Catastrophe bond fund news

Brookmont Capital Management, LLC is reportedly looking at options to bring its US listed catastrophe bond ETF to Europe, which would expand the universe of investors able to allocate to the firm’s cat bond strategy.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has hired experienced capital raising specialist Alexander Loosley to its Executive Board, as Head of Capital Formation and Strategic Initiatives.

The average return of UCITS catastrophe bond fund strategies was 1.38% for the first-quarter of 2025, according to the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices. But lower-risk cat bond funds led the way by averaging 1.50% for the period as a group, as they generally had less exposure to the California wildfire cat bond mark-downs.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format accelerated their growth in the first-quarter of 2025, with cat bond assets under management across the now seventeen UCITS cat bond fund strategies growing 11% to reach a new record-high of just under $15.3 billion.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has announced two more hires as it continues to build out its team, adding Anton Commissaris as Head of Wholesale Distribution and Dario Peier as Investment Analyst.

Solidum Partners AG, a Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has expanded the distribution reach of its catastrophe bond and ILS fund strategies, including ramping up sales activities in Germany with a new partnership and a growing focus on banks and wealth managers in Switzerland.

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.