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The insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund sector has delivered its strongest October returns on-record in 2025, as the group of ILS funds tracked by the ILS Advisers Fund Index reported an average performance for the month of 1.44%.

Despite catastrophe bond risk spreads having tightened and reinsurance rates being expected to decline at the renewals, specialist insurance-linked securities manager Twelve Securis says the relative value of the ILS asset class remains compelling for investors with structural improvements set to persist.

PGGM, the Dutch pension fund investor that invests in insurance-linked securities and reinsurance on behalf of its end-client Dutch pension PFZW, has revealed a meaningful increase in the target allocation size for its investment into the PartnerRe operated Huygens sidecar structure.

Migdal Insurance Company Ltd. has now successfully secured its targeted $100 million of earthquake reinsurance covering exposures in Israel from its debut Turris Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond transaction, Artemis understands from sources.

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As momentum continues to build within the reinsurance sidecar market, these structures are increasingly viewed as an attractive capital sourcing opportunity for managing general agents (MGAs), and investment for ILS managers, hedge or pension funds, and family-office investors, according to Willis Re.

Insurance claims from recent days of severe storms and hail across Queensland and New South Wales in Australia are rising still, with this weather catastrophe set to be the most costly of the current financial year so far for the domestic market insurers.

Progressive, the US insurance company, is back in the catastrophe bond market seeking a $70 million or greater one-year source of annual aggregate and multi-peril reinsurance protection from the capital markets, through a Bonanza Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) issuance, Artemis understands.

The North Carolina Farm Bureau has now secured the 54% upsized $500 million of reinsurance limit from its new Blue Ridge Re Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond issuance, while pricing settled well below guidance for most of the tranches of notes on offer, Artemis has learned.