Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds. An application to register the ETF was filed...
Articles by Gautam Naik
Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward...
The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers. After years of raising...
Asset managers with sizable holdings of catastrophe bonds are watching to see how a recent recommendation by Europe’s markets watchdog...
As natural catastrophes become more frequent and destructive, a key backstop intended to help cover losses has gotten harder to...
When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, causing greater insurance losses than any other natural disaster in...
One of the most successful hedge fund strategies of recent years — insurance-linked securities — is latching on to an...
Assets designed to help fight climate change may soon risk losing access to insurance unless they’re adequately shielded from extreme...
When Bernard Weisse first noticed a tiny crack in the outer wall of his house on the outskirts of Paris,...
Hedge fund Fermat Capital Management expects the market for catastrophe bonds to grow 20% this year, as a product based...