Pillar Capital Management is an independent asset manager specializing in insurance-linked securities (ILS), with a singular focus on the global property catastrophe reinsurance market.
We provide institutional investors with access to an asset class that is uncorrelated to traditional markets, through a disciplined, research-driven approach to underwriting catastrophe risk. As a multi-strategy platform, Pillar allocates capital dynamically across reinsurance, retrocession, catastrophe bonds, and industry loss warranties (ILWs) — always seeking the best available risk-adjusted return.
Our team comprises career reinsurance professionals, actuaries, and portfolio managers with decades of technical underwriting experience. We’ve built proprietary risk modeling tools that enhance industry models and reflect real-world severity loads, litigation trends, and exposure growth. This allows us to say no to most opportunities and yes only when the price, terms, and data quality meet our standards.
Pillar is jointly owned by management and TransRe (a Berkshire Hathaway company), and our senior team is personally invested alongside our investors. We operate with the discipline of a global firm and the agility of a focused, collaborative team.
We are not distracted by rating agency pressures or internal distribution channels. Our only goal is to deliver attractive, uncorrelated returns to our investors by evaluating and assuming risk responsibly.