ILS funds news, insurance linked securities or ILS fund news

Insurance-linked securities  and third-party capital assets under management at Hiscox Capital Partners, the division of Hiscox Re that encompasses ILS fund investments and quota-share partnerships, rose $200 million in the third-quarter of 2026 on strong retained earnings, reaching a new high of $3.1 billion.

Atmos Capital Partners AG has launched as a new partner-led, independent investment manager based in Zurich, with a specialist focus on building and managing catastrophe bond portfolios for investors and a technology-first, entrepreneurial approach.

Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, the specialist insurance-linked securities investment manager, has secured a loss portfolio transfer (LPT) arrangement covering portfolios from certain of its ILS funds from legacy acquirer RiverStone International.

Speaking during a recent webinar, executives at Plenum Investments AG outlined that while catastrophe bond risk spreads have tightened around 15% and are expected to decrease around 10% in 2027, cat bonds remain a healthy and very diversifying and attractive asset class.

Brookmont Capital Management has announced that the Brookmont Catastrophic Bond ETF (ticker ILS), has surpassed $150 million in assets under management as of October 28th, 2026, which comes shortly after the fund transitioned its primary listing from the New York Stock Exchange to the Texas Stock Exchange and secured a lead market maker.

Nephila Capital, the specialist ILS manager, delivered high revenues and profitability during the third-quarter of 2026 for parent company Markel Group’s financial segment, signifying another step forward in a multi-year effort to develop innovative risk transfer solutions that match investor demand, according to Andrew Crowley, Co-President of Markel Group.

Insurance-linked securities investment fund strategies, across catastrophe bonds and private ILS, delivered another strong month of returns in September 2026 with their upward momentum continuing, as the average ILS fund performance reached 1.55%, the latest data from the ILS Advisers Fund Index shows.

The GAM Swiss Re Cat Bond investment fund strategy will now be available to investors in New Zealand in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format, as the GAM Swiss Re ILS Income NZ PIE Fund opens for business on November 6th.

Nephila Capital’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund management business continues to deliver in 2026, as revenues reported within parent Markel’s quarterly results showed yet another increase of nearly 40% to $42.2 million for the third-quarter, even as the soft reinsurance market becomes increasingly evident in the volume of premiums fronted to Nephila’s reinsurers.

RenaissanceRe, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance company and third-party capital manager, raised $150 million of capital for a new catastrophe bond strategy in the third-quarter, with the Lighthouse Cat Bond Fund launched as a managed account sitting under its Upsilon vehicle.