‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk August 3, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the capital markets. Issuance of...
London Moves to Expand Influence in $140 Billion ILS Market July 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik The world’s biggest hub for commercial and specialty risk is angling for a much more prominent role in the $140...
Carlyle Rethinks Portfolio Risk to Give Weather Insurance a Bigger Role June 22, 2026 By Gautam Naik Carlyle Group Inc. is unveiling a new framework for portfolio risk so that asset values reflect the insurance implications associated...
Zurich Sees Data Center Boom Spurring Insurance Securitization June 18, 2026 By Noele Illien, Paula Doenecke and Gautam Naik The level of investment into data centers globally may soon make it necessary for insurers involved to begin selling securitization...
Wall Street Is Gaining Access to New Catastrophe Models to Help Predict Wars June 15, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Wall Street races to incorporate war into its risk scenarios, the same people modeling natural catastrophes are now adapting...
Hedge Funds Are Expanding Desks Designed to Profit From Natural-Catastrophe Risk June 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik When Mitesh Parikh, a headhunter at UK recruiter Selby Jennings, started looking for an ILS modeler for a large US...
World Bank Prices $200 Million Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica May 19, 2026 By Gautam Naik The World Bank has priced a new catastrophe bond designed to help Jamaica cope with the threat of hurricanes. The...
Hedge Funds Make Their Move as Litigation Finance Assets Slump May 11, 2026 By William Shaw, Edward Clark and Gautam Naik A losing streak in litigation finance is attracting hedge funds and other alternative investment managers looking to invest in legal...
Hedge Fund Fermat Invests in First-of-a-Kind Catastrophe Bonds May 4, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee and Gautam Naik Fermat Capital Management has invested in the Asian Development Bank’s first-ever catastrophe bonds, designed to shield Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan against...