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Insurance-Linked Securities: Demonstrating Resil...
Despite being a relatively new asset class, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market has had its fair share of milestones when it comes to…
Unpacking Basis Risk
When catastrophe strikes, it is not unusual for the insurance payout to differ from the policyholder’s expectation. The possibility of such a…
The Hurricane Hunter and the Cat Bond
The second Mexico multi-cat securitization was launched at the end of 2012 to provide reinsurance for the Fund for Natural Disasters (FONDEN…
Clearing the Path for Catastrophe Bond Issuance
Cat bond efficiency has come a long way in the last decade. The premature grey hair and portly reflection that peers back at me in the mirror…
Cat Bond Pricing: Calculating the True Rewards
Commentary in the specialist insurance press has generally deemed pricing of catastrophe bonds in 2015 to have bottomed out. While true in…
Fighting Emerging Pandemics With Catastrophe Bonds
When a fire breaks out in a city, there needs to be a prompt firefighting response to contain the fire and prevent it from spreading. The…