Cartesian Iris is an investment manager focused on investments in natural catastrophe risk. Often referred to as Insurance Linked Securities (ILS), this emerging asset class has a demonstrable history of providing uncorrelated returns with traditional financial markets. Our goal is to deliver attractive consistent long-term returns for our investors through a focus on portfolio construction, detailed analytics, market dynamics and market relationships.

Formed in 2009 as a joint venture between Cartesian Capital Group and Aspen Insurance Limited, Cartesian Iris is strategically positioned within island of Bermuda. The island has firmly established itself as a leading marketplace for catastrophe reinsurance with an estimated half of all worldwide property catastrophe risk being placed through Bermuda carriers. Our investors uniquely benefit from the collective skills and expertise within the capital markets and the reinsurance marketplace afforded Cartesian Iris through the Cartesian and Aspen collaboration. This unique strategic relationship provides Cartesian Iris with the resources of a large firm but the flexibility and nimbleness to adapt quickly in the best interest of investors.