Reinsurance linked investment

Catastrophe bond funds in the UCITS format accelerated their growth in the first-quarter of 2025, with cat bond assets under management across the now seventeen UCITS cat bond fund strategies growing 11% to reach a new record-high of just under $15.3 billion.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has announced two more hires as it continues to build out its team, adding Anton Commissaris as Head of Wholesale Distribution and Dario Peier as Investment Analyst.

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As alternative reinsurance capital, from catastrophe bonds and other non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) structures, grew to a new high of US $114 billion by the end of 2024, Gallagher Re notes that it was the main source of capital inflow to the reinsurance market last year.

Solidum Partners AG, a Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has expanded the distribution reach of its catastrophe bond and ILS fund strategies, including ramping up sales activities in Germany with a new partnership and a growing focus on banks and wealth managers in Switzerland.

Catastrophe bonds are once again showing their value as a source of portfolio stability, with specialist cat bond fund managers Plenum Investments and Icosa Investments AG highlighting the sector’s calm performance despite growing volatility in broader financial markets tied to U.S. tariff tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty.

Having announced a new partnership this morning, that sees reinsurer Swiss Re becoming co-manager of the GAM Investments operated and distributed catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, executives told us that “nothing is off the agenda” and they see an opportunity to expand the range of ILS products offered.

GAM Investments has announced the hire of well-known insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry executive Dr. Rom Aviv as its new Head of ILS, a move that comes as GAM announced that reinsurance firm Swiss Re will take on co-investment management responsibilities for its catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds.

Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC), a registered investment adviser subsidiary of global reinsurance company Swiss Re, is taking on co-investment management duties for the range of catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds offered by global asset manager GAM.

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