Catastrophe Risks

SONAR Report Examines Public Health Implications of Climate Change

May 23, 2019

The latest SONAR report from Swiss Re reveals 5 emerging risk trends and 15 emerging risk themes. With the report, Swiss Re seeks to initiate an informed dialogue about the future risk landscape that might lie ahead for insurers and reinsurers. Read More


Secondary Perils Account for 60 Percent of NatCAT Losses in 2018

April 11, 2019

In its latest "sigma" report, Swiss Re revealed that the natural catastrophe (NatCat) loss experience of the last 2 years is a wake-up call for the insurance industry, highlighting a trend of growing devastation wreaked by so-called secondary perils. Read More


2017 & 2018: Largest Back-to-Back Insured Tornado Losses in US History

April 5, 2019

The latest research report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency, titled "Insured Losses Rising for Tornadoes," looks at the rising risks of tornadoes. Read More


First Catastrophe Bond Issued Out of Singapore

March 1, 2019

Insurance Australia Group has sponsored the first catastrophe bond issued out of Singapore by Orchard ILS Pte. Ltd. Read More


Pool Re Issues World's First Terrorism Catastrophe Bond

February 28, 2019

Britain's state-backed terrorism reinsurer, Pool Re, recently placed a 3-year £75 million catastrophe bond that was issued through a special-purpose vehicle, Baltic PCC Ltd. Read More