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As the discussion around climate change intensifies, investors are adapting their strategy to allocate capital to assets that address the issue and produce consistent returns. This report presents the viewpoints of industry representatives and how they are pivoting to be able to attract more capital into this niche asset class. In addition, asset owners provide candid viewpoints on what the asset class needs to do to increase its appeal, evolve into a mainstream security and expand its share of the investment market.

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ESOTERIC NO LONGER

1.1 ROUNDTABLE: Opportunity for change: Why the ILS industry has an obligation to pivot as the focus on climate change intensifies
- Barney Schauble, Chairman, Nephila Climate
- Alex Bernhardt, Global Head of Sustainability Research, BNP Paribas
- Rob Newbold, Executive Vice President, AIR Worldwide

1.2 INTERVIEW: From exotic to mainstream: Why the broadening acceptance of ILS as an asset class in institutional portfolios is inevitable
- Cory Anger, ILS Origination and Structuring, GC Securities

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CLIMATE CHANGE = STRATEGY CHANGE

2.1 INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES: What can ILS do to retain investor interest and attract more capital?
- Philippe Trahan, Director of ILS, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
- Bernard Van Der Stichele, Portfolio Manager, ILS, Health Plan of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
- Dan Bergman, Head of ILS and Timberland Investments, AP3

2.2 ROUNDTABLE: How high-risk U.S. states are creating a favorable environment for reinsurers, ILS issuers and investors
- Gina Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund
- Glenn Pomeroy, Chief Executive Officer, California Earthquake Authority

2.3 WHITE PAPER: Seeking security amidst climate uncertainty: Nephila’s underlying ESG Approach
- Nephila Capital

Barney Schauble

Chairman, Nephila Climate

Alex Bernhardt

Global Head of Sustainability Research, BNP Paribas

Rob Newbold

Executive Vice President, AIR Worldwide

Cory Anger

ILS Origination and Structuring, GC Securities

Philippe Trahan

Director of ILS, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Bernard Van Der Stichele

Portfolio Manager, ILS, Health Plan of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Dan Bergman

Head of ILS and Timberland Investments, AP3

Gina Wilson

Chief Operating Officer, Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund

Glenn Pomeroy

Chief Executive Officer, California Earthquake Authority

Nephila is a leading investment manager specializing in cat and non-cat specialty (re)insurance, climate and weather risk and was the first to focus on the convergence of these risk transfer markets with capital markets since launching its first ILS fund in 1998. Nephila offers a broad range of investment products focusing on instruments such as insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and private transactions across its robust platform. Nephila has approximately $9.5 billion in assets under management as of April 1, 2021 and is headquartered in Bermuda, with offices in San Francisco, CA, Nashville, TN and London. More information can be found at nephila.com.

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Savvy Investor is the world’s fastest growing professional network for institutional investors, curating the best pensions and investment white papers from around the web and tailoring research to the interests of individual members. Launched in March 2015, the site already has over 5000 members, including pension funds, asset owners, investment managers and investment consultants.

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