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The Victoria bushfires that wiped out entire swaths of Australia’s most densely populated state defied expectations and could cost
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Reinsurance Questions Remain in the Wake of Cat Bond Defaults
Issuers and investors will spend the next several months discovering just how complicated things can get when a catastrophe bond
Settlement Industry Expects “Perfect Storm”
Changes in mortality tables and a general lack of liquidity have pushed the portfolios of several life settlement firms underwater,
Cat Bonds Stuck in Neutral
Wiped out by “Hurricane Lehman,” catastrophe bond specialists are wrenching their minds to find ways to unclog the deal pipeline.
Klaus Brings European Windstorm, Triggers Back Into Focus
A fast moving windstorm that plowed through France and Spain could be a major loss event for European insurers but
Risky Science Podcast: The Global Earthquake Model
This is a first in a series of podcasts that will focus on the science behind risk transfer. In this
