads, or the cat bond market discount margin, now back at levels seen around the same stage of the year in 2021.

As the catastrophe bond market continues to expand, the next phase of growth won’t come from standardization alone. Digitization, streamlining data and deal flow, will be crucial for handling scale while preserving sponsor flexibility, according to Tanja Wrosch, Head of Cat Bond Portfolio Management at Twelve Securis.

Kiatnakin Phatra Asset Management (KKP Asset Management), a capital markets investment firm based in Thailand and part of the Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group, has launched two catastrophe bond strategies for the Thai domestic market, with both set to serve as feeders to the Twelve Cat Bond Fund, a Twelve Securis strategy.

Issuance of catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) was above-average at $1.036 billion in the third-quarter of 2025, lifting annual issuance to $18.6 billion at the end of the period. Which puts this year well on-track to surpass the $20 billion mark for the first time ever, Artemis’ new quarterly cat bond market report […]

The Auckland Future Fund (AFF), a New Zealand based investment entity that was established in 2024 as part of Auckland Council’s long-term plan, can now add catastrophe bonds to its nascent portfolio as its governing board approved an investment policy that includes cat bonds as an allowable alternative asset class.

The combined assets under management of the mutual insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds managed by the Pioneer Investments team have now roughly doubled in the last year, as the total net AUM across the Victory Pioneer CAT Bond Fund and the Pioneer ILS Interval Fund has reached almost $2.16 billion this month.