A new study of institutional investors from around the world by global asset management group Schroders has found that 10% of respondents plan to increase their allocations to insurance-linked securities (ILS) over the next year.
Schroders annual Institutional Investor Study features the perspectives of 750 institutional investors, including corporate and public pension funds, insurance companies, other official institutions, private banks, endowments and foundations, that are collectively responsible for a huge $26.8 trillion in assets.
As a result, is 10% said they will increase their allocations to a still relatively niche asset class like ILS, it is positive for the market as that is 75 major investors from around the world that believe the timing is right to increase investments into insurance and reinsurance linked investment markets.
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