Global pension funds eye ILS for higher potential yields
Global pension funds are increasingly eyeing the insurance-linked securities market looking for higher yields and portfolio diversification, sparking talk of a new wave of institutional capital that could reshape the sector. However, industry experts said that educating these investors on ILS would also be key to making the influx work. FULL ORIGINAL PUBLICATION HERE
APRA refines proposals on cat bonds and ILS, including removing reinstatement requirement
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is moving forward with its process to ease access to alternative reinsurance solutions in the country, including insurance-linked securities (ILS), with one updated proposal now being to remove the requirement for a reinstatement completely for instruments like catastrophe bonds. As we reported back in November 2024, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority […]
Hannover Re’s E+S Rück sees catastrophe reinsurance demand rising, ILS opportunity
Irrespective of lower claims experience over the last year in natural catastrophe reinsurance business, Hannover Re’s German subsidiary E+S Rückversicherung AG has said that it expects demand for property catastrophe reinsurance will continue to rise, while insurance-linked securities (ILS) business is also seen as an area of opportunity for the group. Hannover Re’s German subsidiary […]
ILS shapes upper-layer pricing. Hurricanes, trapping, inflows to determine year-end: Antares CEO
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital is shaping reinsurance pricing in the upper-layers, but how the year-end renewals will play out depends on the rest of hurricane season, the potential for any capital to be trapped and the amount of fresh inflows, according to Mike van der Straaten, the CEO of Antares Global. Providing his reinsurance market […]
ILS increasingly institutional. But investor education still critically important: Convergence 2025
During a panel discussion at the ILS Bermuda Convergence 2025 conference yesterday, speakers were asked to discuss what they’ve seen in the way of improvements in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class over the last five years, with the institutionalisation of ILS and continuing efforts in educating investors both seen as key. The panellists were […]
Hannover Re Capital Partners the “missing piece” of our ILS business: Sehm
At the Hannover Re investor day this week Executive Board Member Silke Sehm explained that the establishment of Hannover Re Capital Partners unit is seen as a new sidecar business opportunity, that will help the reinsurance firm write more property catastrophe risk and earn additional fee income. We reported on the coming launch of Hannover […]
Expanding alt capital driving efficiency by moving closer to underlying risks: Aon
In a recent article, global broker Aon has highlighted that the continued growth of alternative capital sources is enabling more efficient risk management by bringing solutions closer with underlying risks. Aon suggests that risk buyers can more readily access these alternative capital sources through a risk capital strategy approach, which can help diversify exposures and […]
Alternative risk transfer methods present opportunity to manage property volatility: Aon
Organisations facing increasing property program volatility can benefit from alternative risk transfer strategies, unlocking access to strategic sources of capital and supporting long-term program stability, according to Aon. The long-term view of property risk is increasingly volatile and complex. Risk buyers are currently navigating two opposing dynamics in the global property insurance market: pricing conditions […]
Re/insurance is at the heart of Sustainable Development Goals: GIC Re’s Hitesh Joshi
Delivering a keynote speech at the 29th Federation of the Afro-Asian Insurers & Reinsurers (FAIR) General Assembly in Mumbai, India, earlier this week, Hitesh R. Joshi, Executive Director at Indian reinsurance company GIC Re, said that re/insurance is key to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as he underlined the need for resilient growth. Ahead […]
Higher EL cat bonds see growth as investors increase appetite for frequency risks: Moody’s
According to Moody’s Ratings, issuance of higher expected loss (EL) catastrophe bonds has risen slightly in 2024 and 2025, as pricing for higher-severity risks has declined, encouraging investors to allocate more capacity to higher-frequency exposures. It’s important to note that catastrophe bonds that are more exposed to higher frequency losses typically carry higher ELs, while […]