Ex-PIMCO Executive Plans to Launch Europe’s First ETF Based on Catastrophe Bonds October 28, 2025 By Gautam Naik Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds. An application to register the ETF was filed...
Catastrophe Bond Investors Told to Brace for Jamaica Payout October 28, 2025 By Gautam Naik Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward...
Catastrophe Bonds’ Huge Market Gains Put Reinsurers on Backfoot October 21, 2025 By Gautam Naik The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers. After years of raising...
Catastrophe Bonds Worth $17.5 Billion Land in EU Crosshairs September 15, 2025 By Gautam Naik Asset managers with sizable holdings of catastrophe bonds are watching to see how a recent recommendation by Europe’s markets watchdog...
Insurance Supervisors’ Group Seeks Collaboration to Cover Disaster Losses July 17, 2025 By Erica Yokoyama Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the so-called protection gap, as losses...
Reinsurance Renewal Prices Moderate as Capacity Exceeds Cedent Demand: Brokers July 3, 2025 By L.S. Howard Strong returns in the reinsurance sector are attracting capital and leading to favorable pricing outcomes for buyers — but underwriting...
Hedge Fund Strategy Built on Catastrophes Taps a Hot New Trend – Parametrics June 30, 2025 By Gautam Naik One of the most successful hedge fund strategies of recent years — insurance-linked securities — is latching on to an...
Slide Secures $250M Cat Bond as Hurricane Season Looms May 15, 2025 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 Sees 20% Surge in Catastrophe Bond Market May 15, 2025 By Gautam Naik Hedge fund Fermat Capital Management expects the market for catastrophe bonds to grow 20% this year, as a product based...
World’s First Catastrophe-Bond ETF Falters in ‘Crazy’ Market April 25, 2025 By Gautam Naik The world’s first-ever exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds has failed to get the seed capital it expected after launching...