Catastrophe Risks
SONAR Report Examines Public Health Implications of Climate Change
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
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
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
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
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