Agenda

• Learn how NZ Super Fund has embedded ILS into its allocation to deliver stable returns across market cycles

• Unpacking approaches to pricing, peril selection, and currency risk management

• Portfolio strategies for adjusting allocation size, managing liquidity, and navigating changing peril correlations

• Exploring how these alternative asset classes can strengthen ESG commitments and contribute to sustainable investment

George Thomson, Portfolio Manager Alternatives, NZ Superfund

• Uncover the latest advancements in natural catastrophe loss models, and how these innovations can refine catastrophe bond and ILS investment strategies.

• Examine the impact of climate change on risk modelling and how evolving peril trends and pricing dynamics shape the future of catastrophe bonds and ILS.

• Learn how integrating cutting-edge catastrophe research can support superior risk management, drive portfolio diversification, and deliver attractive, long-term returns through ILS and catastrophe bonds.

Paul Della-Marta, Head of Catastrophe Research, PartnerRe

This roundtable will provide a chance to discuss how catastrophe bonds and ILS strategies can complement investor portfolios, enhance diversification, manage climate-related risks, and support sustainable investment objectives. And consider the below

• Why now? The key motivators for considering or investing in the ILS and CAT bond markets capture uncorrelated, attractive yields

• Portfolio Construction: Explore how these alternative asset classes can diversify portfolios and reduce risk in an unpredictable market environment

• ESG Integration and Climate Resilience: Considering how ILS and cat bonds can be used to transfer climate-related risks, enhance portfolio diversification, and support sustainable investment

Michael Bowden, Head of ALM and Income Strategies, QIC

Nick Brookes, Managing Director, Super Trustees Australia

Jason Phung, Senior Portfolio Manager, Equity & Alternatives, Challenger

• Unpacking the evolution of the ILS Market

• Examine how climate change is reshaping the ILS landscape

• Explore future opportunities for the ILS market

Cahal Doris, Chief Investment Officer Private ILS, Twelve Securis

• Learn how a diversified ILS strategy has consistently delivered attractive returns independent of global economic cycles over a long period

• Discover how a multi-manager approach, balancing public cat bonds with private reinsurance, optimises your portfolio's risk and reward profile

Gareth Abley, Co-Head of Alternative Strategies, MLC Investments

• Learn how the re/insurance market creates risk premiums and adjusts pricing to respond to market volatility

• Breaking down catastrophe bond structures, including attachment points, triggers, and detachment points, and what they mean for investors

• How climate modelling and peril trends are shaping pricing and investment opportunities

Ben Savill, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Region, Guy Carpenter

Jordan Brown, Regional Managing Director, Aon Securities, Aon

Ben Qin, Head of Asia Pacific, Descartes Underwriting

• Aligning ILS investments with fiduciary duties and responsible investment mandates, including climate risk management and ESG criteria.

• Mitigating compliance risks: Strategies for addressing evolving regulatory standards and managing climate-related risks within ILS investments.

• Maximising investor confidence: Enhancing governance practices and risk oversight to attract capital from institutional investors, including Australian superannuation funds.

Ian Paterson, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons