Hedge Funds Overseeing Cat Bonds Try to Remain Calm Over Irma September 8, 2017 By Sonali Basak Greg Hagood didn’t have many details to work with on Thursday afternoon. Hurricane Irma wasn’t expected to make landfall in...
How Hurricane Harvey Is Affecting Catastrophe Bonds August 27, 2017 By Noah Buhayar and Sonali Basak Bonds tied to weather risks tumbled the most in seven months as Hurricane Harvey advanced on Texas’s Gulf Coast. The...
Blockchain Used as Settlement Mechanism for Cat Bond with Parametric Trigger August 14, 2017 By Nathaniel Bullard Financial markets are showing some signs of volatility these days after exceptionally low indicators since the start of the 2017....
World Bank Catastrophe Bonds to Provide Mexico with Disaster Cover of $360M August 7, 2017 By Mathew Carr The World Bank Group issued its largest catastrophe bond, providing Mexico with financial protection of as much as $360 million...
Catastrophe Bond Market Breaks New Records in 2nd Quarter, 1st Half: Aon Study August 7, 2017 Catastrophe bond issuance during the second quarter stood at US$6.38 billion across 20 transactions – a new record for quarterly...
ILS Issuance in Q2 Breaks New Record at $6.3B: Willis Towers Watson July 28, 2017 Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance reached a record-breaking $6.3 billion in Q2 2017, continuing the trend from the first quarter...
Cat Bond Issuance Saw Robust Start to 2017: Aon Benfield May 1, 2017 Catastrophe bond issuance made a robust start during the first quarter of 2017 with seven catastrophe bond transactions that totaled...
ILS Market Continues Growth Trend in Q1 2017: Willis Towers Watson April 26, 2017 Non-life insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital grew again in Q1 2017, continuing the trend from 2016, according to the latest ILS...
April 1 Renewals Saw ‘Disciplined Softening’ with Ample Capacity: Aon & Willis Re April 7, 2017 By L.S. Howard With abundant capacity, aggressive capital market competition and acceptable returns for global reinsurers, it’s no wonder that the elusive bottom...
Cat Bond Issuance in 2017 Could Approach Record Levels: Aon Report January 25, 2017 Total catastrophe bond issuance for calendar year 2016 reached US$5.8 billion – a decrease from US$6.9 billion in 2015 –...