New PERILS Program Underscores Exposure Risk
The announcement this week of a new aggregator of European insured values is the latest effort by the industry to
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Market Snapshot: Latin America
Buffeted by a fault line, prone to major hurricane activity and with limited access to reinsurance, Latin American would appear
Australian Bushfires May Force Rethink on Prevention
The Victoria bushfires that wiped out entire swaths of Australia’s most densely populated state defied expectations and could cost
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.
