Catastrophe-Bond Funds Suffered Virtually No Losses From Hurricane Milton October 25, 2024 By Gautam Naik After two weeks of number-crunching, it now seems clear that investors in catastrophe bonds emerged from Hurricane Milton relatively unscathed....
Catastrophe Bonds Dodge Worst-Case Scenario After Milton October 10, 2024 By Gautam Naik After fearing the worst from Hurricane Milton, investors in catastrophe bonds appear to have sustained losses well below those predicted...
Catastrophe Bond Investors Brace for Major Losses as Milton Rages October 9, 2024 By Gautam Naik Investors in catastrophe bonds are girding themselves for substantial losses as the combined destructive force of Hurricanes Helene and Milton...
Climate Losses Batter Insurers While Reinsurers Step Back September 5, 2024 By Gautam Naik As the planet warms and more natural disasters occur, insurers are facing an increasingly difficult time. In 2023, for the...
Natural Disasters to Cause $151 Billion in Annual Insurer Losses September 4, 2024 By Gautam Naik Urban expansion, property exposure and climate change could fuel a 40% increase in annual natural-catastrophe losses for the global insurance...
Hedge Fund Fermat Says Returns Took a Hit Amid Catastrophe Bond Selloff August 29, 2024 By Gautam Naik Fermat Capital Management, one of the world’s biggest investors in catastrophe bonds, says anxiety about this year’s hurricane season has...
The Huge Profits Investors Have Made on Catastrophe Bonds Are Raising Eyebrows August 19, 2024 By Greg Ritchie and Gautam Naik A strategy that’s delivered specialist investors huge returns is now facing scrutiny, amid concerns that its risk-reward dynamics might be...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Is Set to Blast Through 2023 Record August 15, 2024 By Gautam Naik Issuance of catastrophe bonds is on track to exceed the record set in 2023, as a cocktail of climate change,...
Catastrophe Bondholders Sidestep Large Losses From Weather-Related Calamities July 16, 2024 By Gautam Naik Last month, amid reports that Hurricane Beryl would become the earliest Category 5 hurricane in history, a group of money...
Catastrophe Bonds Dodge Losses After Beryl Hits Jamaica July 8, 2024 By Gautam Naik Investors in bonds intended to help Jamaica cover the costs of a natural catastrophe won’t be affected by the havoc...