UBS to marginally increase cat bond allocations, says remain attractive on relative basis
In a volatile market environment when some hedge fund and alternative strategies have suffered, UBS Asset Management’s team sees catastrophe bonds as one asset class worth increasing allocations to, given it the carry they can provide remains relatively attractive compared to other investments in credit and fixed income. The UBS Unified Global Alternatives team, which […]
Blackstone multi-strat alternatives fund makes its second direct cat bond investment
Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, the hedge fund solutions unit of Blackstone, has now made a second direct investment into a catastrophe bond through one of its flagship muti-strat alternatives funds. Back in May 2025 we reported that the Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund had made its first direct investment into a catastrophe bond, having previously only allocated […]
Hurricane Lala triggers Hawaii’s parametric coral reef insurance
The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) Hawaiʻi parametric coral reef insurance policy will pay for damage assessment and reef repairs for the first time since it purchased the United States’ first such policy four years ago, following recent impacts from Hurricane Lala which brought dangerous flooding, strong winds and major power outages across the state. In 2022, WTW, […]
BTG Pactual sets up SSPE (Brazil ILS structure) to issue Letras de Risco de Seguro (LRS)
BTG Pactual, a major global investment bank and asset manager headquartered in Brazil, has established an insurance-linked securities (ILS) structure named BTG Pactual Sociedade Seguradora de Propósito Específico S.A. (BTG Pactual SSPE) to issue Letras de Risco de Seguro (Insurance Risk Letters), Brazil’s own-brand of ILS instrument. BTG Pactual becomes the fourth owner of an […]