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Catastrophe bonds offer answer to asset correlation problem

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... package a specific set of insurance risks from an insurer to an investor. Developed in the 1990s in response to Hurricane Andrew, they were designed to allow insurers to diversify their liabilities. The advantage for investors is that their values are ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... about four times as large." Hurricane Katrina left behind a damage bill of US$112.4 bil back in August 2005 while Hurricane Andrew cost US$58.6 bil in August 1992. PIMCO's Mohamed El-Erian wrote in a guest blog posted on CNBC that, "...after an immediate ...
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