It Ain’t Easy [Quantifying] Being Green
Green building practices for residential and commercial properties will have an impact on rebuilding costs after a loss event, but
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Connecticut Ponders Cat Fund
Legislation that would create a state government-backed reinsurance program for natural catastrophes in the Nutmeg State is being tabled
Risky Science Podcast: Southern California Earthquake Threat
A discussion with Thomas Jordan, the head of the Souther California Earthquake Center at the University of Southern California. Dr.
SIFMA Conference: Cat Bond Secondary Market Ballooned with Sellers
The secondary market for catastrophe bonds saw record activity over the last three months as the result of forced selling,
SIFMA Conference: Collateral Remains King
Investors who specialize in insurance-linked securities see little chance for growth in the near future but are hopeful market
SIFMA Conference: Catastrophe Bonds at an “Awkward Age”
Growth in catastrophe bond issuance is expected remain staid for 2009 and it will take at least three years before
Texas Looks to Broaden Cat Fund Into ILS
Proposals to rework the Texas windstorm fund would allow the use of catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities products.
ILS Conference Twitter Coverage
RiskMarketNews will send out updates via Twitter from the Securities and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Insurance Insurance & Risk Linked
Life Insurers Get Off Their “One-Trick Pony”
A multi-billion dollar market that allowed life insurers to gain incremental income has all but vanished and market participants
The High Cost of Cat Bond Safety
The cost of issuing a catastrophe bond has become more expensive as higher quality collateral is being used to alleviate
States Consider South Carolina Incentive-Based Disaster Model
South Carolina’s market-based approach to risk mitigation is being eyed by lawmakers in several states as a way
State Lawmakers Get Cat Model Update
Insurance regulators are ramping up plans to create a publicly funded catastrophe model by launching a $200,000 feasibility study
