Most Popular Parametric Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Parametric Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Hedge Fund Strategy Built on Catastrophes Taps a Hot New Trend – Parametrics
Jun 30 2025 // One of the most successful hedge fund strategies of recent years — insurance-linked securities — is latching on to an old idea whose popularity is suddenly soaring. Parametric insurance, where policyholders get quick...
#2 With Storms, Flooding and Potential FEMA Cuts, Parametric Flood Is on the Rise
Sep 4 2025 // With inland flooding, storm surge losses and government cutbacks on the rise, parametric flood insurance may finally be having a moment in Florida and elsewhere in the Southeast. “It’s starting to get some...
#3 Guy Carpenter to Research Parametric Solutions in California, Florida
Dec 12 2024 // Guy Carpenter said it is starting a research project to explore the use of parametric insurance solutions in California and Florida for wildfire and hurricane risks. The effort will focus on the use of a...
#4 Aon, Floodbase, Swiss Re Team on Parametric Storm Surge Solution for US Hurricane
Feb 5 2025 // Aon plc said it has launched a new parametric insurance solution designed to address and mitigate commercial losses from hurricane-related storm surge along the coast of the U.S. Developed with parametric flood insurance...
#5 Viewpoint: Can Parametric Insurance Bridge the FEMA Gap?
Oct 15 2025 // The way communities nationwide recover from natural disasters may never be the same. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expired on September 30. Simultaneously, pending congressional legislation stands to...
#6 Pairing Parametric and Standard Insurance Will Be More Common: ECU Students
May 19 2025 // Parametric insurance experts don’t see the coverage replacing traditional insurance. But how are the specialized products currently used—and how could their adoption expand in the future? Ten East Carolina students...
#7 Markets/Coverages: HDI Global, Parametric Insurer Descartes Launch EQ Cover in Japan
Jul 14 2025 // The Japan branch of Germany-based corporate & specialty insurer HDI Global SE, part of Talanx AG, has received regulatory authorization in Japan to offer parametric earthquake insurance. HDI Global collaborated with...
#8 Markets/Coverages: Descartes Launches Parametric Tornado Coverage for Solar Farms
Jan 23 2025 // Descartes Underwriting has announced the launch of a parametric insurance product to protect utility-scale solar farms against tornado damage. According to a press release, the coverage uses satellite data and analytics to...
#9 NormanMax Agrees to Purchase Parametric Flood Specialist MGA, FloodFlash
Feb 26 2025 // NormanMax Insurance Holdings, the Miami-based provider of parametric re/insurance solutions, has agreed to acquire FloodFlash, the parametric flood managing general agent, subject to regulatory...
#10 Parametric Insurer Descartes Receives Investment From Battery Ventures
Jun 18 2025 // Descartes Underwriting, the Paris-based parametric insurer for climate and emerging risks, announced a strategic investment by Battery Ventures, a technology-focused investment firm. Financial details of the investment...
#11 Markets/Coverages: Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses; EverPeak Takes Workers Comp Product to 11 New States
Jun 26 2025 // Descartes Expands US Parametric Flood Cover for Businesses Parametric insurance company Descartes Underwriting has a new flood insurance product it said delivers better protection for US businesses, investors, and...
#12 People Moves: Beazley Taps Swiss Re’s Wunderlich as Head of Parametric Insurance; QBE Promotes Browne to UK Casualty Director
Jun 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Beazley and QBE Insurance. A summary of these executive hires follows here. Beazley, headquartered in London, appointed Stefan Wunderlich as head of...
#13 Markets/Coverages: Rokstone Launches Global Parametric Product
Nov 20 2024 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance MGA that is part of the Aventum Group, has launched Rokstone Parametric in partnership with NormanMax Lloyd’s Syndicate 3939. With an initial US$10 million worldwide...
#14 Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual Re, Safehub Launch Parametric EQ Insurance Cover
Aug 29 2025 // Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re) and Safehub, a provider of seismic sensor and risk management technology, announced the launch of an earthquake parametric insurance solution, called “ShakeNet...
#15 Markets/Coverages: WTW Offers Parametric Insurance With Weather-Warning Trigger
Oct 2 2025 // Willis, a business of WTW, announced the launch of a parametric policy that is activated automatically when a red weather warning is issued by the UK Met Office or Met Éireann, the Irish National Meteorological Service....
#16 Can Parametric Insurance Bridge the FEMA Gap?
Oct 20 2025 // The way communities nationwide recover from natural disasters may never be the same. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expired on September 30. (Editor’s note: As of press time it had yet to be renewed.)...
