Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a full trigger event that would force payment of the entire $150 million...
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Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds. An application to register the ETF was filed...
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...
Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the so-called protection gap, as losses...
Strong returns in the reinsurance sector are attracting capital and leading to favorable pricing outcomes for buyers — but underwriting...
One of the most successful hedge fund strategies of recent years — insurance-linked securities — is latching on to an...
Tampa-based Slide Insurance announced it has finalized a $250 million catastrophe bond through Purple Re Ltd., expanding Slide’s hurricane protection...
Hedge fund Fermat Capital Management expects the market for catastrophe bonds to grow 20% this year, as a product based...