Swiss pension Nest Sammelstiftung notes diversifying contribution of ILS to returns
Switzerland based pension fund Nest Sammelstiftung, or the Nest Collective Foundation, has highlighted the diversifying benefit of its insurance-linked securities (ILS) allocation, pointing to ILS market returns as a bright spot from 2023. Nest Sammelstiftung considers itself an ecological-ethical pension investor, following sustainable investment strategies, one of which is the inclusion of natural disaster risk […]
Insurance-linked securities – A rare liquid market with income & value: Schroders Capital
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) such as catastrophe bonds represent a rare opportunity for investors today, being one of only a few liquid markets that offer value, with most others having historically tight risk premiums, while also being an asset class that offers uncorrelated income, investment manager Schroders Capital has said. In giving its investment outlook for […]
$60.5m of Hannover Re’s Seaside Re private cat bonds mature, $78.25m extended again
Some $60.5 million of the Seaside Re private catastrophe bond transactions facilitated by global reinsurance firm Hannover Re have now been allowed to mature, reducing the amount outstanding with their maturity dates extended to $78.25 million and those remaining have had their maturity dates pushed further out to October. There have been repeated extensions of […]
