Reinsurance linked investment

Rachel Bardon, Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) at Compre, said its recent participation in George Street Re, QBE Re’s debut casualty sidecar, represents a repeatable and well-diversified book of business, exemplifying the company’s broader strategy as it looks to pursue similar transactions in the future.

Northern Re, the collateralized reinsurance company that provides investors with access to the returns of its long-tail casualty underwriting business, has expanded its use of Ultrassure’s platform from an initial pilot to production deployment for contract workflows across its reinsurance operations.

The Florida State Board of Administration, which manages allocations to insurance-linked securities funds and reinsurance strategies on behalf of the giant Florida Retirement System Pension Plan, has made a new $150 million allocation to a life insurance settlements strategy managed by Miravast.

AXIS Capital, the global specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, has reported higher fee income from its strategic capital partner arrangements in the first-quarter of the year, as insurance-linked securities and third-party capital activities continue to build.

UCITS catastrophe bond funds currently stand at an average return for 2026 through May 1st of 1.91%, while their performance over the last twelve months stands at an average return of 10.37%, according to the latest data from the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices.

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Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format added over $650 million in assets just in the month of April, as the combined assets under management (AUM) of the UCITS cat bond fund sector reached almost $20.5 billion, having now expanded by 6.5% so far in 2026.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market is in a strong position with record levels of catastrophe bond issuance and growing interest in private ILS and casualty risks, while transparency and price efficiency remain key to attracting investors old and new, according to industry experts.

Calidris Investment Partners, the insurance-focused investment manager backed by RedBird Capital Partners, has made three key hires as the firm continues to expand its platform, including James Larner, who joins the firm as Director of Investor Partnerships.

The insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investments portfolio managed by specialist pension investor PGGM on behalf of Dutch pension PFZW delivered a 12.4% return in USD for full-year 2025, while the portfolio assets ended the year at a valuation of just over US $8.9 billion.