Swiss Re Insurance-Linked Investment Advisors Corporation news

The GAM Swiss Re Cat Bond investment fund strategy will now be available to investors in New Zealand in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format, as the GAM Swiss Re ILS Income NZ PIE Fund opens for business on November 6th.

Swiss Re, the global reinsurer, has named long-standing senior employee Mirjam Wiget as the new leader for its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent Martin Zingg moves into the Group Chief Investment Officer role.

The GAM Swiss Re Cat Bond UCITS Fund has expanded its assets under management (AUM) meaningfully over recent months, reaching $2.03 billion as of August 4th, 2026, while GAM’s underlying performance fee income has sharply increased to CHF 6.0 million.

Swiss Re has appointed long-standing senior employee Martin Zingg as the new head of its Alternative Capital Partners (ACP) division, as incumbent to the role Chris Minter is set to retire from the global reinsurance company.

GAM Investments has said that its catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities partnership with global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has introduced enhanced liquidity and improved dealing terms across strategies and assets managed, while also saying new ILS product launches are planned for 2026.

As the catastrophe bond market continues to expand into new perils and more complex structures, broad and credible modelling coverage becomes highly important. However, reinsurer Swiss Re’s proprietary catastrophe models allow the firm to analyse a wider range of risks, which according to executives expands the “investable universe” while maintaining a well-understood risk-return profile.

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.