ILS funds news, insurance linked securities or ILS fund news

The Florida State Board of Administration, allocating to insurance-linked securities and reinsurance for the Florida Retirement System pension plan, remains focused on navigating the softening market environment by adding more diversification within the asset class, with a Lloyd’s specialty investment moving through its pipeline still.

Members Capital Management Limited (MembersCap) executives told us the company has recently launched its first catastrophe bond fund strategy to expand its offering to clients, while also disclosing that it was the investor behind a recent innovative industry-loss warranty (ILW) transaction.

Arch Re, the global reinsurance arm of Arch Capital group, has promoted Christian Roberts as its new Head of ILS and hired Cyril Neyme as an ILS Portfolio Manager, with both of these moves happening in July this year.

For the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, one of the most promising findings of Moody’s Ratings annual survey of reinsurance buyers is that 28% of respondents said they anticipate increased use of alternative capital sources in 2027.

In this insurance-linked securities market environment where engagement from investors remains strong, Chris Parry, the Global Head of RenaissanceRe Capital Partners told us that a disciplined approach matters more than growth and right-sizing capital is key at this stage of the reinsurance cycle.

Following several years of strong returns and renewed inflows, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market currently sits in a structurally healthy position, however this recent momentum must be balanced with disciplined cycle management, Florian Steiger, CEO and Founder of Icosa Investments told Artemis in an interview.

Peak Reinsurance Company (Peak Re), a global reinsurer headquartered in Hong Kong, has plans to “reignite” its third-party capital management business in 2027, seeing itself as having a differentiated offering for investors and wanting to become more sophisticated in the space, Chief Underwriting Officer Philip Hough told Artemis.

Mt. Logan Capital Management, Ltd. (MLCM), the Everest Group owned and operated third-party capital management platform, has been expanding and diversifying its offering. CEO John Modin explained to us in an interview that the focus remains on ensuring alignment and delivering capital efficiency.

Cedar Trace ILS, the Bermuda-based specialist insurance-linked securities arm of Cedar Trace Capital Management Group and closely linked to Mereo Insurance, has announced a range of leadership promotions and a strategic hire, which includes Fergus Reynolds being promoted to CEO.

Catastrophe bond fund structured in the UCITS investment format delivered their strongest month of performance year-to-date through the August days of record, averaging 1.24% for the period, while the 12-month rolling return average across the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices slipped a little further to 9.82%.