Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation news

With the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space continuing to gain significant momentum, reinsurance giant Swiss Re and GAM Investments have affirmed their commitment to continue developing new products and identifying opportunities within the ILS market.

As the insurance-linked securities (ILS) sector moves into 2026, one key challenge and opportunity that the market faces lies in the push for greater market liquidity, with senior executives from reinsurer Swiss Re noting that the space is still far from achieving robust daily pricing and dedicated liquidity providers.

The Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC) ILS investment management division of global reinsurance firm Swiss Re will start 2026 with a new CEO, as Leigh Weissman is being promoted to the position and Dr. Mariagiovanna Guatteri will then focus solely on leading the investment strategy as CIO.

Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has made Charles Mixon the new Head of Business Development for all insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital raising activities under the Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, filling a gap left by the recent departure of Edward Johnson, Artemis has learned.

In the wake of its announcement that Swiss Re is bringing together its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management operations under the Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC) brand, Artemis spoke with senior executives from the Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division of the reinsurance company.

Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re is bringing together its insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment management operations under the Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC) brand and the combined ILS management unit will be led by long-standing executive Mariagiovanna Guatteri.

The Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation (SRILIAC) team, the catastrophe bond focused investment management arm of the global reinsurance firm, spent the month of May cleaning less liquid and private transactions from the GAM Star Cat Bond Fund portfolio, Artemis can report.

The GAM Investments operated Star Cat Bond Fund UCITS strategy saw its catastrophe bond assets under management rise at the latest reporting of net asset values, halting a decline that began after ending its long relationship with the fund’s previous portfolio manager, Fermat Capital Management.

The GAM Star Cat Bond Fund strategy has experienced a meaningful outflow of investor capital we understand, with the UCITS fund’s assets under management declining by approximately 25%, or around US $650 million, just in the month of April 2025.

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.