2 April 2015Alternative Risk Transfer

Evolution among ILS funds could jeopardise buyers’ attraction

The evolution of the ILS funds’ business model to look more like traditional reinsurers is diluting the differentiation of these structures which originally attracted interest from primary buyers.

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