Schroders

The increasing need for capital to manage and mitigate natural hazard risk is creating strong opportunities for investors, according to Schroders Capital, who emphasises that by allocating to catastrophe risk through insurance-linked securities, broader securitisation, and other risk-transfer markets, investors can secure attractive returns by absorbing catastrophe risk when pricing reflects expected losses and required […]

A new study, co-authored by Dr. Benjamin Hohermuth of Schroders Capital, alongside researchers from ETH Zurich, MeteoSwiss, and Stanford University, suggests that standard vendor models used by the majority of insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers contain inherent limitations by overlooking changes in hurricane frequency.

While public and private insurance-linked securities (ILS) offer distinct pathways to insurance risk premia, the choice between them involves more than just a calculation of risk and return. According to Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director at Schroders Capital, the true dividing line for investors is the degree of liquidity and transparency they are willing to […]

Schroders Capital has announced the appointment of Sabrina Meng as Head of Business Development, Asia. In this role, she will drive fundraising in the region for the firm’s Private Debt and Credit Alternatives (PDCA) business, which will include insurance-linked securities (ILS).

This morning it has been announced that Nuveen, a US asset manager subsidiary of TIAA, is set to acquire Schroders for around £9.9 billion, creating a significant global group with around US $2.5 trillion of assets under management, but notably for our market with the Schroders brand to be retained.

Schroders Capital’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) division has partnered with ETH Zurich, a public university in Zurich, Switzerland, to launch an industry-first independent research project that’s designed to enhance hurricane risk modelling for the ILS sector.

As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market continues to expand, it still offers attractive opportunities for investors, with strong results over the past few years bringing increased investor capital into ILS funds, according to Mark Gibson, Senior Investment Director at Schroders Capital.

Underscoring the potential impacts of climate change across the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, ILS specialists at global asset management group Schroders have suggested that ILS managers should recalibrate risk assessments to reflect the climate change that has already occurred, and not just long-term projections.

Schroders Capital has posted strong early-year performance across its core catastrophe bond portfolios, benefiting from a deliberate underweight to wildfire risk that helped mitigate losses tied to the severe Los Angeles wildfires in January.

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season nears, Schroders Capital’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) team is cautioning investors against overreacting to early-season forecasts, with Mark Gibson from the company highlighting the need for a continued focus on risk fundamentals and portfolio diversification.