31 July 2013Alternative Risk Transfer

New perils are needed if ILS is to grow

Capital market investors accessing the reinsurance sector through insurance linked securities (ILS) will have to accept a growing pool of new perils and ever more flexible terms and conditions if the market is to continue to grow at the pace it has in recent years.

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