Poor Countries Are Missing Out on Pre-Arranged Climate Disaster Finance: Study November 16, 2023 By Alessandro Parodi The poorest and most vulnerable countries do not benefit enough from pre-arranged financing to cope with disasters and are most...
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...
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...
Reinsurers Hope Profitability Party Will Last – But All Good Things Must End September 11, 2023 By Brian C. Schneider, Fitch Ratings Executive summary: Fitch Ratings is projecting reinsurer returns on equity of 14% in 2023 and 2024, results that reflect a...
Catastrophe Bond Funds Ranked Among 2023’s Top-Performing Credit Funds August 10, 2023 By Nell Mackenzie Catastrophe bond funds rank among the 10 best performing credit funds this year, as the hurricanes, earthquakes and other disasters...
Europeans Lack Insurance Protection as Wildfires and Drought Batter the Region August 3, 2023 By Natasha White Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world,...
Typhoon-Prone Philippines Seeks New Insurance After Lapse of Catastrophe Bond July 27, 2023 By Ditas Lopez The Philippines, recovering from damage wrought by Typhoon Doksuri, is seeking a new insurance plan as protection against future calamities...
Jamaica Finance Minister Sees ‘Definite Interest’ in Regional Caribbean Catastrophe Bond June 16, 2023 By David Lawder Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke said he is seeing “definite interest” from other Caribbean countries to join in issuing a...
EU Regulators Set Out Ideas to Help Plug Climate ‘Insurance Gap’ April 24, 2023 By Huw Jones Issuing “catastrophe bonds” and setting up public-private partnerships could help plug the “insurance gap” to better cover damage from climate...