Guy Carpenter
Insurers bolster inflation protection
Hedging assets sought to combat escalating risk of interest rate and inflation spike
Cat bonds set for boom year as new investors eye market
Despite a subdued level of activity in 2011, the cat bond market is expected to boom this year as new investors pile in and rates harden in the traditional reinsurance market. Thomas Whittaker reports on how the cat bond market is evolving
Cat bonds poised for recovery after depressed year
Disaster recovery
Catastrophe bond issuance may resume in fourth quarter, say experts
Waiting out the storm
Cat bonds issuance expected to pick up
Issuance of catastrophe bonds (cat bonds) is expected to rebound in the early part of this year after a quiet fourth quarter in 2008, according to New York-based reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter.
Preparing for the worst-case scenario
When unpredictable and cataclysmic events befall a business, its recovery systems must be up and ready to go, reports Duncan Wood
Terrorism insurance - Modelling the unthinkable
In November, the US government passed a law requiring all insurers to underwrite terrorism risk, forcing them to find a way to price this exposure. Could terrorism risk models be the answer?