Life insurance-linked securities news

Challenger Life, the Australian life and retirement income underwriter and investor, expanded its insurance-linked investment allocation by around 37% in the last financial year, with it now amounting to roughly US $490 million across catastrophe bonds and a newly added sidecar investment, while life insurance investments shrank slightly to US $61 million.

The Board of Directors of the Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt have elected to dissolve the pensions insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment portfolio, opting to allocate more to domestic real estate opportunities and fixed income instead.

Amid a range of promotions, Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. (HSCM), the reinsurance, insurtech, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and transportation focused investment manager, has appointed Gokul Sudarsana as the Chief Investment Officer for HSCM’s life insurance investment strategy.

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) intends to make its relatively recently launched third-party capital-backed life reinsurance sidecar company Ruby Reinsurance (Ruby Re) a core component of its more asset intensive business.

Obra Capital, an alternative investment manager with strategies focused on insurance and reinsurance, has announced the hiring of Anthony J. Annino as Senior Managing Director and Head of Longevity investments at the firm and has also completed an acquisition that bolsters this side of its business.

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA) has announced the launch of a new Missouri-domiciled third-party life reinsurance sidecar company named Ruby Reinsurance Company (Ruby Re), which has been backed by a number of investors including insurance-linked securities (ILS) specialist Hudson Structured Capital Management.

This video of the third session of the day at our recent Artemis ILS Asia 2023 conference, held in Singapore on July 13th 2023, features Stefan Kräuchi and Tim Yip of Hong Kong based ILS investment manager and advisory firm ILS Advisers, which is part of the HSZ Group, discussing the insurance-linked securities (ILS) landscape […]

This video of the second session of the day at our recent Artemis ILS Asia 2023 conference, held in Singapore on July 13th 2023, features a fireside chat discussion with Lorenzo Volpi, Deputy CEO and Managing Partner of specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager Leadenhall Capital Partners.

The well-established and growing life insurance-linked securities (ILS) segment offers a very stable profile and true diversification for investors, both within ILS and when compared to traditional asset classes, according to industry experts.

Apollo Global Management, the giant investor, private equity specialist and owner of life and retirement reinsurance company Athene, has entered into a novel insurance-linked investment agreement with Reinsurance Group of America, funding a reinsurer subsidiary called Chesterfield Re to the tune of $500 million.