AXIS Capital Sponsors First Cyber-Catastrophe Bond Issued in Public Debt Markets November 29, 2023 By Gautam Naik For the first time, a cyber-catastrophe bond has made its way into public debt markets. Long Walk Reinsurance Ltd. issued...
Cyber ‘Catastrophe Bonds’ Move Step Closer to Hitting Public Debt Markets November 13, 2023 By Gautam Naik Cyber catastrophe bonds may be about to move out of the shadows of private deal-making and into the public debt...
Insurers Are Still Backing Oil and Gas Industry Despite Rising Climate Threat: Report November 9, 2023 By Gautam Naik Insurers are continuing to provide cover for increased oil and gas production even as they face large losses fueled by...
Catastrophe Bond Market Headed for Major Surge in Issuance October 25, 2023 By Gautam Naik The market for catastrophe bonds is one of this year’s best-performing debt classes. It’s also about to see a significant...
Catastrophe Bond Market Defies Global Selloff With Record Returns October 16, 2023 By Gautam Naik As bond markets everywhere get battered by a cocktail of higher interest rates, deficit angst and hawkish central bankers, one...
European Insurers Underwrite 30% of US Coal: Study September 28, 2023 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Some of Europe’s biggest insurers are underwriting close to a third of the coal production that takes place in the...
Ratings Firms Struggle With Climate Risk in $133 Trillion Market August 3, 2023 By Gautam Naik With 46 straight days of 100-degree heat and coastal waters approaching hot-tub temperatures, Miami can seem like a clear example...