Trading Risk April 2019

It is “probably one of the best times to invest” in ILS, according to Leadenhall Capital Partners CEO Luca Albertini.

ILS investors were more frustrated by extended loss creep last year than by the overall hit, according to Michael Knecht of Siglo Capital Advisors.

Emmanuel Modu, global head of ILS at AM Best, says Bermuda insurers and ILS managers are increasingly showing interest in rated vehicles.

Returns from ILS funds tracked by Trading Risk fell to an average Q1 return of 0.63 percent to 0.65 percent in cat bond and multi-instrument funds.

People moves in the industry in the past month.

Cat bond investors are being more careful in assessing where to put their funds after recent losses, Aon Securities CEO Paul Schultz said at Trading Risk’s ILS conference in London this month.

Shortfalls in retro capacity are not impacting all vehicles, said Tangency Capital co-founder Michael Jedraszak.

Reinsurers avoided another lacklustre renewal season with loss-affected business in Japan, the US and the retro market attracting rate rises.

A tighter cat bond market persisted into the first quarter of 2019, with new issuance activity expected to remain subdued heading into the hurricane season.

The ILS market has been talking about being on the cusp of making inroads into insurance risks for a few years now.

LGT’s rated vehicle reported an income of $1.7mn in 2017

Both primary and reinsurance segments incurred losses for the ILS syndicates operating at Lloyd’s in 2018.