Insurance Linked Securities Hedge Funds Get Knocked Down By Hurricanes

Rupert Hargreaves

Published onOctober 18, 2017

Updated on May 14, 2021

It's been a turbulent time to be in the hedge fund business during the past few years. But one class of hedge funds that's had more success than most are those funds with a focus on insurance linked securities (ILS).

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According to data from hedge fund data provider Eurekahedge, insurance linked securities hedge funds delivered compound returns of 15.60% versus 12.21% for the average hedge fund in the three year period ending December 2016.

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Rupert Hargreaves

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Insurance Linked Securities Hedge Funds Get Knocked Down By Hurricanes

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