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Insurance-linked securities had another active fourth quarter, but did not break any placement records for 2011 according to a report from Willis Group Holdings.

The value of insurance-linked-securities (ILS) placements increased by more than half in the 2011 first quarter as four insurers placed more than $1 billion in bonds in the market, according to a report from Willis Group.

Last year was an active one for insurance linked securities as placements for 2010 rose 28 percent over the previous year, according to a report by Aon Benfield Securities.

After a lull in investing in insurance-linked securities in 2009, the market showed a sharp uptick in investment interest in 2010.

Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance announced today that it has invested $25 million in a partnership with a newly formed specialized investment fund focusing on insurance linked securities and reinsurance.