ILS returns offer competitive diversification: Lane

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) returns have outpaced yields
from stocks and investment grade corporate bonds over the past 15
years, according to analysis from Lane Financial.
The firm said this showed ILS had achieved a "hands-down
return victory" when compared with risk-adjusted returns from
mainstream asset classes.
Lane compared returns since 2002 for its
ILS all-cat index against those from high-yield US corporate bonds,
investment grade corporate bonds, the S&P 500 (assuming full
re