ILS funds news, insurance linked securities or ILS fund news

A recent report from Barclays Research indicated that current catastrophe bond market dynamics are perceived as being negative for both the reinsurance market and pricing cycle. Lower new cat bond spread multiples seen in Q4 so far indicate a market firing on all cylinders and a protection buying opportunity, but with ramifications for the traditional […]

Our latest video features the third panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the non-catastrophe opportunities in ILS, from our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025.

Third-party investor capital under management in RenaissanceRe Capital Partners range of reinsurance joint-ventures and insurance-linked securities strategies rose to $8.54 billion by September 30th 2025, with the figure increasing by $450 million in the quarter.

Aspen Capital Markets, the third-party, ILS and alternative reinsurance capital management unit of global re/insurer Aspen, has continued to expand its business throughout the first nine months of 2025 with fee income generated by the unit increasing by 30% to $146 million.

With the key January renewals approaching, two notable provisions have seen a re-emergence within the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market: Claw-Back and Top-Up, both of which may seem straightforward but require careful structuring and clear language, according to Andre Perez, CEO of Nascent Group, the technology-driven financial service provider.

Mt. Logan Re Ltd., the third-party capitalised sidecar-like structure operated by Everest Group’s Mt. Logan Capital Management unit, has received slightly less in written premiums from its parent through the first nine months of 2025.

SCOR Investment Partners surpassed the $5 billion milestone in terms of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities assets under management and senior executives Sidney Rostan and Alexandre Jaegle told us they view the market outlook as positive and anticipate momentum continuing, for the sector and their own ILS investment platform.

Catastrophe bond investment funds in the UCITS format have continued to deliver strong returns for their investors through October, with the average 2025 year-to-date return for these cat bond funds running at 8.88% by the end of that month, according to the latest data from the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices.

Hiscox CFO Paul Cooper said this morning during an analyst call that while growth into property catastrophe reinsurance may slow for the group in 2026, given the rate environment, the company may elect to cede more to third-party capital as it continues to be able to attract investors.

Speaking during a recent webinar, Dirk Schmelzer, Senior Portfolio Manager for ILS at Plenum Investments AG, outlined that while the organisation expects another decrease in catastrophe bond risk spreads of around 10–15%, the market remains very healthy and is expected to expand further in both size and the range of risks transferred to the cat […]