pension fund
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOP) hires Van der Stichele for ILS
The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOP) is the latest large Canadian investor to target the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market as a source of returns and the Plan has hired an experienced portfolio manager to get it started.Bernard Van der Stichele has joined the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOP) read the full article →
UK pension fund Railpen hires ILS focused investment manager
Railway Pension Investments Limited (RPMI Railpen), the dedicated investment manager that looks after the pension fund for UK railway's workers, has hired a sector specialist in insurance-linked securities (ILS) from Willis Towers Watson (WTW) as an investment manager.James Turner has joined RPMI Railpen as an Investment Manager at the end read the full article →
NZ Gov Super Fund says ILS still “appropriate to objectives” despite losses
The Government Superannuation Fund Authority of New Zealand, an autonomous entity that manages the pension assets of state sector employees, said that its allocations to insurance-linked securities (ILS) remain "appropriate to objectives" despite having fallen to a negative return in the last year.The New Zealand Government Superannuation Fund has been read the full article →
Hudson Structured raises $300m from Indiana & Maryland state pensions
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance and transportation focused investment manager that undertakes its insurance investment business as HSCM Bermuda, has raised new capital from two U.S. state retirement system pension funds in recent months.According to documents from board of trustee meetings held by the Indiana read the full article →
Coca-Cola pension fund ILS allocation shrank almost 30% in 2018
Beverage giant The Coca Cola Company's allocation to insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments from its pension fund shrank by just under 30% in 2018, which is likely due to losses suffered in the sector after major catastrophe events.The Coca-Cola pension fund had allocated roughly 5% of its assets into the ILS read the full article →
Swiss pensions allocate more to ILS, increasingly a core alternative asset
Pension funds in Switzerland have continued to increase their allocations to insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked investments, with the ILS asset class becoming a core alternative investment for some of them.With Switzerland being home to a number of specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers, as well as a vibrant read the full article →
North Yorkshire Pension Fund increased ILS allocation to Leadenhall
The North Yorkshire Pension Fund, a pension scheme for council and local government workers in the Yorkshire region of the United Kingdom, increased its allocation to insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds under the management of Leadenhall.Having originally won a mandate from the pension fund for an £80 million allocation in 2018, read the full article →
Vermeer Re off to strong start, writes 40 transactions in Q1: RenRe CEO
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd., the latest joint-venture vehicle from RenaissanceRe that is backed by Dutch pension fund manager and significant ILS investor PGGM, has got off to a strong start at the beginning of 2019.Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd. (Vermeer Re) was launched in time for the January 1st 2019 reinsurance renewals, as read the full article →
AP3 grows ILS assets, sees positive reinsurance investment returns in 2018
AP3, the Swedish state sector pension fund, has been investing in catastrophe bonds, insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance linked assets since 2008 and the investor increased its allocation to the ILS sector in 2018, while the asset class delivered a positive return despite the catastrophes.In 2018, the size of AP3's read the full article →
Ontario Teachers’ promotes Grzinic as MD to lead insurance-linked securities
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has promoted Bernard Grzinic to the role of Managing Director for Credit, Insurance Linked Securities and Equities within Capital Markets group, which will see him leading the investment teams for each of these areas.The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is a long-standing investor in read the full article →
