Mexico Catastrophe Bond Likely to Pay on Hurricane Patricia’s Losses: S&P November 5, 2015 By Sebastian Boyd Bonds sold by Mexico to shield it from the cost of repairing hurricane damage are closer to paying out after...
Celebrities’ Mexican Holiday Homes Pummeled by Hurricane Patricia October 27, 2015 By David Alire Garcia Mexico may have dodged a bullet from the fury of Hurricane Patricia, but jet setters like Bill Gates, Gwyneth Paltrow...
Mexico’s Hurricane Patricia May Hit Catastrophe Bondholders October 27, 2015 By Sebastian Boyd Mexico’s natural disaster fund may be $100 million better off at bondholders’ expense after Hurricane Patricia appeared to trigger a...
Hurricane Patricia Targets Mexico; 400K People, Ports, Insurers at Risk October 23, 2015 By Nacha Cattan, Brendan Case and Eric Martin Hurricane Patricia, the strongest in the history of the Americas, prepared to barrel into Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday, sending guests...
NHC Tracking Hurricane Patricia, as It Nears Mexican Coast October 22, 2015 The National Hurricane Center in Miami is tracking Hurricane Patricia, a storm in the eastern Pacific that is moving towards...
Hurricane Strikes Cape Verde in East Atlantic — First Time Since 1892 September 1, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan Something rare happened out in the Atlantic — a hurricane hit Cape Verde. The islands off the coast of Africa...
S&P: ILS Investors Could Get Burned as Covered Perils Expand, Terms Widen August 19, 2015 By L.S. Howard The catastrophe bond market will continue to grow by 10 to 20 percent per year, driven in part by the...
Hurricane Katrina: A Look Back After Ten Years August 3, 2015 By Dr. Thomas Jeffery The Atlantic was active from the start of the 2005 hurricane season. By late August, there had already been 10...
Global Insured Cat Losses in First Half Are Below Long-Term Average: Munich Re July 14, 2015 Overall losses and insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first half of 2015 were below long-term average values, according...
As Nine Storms Roar Across the Pacific Ocean, Two Forces Are to Blame July 14, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The Pacific Ocean, named for placidity, is roaring. In the past week, eight tropical systems — and that includes two...