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...
Catastrophe Bonds Among Few Asset Classes Withstanding Meltdown April 9, 2025 By Gautam Naik A bond market designed around natural catastrophes is proving remarkably resilient to a man-made market meltdown. While most markets have...
Catastrophe Bonds See Investor Influx After ‘Fantastic’ Run December 10, 2024 By Gautam Naik After emerging from an unusually active hurricane season with market-beating returns, catastrophe bonds are rapidly adding investors. Despite the increase...
Viewpoint: CrowdStrike Failure Highlights Potential Aggregation Risks for Reinsurers September 10, 2024 By Christopher Graham The unique, evolving and often volatile nature of cyber risks has always lurked beneath the surface as the cyber insurance...
Hedge Fund Fermat Says Returns Took a Hit Amid Catastrophe Bond Selloff August 29, 2024 By Gautam Naik Fermat Capital Management, one of the world’s biggest investors in catastrophe bonds, says anxiety about this year’s hurricane season has...
The Huge Profits Investors Have Made on Catastrophe Bonds Are Raising Eyebrows August 19, 2024 By Greg Ritchie and Gautam Naik A strategy that’s delivered specialist investors huge returns is now facing scrutiny, amid concerns that its risk-reward dynamics might be...
Catastrophe Bond Issuance Is Set to Blast Through 2023 Record August 15, 2024 By Gautam Naik Issuance of catastrophe bonds is on track to exceed the record set in 2023, as a cocktail of climate change,...
Australian Pensions Industry Boosts Investments in Natural Catastrophe Reinsurance August 12, 2024 By Amy Bainbridge The risks from the growing number of natural disasters offer Australia’s largest pension funds a chance to boost returns. Colonial...
Howden Enters Japanese Market, Invests in Keystone ILS Capital July 3, 2024 Howden, the London-based insurance intermediary group, announced its entry into the Japanese market, launching Howden Re Japan Ltd. and an...
Catastrophe Bonds Are Luring Retail Investors to High-Risk Debt June 24, 2024 By Gautam Naik There was a time when investing in catastrophe bonds was the preserve of hedge funds and other sophisticated alternative asset...