According to a new report from King Ridge Capital Advisors (KRCA), catastrophe bonds are offering more opportunities for bond and multi-asset fund managers to diversify their portfolios, reduce correlations and improve risk-adjusted returns. “Fixed income securities have long been a foundational building block of conservative investment strategies, providing stability and

The Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), a large Canadian institutional retirement fund, has expanded its investment allocation to insurance-linked securities (ILS) by approximately 39% in 2024, lifting its investments in the ILS market to approximately US $1.32 billion. The $123 billion pension fund has been allocating to insurance-linked securities

The Government Superannuation Fund Authority of New Zealand reported that its catastrophe bond and catastrophe insurance-linked securities (ILS) investments delivered a 14.7% return in the year to mid-2024, one of the strongest performing investment categories in its portfolio. The Government Superannuation Fund Authority of New Zealand is an autonomous entity

Discussing the road to a $200 billion insurance-linked securities (ILS) market at the SIFMA ILS 2025 conference in Miami today, speakers stressed that considered deployment of capital at reasonable pricing and terms will be critical to continuing and perhaps accelerating the current growth trajectory. With catastrophe bond issuance on record-setting pace