Experts from across the Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) asset
class are coming together to discuss the industry's pressing
issues at a Guernsey Finance-hosted thought leadership event in
Zurich.
The event, 'ILS Insight', takes place at the Park Hyatt
Zurich on Wednesday 2 July and will include two panel sessions
featuring ILS experts from Guernsey, the UK and mainland Europe.
Guernsey has become a leading destination for ILS; figures at the
end of last year showed that Guernsey licensed 89 new international
insurers during 2013, with more than 40 of the licences structures
relating to ILS.
Fiona Le Poidevin, Chief Executive of Guernsey Finance, the
promotional agency for the Island's finance industry
internationally, said: "Guernsey has quickly become a
specialist centre for ILS due to the Island's long track record
and expertise in both the investment funds and insurance sectors.
ILS allows us to combine and optimise these strengths in a way that
appeals to
