Despite softening spreads, cat bond risk premium remains among widest available: Sage Advisory
Despite softening spreads driven by record inflows of capital, catastrophe bonds continue to offer one of the widest net risk premia available across financial markets, according to a new report from Andrew Poreda, Vice President and Senior Research Analyst at Sage Advisory Services. In the report, Poreda also highlights that catastrophe bonds delivered a steady […]
Direct institutional investor allocations to reinsurance grew at fastest rate in 2025: Marsh Re
Allocations to reinsurance grew fastest among direct institutional investors in 2025, outpacing the growth rate of assets deployed at independent insurance-linked securities managers and reinsurer sponsored managers, according to recent data from broker Marsh Re. The reinsurance sector has a record amount of excess capital at this time, with this expected to grow further by […]
Investors should consider ILS for diversification and strong risk-return profile: PGGM’s Takken-Somers
Institutional investors that have not yet chosen to allocate capital into insurance-linked securities (ILS) should be considering to do so given the diversification benefits that it offers, as well as its attractive risk-return profile, according to Eveline Takken-Somers, Head of Insurance Linked Investments, at Dutch pension fund service provider, PGGM. Speaking during a webinar briefing […]
ILS diversity never been larger, market must continue expanding opportunities: Anger, Marsh Securities
The diversity and size of the ILS investor base has never been larger, according to Cory Anger, Managing Director at Marsh Securities, who believes that the market remains extremely healthy, while emphasising the need to continue expanding investment opportunities further. Marsh Securities is the global capital and advisory unit within Marsh Re, that handles insurance-linked […]