ILS funds
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The capital will be deployed by Bermuda-based special purpose insurer Arachne.
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Combined AuM of UCITS funds stood at $11.3bn as of 26 April 2024.
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The pension fund’s ILS allocation as of the end of 2023 was CHF300.3mn ($356.8mn).
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The syndicate snatched the number one spot from Chaucer’s Syndicate 1176.
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The Guernsey legacy carrier is working with an independent valuer.
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Of the 18 top-tier ILS managers, 10 recorded growth, while eight were flat or down.
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Cat bonds and sidecars are well positioned for growth, while private ILS will benefit from further innovations to improve liquidity.
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In its semi-annual report for the six months to 31 July 2023, the manager said the fund had returned 2.74% over the half-year.
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The bond will provide protection from named storms in Florida for three years.
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The firm will deploy newly developed, proprietary cat bond analysis platform Hubble.
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The new fund generated 11.2% in profits for the period from 27 January to 31 October last year.
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Schwartz will set the firm’s investment process on its ILS, equity and debt strategies.
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The asset manager’s flagship ILS funds posted stellar returns for its 2023 fiscal year.
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Projected 2024 ILS returns remain historically high, but signs of increased appetite for top-layer cat risk and top-end retro raise questions over how long this will last.
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The Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index has posted the strongest performance for October since it started in 2008.
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ILS managers are still waiting for hard market growth.
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The Zurich-based ILS manager has grown the fund by around 167% from $150mn as of mid-2021.
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Artex hopes the rebrand will bring greater efficiency and a higher level of service to clients
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With more ILS managers chasing the popular bond space, how will new operators differentiate themselves?
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De Klerk spent a decade at Artex Risk Solutions, where he created special purpose insurers and closed cat bonds.
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The investment manager held its outlook at strongly overweight for cat bonds, retro and private ILS in Q4.
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Prior-year cat loss years that are finally shaking out drove fee benefits in Q3.
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The Bermudian firm said it expects the acquisition could drive more growth than the prior forecast of $2.7bn incremental premium.