Reinsurance linked investment

The Ambassador US mutual catastrophe bond fund strategy operated by advisor Embassy Asset Management has continued to expand in the busy cat bond market, driving its net assets to a new high of $263 million by July.

A new Bermuda-based asset manager has emerged named Members Capital Management Limited with well-known insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry executive Ben Fox in the Chief Investment Officer role and a mission to (re)diversify sources of reinsurance capital using digital and tokenized assets.

With catastrophe bond market yields remaining elevated at above the 13% mark, investment manager Twelve Capital has noted that this level of return represents a “natural buffer” against hurricane losses.

Private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners has added Brad Fischtrom, previously Chief Operating Officer of insurance technology (insurtech) and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused company, Ledger Investing, as an Operating Partner with a focus on investments in the property and casualty (P&C) insurance space.

Miravast Asset Management LLC, an investment manager experienced in underwriting longevity risk and investing in life settlements, has raised $346 million for its second flagship life insurance focused investment fund strategy, Miravast ILS Credit Opportunities II LP.

Broking giant Aon has facilitated the issuance of a new $45.5 million Randolph Re (Series 2024-1) private catastrophe bond that we believe could be a renewal of its wildfire deal for Mercury Insurance, but this time it has been issued out of Guernsey using the firm’s protected cell company White Rock Insurance Company PCC Limited.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment fund manager, has announced the hiring of Dia Bhatia from investment bank J.P. Morgan, who joins the firm as an Associate in its Business Development and Investor Relations team.

Investment manager Amundi US has continued to expand its most recently launched dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund strategy, with the Pioneer CAT Bond Fund having more than doubled in size in 2024, now reaching over $338 million.

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format saw their combined assets under management grow to $12.2 billion by the end of the first-half of 2024, rising 4% in the second-quarter and 11% in the first-half. Impressively, as a share of the outstanding cat bond market, these UCITS fund strategies now make up 25% of risk […]

With reports suggesting a more balanced and stable retrocession renewal at the mid-year, broker Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions unit has said that a number of major ILS markets successfully raised new capital to deploy into mid-year retro deals.