A new report from Sage Advisory Services, the fixed income and alternative solutions manager, has highlighted that through ILS and catastrophe bonds’ ability to allocate capital across regions and perils, these instruments make a strong case for impact investing to move beyond mitigation and into resilience. The report, authored by
During a recent media briefing, Hon. Andre Ebanks, MP, Premier & Minister for Financial Services and Commerce, highlighted how the Cayman Islands’ application for US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Qualified Jurisdiction Status (QJS) could further boost the territory’s appeal for ILS, while also creating opportunity for the island
As Twelve Securis continues to expand its presence across Asia, which includes setting up two new distribution partnerships in Taiwan, Vittorio Sangiorgio, who serves as Head of Investment Solutions at the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has emphasised how the region offers many opportunities for the ILS market
Fermat Capital Management has launched a new strategy specifically for investors in New Zealand, with the Fermat Cat Bond PIE Fund becoming the first cat bond fund structured in the tax efficient Portfolio Investment Entities format. In recent year’s, the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager has
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has successfully arranged its first sovereign parametric catastrophe swap transaction, securing $20 million of hurricane risk transfer for Belize, underwritten by global reinsurance firm Swiss Re. This first of its kind transaction to be facilitated by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is seen as an
A national adaptation plan produced for the government of south Pacific island nation Samoa calls for scaling up of parametric protection across the region, as well as for existing risk pools to cover more perils, while also suggesting a regional catastrophe bond should be planned to provide risk capacity in
According to reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, year-to-date industry losses from US severe convective storms in 2026 have accelerated and climbed above $35 billion, as the peril’s quieter start to the opening months of the year have since given way to prolific activity. The broker has recently published a new event
As alternative reinsurance capital, so that deployed through insurance-linked securities (ILS) and related collateralized structures, continues to expand and gain momentum across the reinsurance market, this pace is expected to continue, and according to Laurent Rousseau of broker Guy Carpenter, this will lead to a greater space for financial investors.
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has issued a parametric payout for the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Peru in May and activated Safehub’s Shake Network trigger. The earthquake that struck Ica, Peru, on May 19th, 2026, generated significant ground acceleration levels across multiple client