Latest Parametric Headlines
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RMS, Weatherflow Launch Parametric Capital Market Index
Apr 26 2007 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has teamed up with WeatherFlow Inc., a provider of private weather data, to launch the “WindX(tm) parametric index” (www.windxnetwork.com).” The two companies timed the...
Catlin Enters $200 Million Cat Swap
Oct 2 2006 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited, an international specialty P/C insurer and reinsurer, announced that an operating subsidiary, Catlin Insurance Company Ltd. of Bermuda, “intends, subject to completion of...
S&P Says Katrina Won’t Hit Cat Bonds
Aug 30 2005 // Although they are still relatively rare, compared to the number of commercial property policies in force, a number of cat bonds covering specific property risks were briefly threatened by Hurricane Katrina. However,...
EQECAT Provides Risk Analysis for Largest Japanese Cat Bond
Aug 21 2003 // Oakland- based EQECAT Inc., a division of ABSG Consulting of Houston, Texas, announced that it has provided the risk analysis for a $470 million bond consisting of three individual tranches covering potential losses from...
RMS Provides Japan Earthquake Risk Analysis to Nissay Dowa, Swiss Re
May 31 2002 // Newark, California-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced that it has provided the risk analysis to Nissay Dowa General Insurance Co., Ltd. and its counterparty, Swiss Re in support of the Fujiyama Ltd. $70...
SCOR Launches Multi-Continental CAT Bond with RMS Technical Help
Jan 28 2002 // On Jan. 3, French reinsurer SCOR Group launched the second installment of its innovative Atlas Re catastrophe bond, with technical analysis and parameters provided by Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS)...
S&P Confirms Earthquake Didn’t Trigger Japanese Cat Bonds
Oct 10 2000 // While the earthquake which struck Western Japan last week was very strong, measuring 7.3 on the Japanese Meteorological Agency scale, it was extremely deep, and the epicenter was far from a major population center –...
