Insurance Linked Securities Summit

Maximizing Returns with ILS, Cat Bonds, Life Settlements and Longevity-Based Assets

The 10th Insurance Linked Securities Summit is the largest and only truly global ILS event, with investors, brokers, insurers & reinsurers from the US, Bermuda, UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia-Pacific.

Due to the overwhelming interest in both sides of the market (life and non-life) attendees will have access to a unique and fully customizable agenda with 2 dedicated tracks for Life and Non-Life markets. Investing in Insurance Linked Securities is an attractive and established investment vehicle for an increasing number of investors because of its non-correlation with other markets - particularly traditional equity and debt markets. These investments allow insurance companies to reduce the amount of risk they are bearing, while at the same time giving the re-insurers and investors an opportunity to turn a lump sum of capital into a revenue stream through the collection of premium payments.

The ILS community has seen great changes and growth during the past year including:

The continued flocking of new investors to Catastrophe Bonds. Amid continued volatility in the markets, wealthy individuals and big institutions are making seeking out catastrophe bonds and other investments tied to the probability of Gulf Coast hurricanes, Japanese earthquakes, large snowfalls in Canada and other natural disasters. According to a recent report by Willis Re, Cat Bond issuance could go as high as $6 Billion U.S. in 2011.

A recent survey in the U.K. revealed a call from Europe for more regulatory guidance on life settlements increased transparency on how life settlements work and how risks can be mitigated, revealing an increased interest in the investment space.

The first catastrophe bond to securitize health insurance was launched by Goldman Sachs for sponsor Aetna Life Insurance Co, with a target size of $200 million.

Globally, investors and fund managers continue to prepare for the coming Solvency II Regulatory changes in Europe.