cat bonds
Fitch Ratings : capital markets a sustainable alternative to traditional reinsurance
Fitch Ratings indicates in a new report that capital market alternatives to reinsurance from sources such as catastrophe bonds (cat bonds), collateralized quota-share reinsurance...
Cat bond market could be boosted by Japanese crisis
The market for bonds designed to cover natural catastrophes has taken a hit since the disasters in Japan last month, but could profit in...
Study reveals how the use of indices in insurance-linked securities benefits both (re)insurers and investors
According to Swiss Re’s new sigma study, “The role of indices in transferring insurance risks to the capital markets”, both (re)insurers and investors benefit...
