Alternative Capital
The emergence of a $30bn global marketplace for insurance-linked securities has served as evidence of the increasingly prominent role third-party capital now plays in risk transfer. Over the medium to long-term this sector is expected to continue its growth as investors take advantage of the low correlation insurance has with other asset classes. This section brings together Insurance Day’s coverage of alternative capital and the way it is helping reshape global insurance markets.
Singapore proposes protected cell companies law
Protected cell companies would initially be limited to captives, insurance-linked securities and sovereign risk pools
Fidelis Partnership inks inaugural cat bond for syndicate 3123
$75m Woody Re issuance provides three-year reinsurance protection against a range of perils in North America
Hedge funds and multi-asset managers grab ILS market share
Banks and hedge funds reported to be hunting catastrophe modelling talent, but experts say specialists funds will remain dominant
Will a soft market dampen the sidecar boom?
Growing appetite for casualty and MGA-focused sidecars should support continued investor demand, experts say
Blockchain promises faster and cheaper ILS transactions
Regulators and re/insurers need time to become accustomed to the technology, which offers ‘accessibility and scalability’
Oak Global enters cat bond market
Lloyd’s platform secures $150m of collateralised retrocession protection against North American natural catastrophe risks
Investors plan to increase allocation to insurance-linked structures
Three-fifths of investors plan to increase exposure to insurance-related assets over the next two years, Gallagher Re survey finds
UK government to liberalise ILS and protected cell rules
Plans welcomed by the London Market Group
Schroders and Hannover Re place blockchain ILS contract
Transaction marks real-world debut of technology piloted in 2024
Hamilton launches $300m casualty sidecar
Bermuda firm partners with Sixth Street on first casualty sidecar
ILS market can expect healthy 2026 after last year’s boom
Record issuance of 2025 may not be repeated this year, experts say
Cat bonds provide ‘compelling opportunity’ for severe convective storm protection
Acrisure Re says catastrophe bonds can complement traditional reinsurance protection for severe convective storm peril
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