Collateralized reinsurance news

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector gained 0.81% on average for November 2025, lifting the group of cat bond and ILS funds tracked by the ILS Advisers Fund Index to an average 11-month return of 10.40%.

The outstanding market for collateralized reinsurance sidecar structures has continued to grow at pace thanks to investor interest in the structures, with the latest estimate from Aon Securities putting invested capital in sidecar vehicles at a new high of $19.6 billion.

Today we are announcing the fourth wave of speakers for our upcoming insurance-linked securities conference, was more ILS experts are added to the roster. Tickets are continuing to sell much faster than prior years for ILS NYC 2026. Please register soon to guarantee your place at the conference.

Stone Ridge Asset Management, the New York based alternative risk premia focused investment manager, has reported that its two flagship mutual insurance-linked securities and reinsurance investment fund strategies delivered total returns of 33% and 14.27% for the annual period to October 31st, while combined ILS assets managed in its mutual funds surpassed $6 billion.

Fergus Re, the Bermuda based collateralized reinsurer that writes business for investors that have an appetite for returns from quality casualty risk underwriting business, has announced the appointment of Sharmini Samuels as Chief Underwriting Officer, effective January 1, 2026.

The private insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is approaching the January renewals from a strong standpoint, with capacity projected to be marginally higher, which may exert some pricing pressure. However, according to Cahal Doris, CIO Private ILS at Twelve Securis, the firm still expects to observe technical discipline within the market.

With the announcement today that insurance and reinsurance specialist Vantage Group is set to be acquired by Howard Hughes Holdings, the firm’s third-party collateralized reinsurance capital business AdVantage received a positive mention from the acquirer’s executives during an analyst call.

We have another speaker announcement for our upcoming insurance-linked securities conference today, with four more experts added to the roster. There are only 15 Early Bird tickets left for ILS NYC 2026 after which standard tickets will go on sale. Please register now if you want to benefit from the final discounted rate.

Pillar Capital Management Limited, the Bermuda-based specialist collateralized reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has hired former SS&C employee Ken Mahadeo as Vice President, Operations.

The financial regulator in Abu Dhabi is asking for stakeholder and industry feedback as it considers developing a framework to support growth of an insurance-linked securities market there, while also seeking input to a concept for a “synthetic sidecar” structure that would sit within a regulated insurance entity.