Despite its status as the world’s largest asset class, fixed income is not usually recognised for its environmental or social contributions. However, a recent article argues that investors are overlooking significant opportunities within the space, highlighting catastrophe bonds as a fundamental pillar of impact-driven fixed income. The article comes from
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), have announced a proposal for a Europe‑wide risk‑sharing framework to address the natural catastrophe insurance protection gap while safeguarding private‑sector involvement. Released on 9 April 2026, the proposal arrives at a pivotal moment, as escalating climate
A paper by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) proposes a European-level risk-sharing mechanism comprising a natural catastrophe insurance pool and a loan-based backstop, aimed at enhancing overall risk-bearing capacity and reducing Europe’s significant protection gap. The rising frequency and severity of
A new proposal calling for a European natural catastrophe insurance pool to diversify risks across countries and perils could be further enhanced by the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, according to the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). In a joint paper recently published
According to a new working paper by catastrophe modelling specialist Reask and specialist insurance-linked securities investment manager LGT ILS Partners, a climate-conditioned Industry Loss Warranty (ILW) strategy can materially outperform traditional static modeling approaches. The firms conducted a systematic back-test of a climate-conditioned strategy across a portfolio of 36 regional
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has now issued its April forecast update for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, reducing its extended range numbers from December and citing an expectation of moderate to strong El Nino conditions. Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has always published an extended range view of the next year’s hurricane
The Colorado State University (CSU) tropical meteorology team has issued its first forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, calling for “somewhat below-normal” levels of activity, citing the potential for a robust El Niño and associated increases in vertical wind shear as key factors. Released just minutes ago, the Colorado State
Catastrophe bonds and private insurance-linked securities (ILS) largely deliver returns based on insurance and reinsurance risk premiums, but in an environment where uncertainty suggests upside risks to inflation, specialist investment manager Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP has explained how this can play into ILS returns as well. Financial conditions have been
Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions, the hedge fund-focused arm of the global asset manager, has maintained its overweight conviction on the catastrophe bond asset class, with the firm citing that while yields and spreads have compressed compared to last year, the market remains healthy, with no evidence of weakening fundamentals. The