Private ILS strategies, primed for expansion and growth? – ILS NYC 2025 video
This video features an expert panel discussing investment trends in private insurance-linked securities (ILS) at our Artemis ILS NYC 2025 conference, which was held in New York on February 7th 2025.
ILS NYC 2025 was Artemis’ eighth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference held in-person in New York and saw more than 425 registered attendees enjoying insightful debates from our expert speakers, as well as valuable networking opportunities throughout the day.
Attendees from across the globe assembled to hear thought-provoking insights from insurance-linked securities (ILS) market leaders, all under the theme of “Capturing opportunities (established & new).”
Our first video from the ILS NYC 2025 conference features the opening panel discussion of the day, which was focused on the collateralized reinsurance and retrocession side of the market, titled: Private ILS strategies, primed for expansion and growth?
The panel discussion was moderated by Lorenzo Volpi, Deputy CEO, Managing Partner, Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP.
He was joined by: Eveline Takken-Somers, Senior Director, Lead Portfolio Manager – Insurance Portfolio, PGGM; Mark Booth, Chief Risk Officer, Vantage Risk; George Evans, Managing Director, Relative Value Sector Head, Aksia LLC; and Aditya Dutt, President, Aeolus Capital Management.
Panellists discussed the attractiveness of the private ILS and collateralized reinsurance market today, explaining that in response inflows have been increasing. The last two years of returns have demonstrated the return-potential of private ILS investments, while investors continue to find it an attractive and diversifying source of returns.
Speakers also explored the critical issues of pricing, terms, and conditions reflecting the true risk profile, and the need for better risk modelling and data. Also discussed was the expansion of the investor-base, with increasing flows from multi-strats and hedge funds, plus the importance of structural efficiencies in the ILS market, so investors can deploy capital and earn sustainable returns over the long-term.
Watch the full video of this private ILS focused panel discussion at ILS NYC 2025 (embedded below), for unique insights into developments in the private and collateralized side of reinsurance investments, how large institutional allocators are viewing the opportunity in this market segment, as well as the thoughts of ILS managers offering those private ILS fund opportunities.
More videos will follow in the coming weeks from our ILS NYC 2025 conference.
Artemis’ next confirmed conference dates will be (please save them): Artemis London 2025 on September 2nd 2025, and Artemis ILS NYC 2026 on February 6th 2026!
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