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At Munich Re's ILS roundtable in Monte Carlo, one of the speakers raised the concept of whether a "flight to quality" amongst ILS investors might be better labelled a "flight to alignment".
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Managing director Philipp Graf said the new arrangement with Allen Partners would bring the full suite of Twelve’s products to institutional investors in Australia and New Zealand.
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Reinsurance conditions began moving in investors’ favour in mid-year 2019, marking a delayed reaction to 2017-2018 losses.
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Danish pension fund PKA is to close its ILS strategies and will no longer have any investments in the sector at the end of 2019, a spokesperson for the fund told Trading Risk.
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The North Yorkshire Pension Fund upped its ILS investments while the BBC Pension Scheme pulled back.
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ILS funds posted gains in June and July, clawing back four consecutive months of declines, according to the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index.
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It holds $241mn in catastrophe reinsurance after lifting its allocation in 2018.
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The fund now has £159.4mn allocated to ILS through Leadenhall Capital Partners.
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The scheme now holds £41.2mn via Securis, compared with £98.1mn last year.
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The Oregon Public Employees fund held $119.3mn in two Nephila funds at year end 2018.
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The fund can meet the demand for ESG investments while at the same time providing a commercial return, advisors Global Parametrics said.
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The insurer reported $17.7mn of income from sidecar investors and MGAs.