This was the second session of the day at our Artemis London 2023 insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, held on September 5th in London, UK.

Around 240 attendees enjoyed a busy day of thoughtful catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused discussion from industry experts, as well as valuable networking opportunities.

This session features an insightful panel discussion focused on developments in third-party investor sentiment for allocating to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bonds asset class.

The panel discussion was moderated by: Lorenzo Volpi, Managing Partner / Deputy CEO, Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP.

He was joined on stage by: Chantal Berendsen, Hedge Fund IDD Senior Analyst, Insurance Specialist, Albourne Partners; Martin Dietz, Head of Diversified Strategies, LGIM; and Raffaele Dell'Amore, Head ILS Centre of Competence, Partner, SIGLO Capital Advisors AG.

The group explored the evolution of ILS investor sentiment over the last year and where it might be headed.

They identified ongoing challenges and the need for investor concerns to be addressed, but also a steadily improving environment for ILS investor sentiment, helped by the improvements in returns available from the market, as well as the evidence of ILS portfolio enhancements that are starting to show through.

Listen to this full podcast episode to learn more about the state of investor sentiment for allocating to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market.