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# January 10, 2017: Cat Bonds for the Yield Hungry, Privatizing Mortgage Disasters and Lightning the Weather
- URL: https://www.riskmarketnews.com/january-10-2017-cat-bonds-yield-hungry-privatizing-mortgage-disasters-lightning-weather/
- Published: 2017-01-10T10:11:06.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-10T10:11:06.000Z
- Author: Chris Westfall

[Lightning, Weather’s Byproduct, May Become One of Its Predictors](http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/science/lightning-weather-prediction.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*New York Times*  
Lightning may have potential to help predict, if not drive, atmospheric events.

[Three Alternative Sources of Income for Yield-Hungry Investors](https://www.ft.com/content/a8bcc6ba-d25e-11e6-b06b-680c49b4b4c0?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Financial Times (sub may be required)*  
Catastrophe bonds provide a regular premium income and returns are presented as less correlated to traditional assets.

[$53 Billion Fund in Norway Offers ‘Scared of Everything’ Model *Bloomberg*](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-09/-53-billion-fund-in-norway-offers-scared-of-everything-model?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
Norway’s biggest life insurer, Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, says its approach is to be “scared of everything.”

[Premia Raises $510 million In Initial Capital From Leading Investors To Target Global Property & Casualty Runoff Opportunities](http://finance.yahoo.com/news/premia-raises-510-million-initial-203600204.html?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Press* *Release*  
Founding investors include Kelso & Company and Arch Capital Group=,

[Privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: How It Can Be Done Effectively](http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/privatizing-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/?ref=riskmarketnews.com)  
*Knowledge@Wharton*  
Privatizing mortgage risk into a national catastrophe pool may be on the table.