ILS to help satisfy investors’ ESG appetite Submitted 23/06/2021 - 12:06pm By A Paris – Large institutional investors are throwing their weight behind insurance-linked securities (ILS) with considerable allocations and mandates being handed down, despite the challenges experienced in the space since 2017. The asset class, particularly catastrophe (cat) bonds, proved resilient through the Covid-19 pandemic, living up to its diversification credentials. Further, with sustainability in investors’ crosshairs, ILS which account for climate change risk are also growing in appeal. “After big tests during the past three years, the ILS market remains resilient,” details the Global Insurance-Linked Securities Market Survey Report from Willis Towers Watson.