Archive

• Aon launches climate and weather risk initiative

  25 May 2018

  Risk analytics and product structuring on the agenda for broker

• Philippines government cedes cat risks to global reinsurers

  16 August 2017

  The new initiative provides the country with $206m in coverage from typhoons and earthquakes

• Pandemic risk transferred in $425m World Bank bond and swap deal

  29 June 2017

  Insurance solution created for developing countries in response to Ebola crisis

• World Bank in debut cat bond issuance

  01 July 2014

  Covers Caribbean quake and cyclone risks

• Insurers raise the heat on weather derivatives

  24 January 2014

  Rain or shine, the past year has seen a host of insurers jumping into the weather derivatives markets. Weather risks offer significant synergies with existing business lines and deal flow is on the up. Sarfraz Thind reports

• Zurich to invest $1bn in green bonds

  20 November 2013

  Climate projects can be supported without sacrificing returns, insurer says

• FSB urges US to pursue federal regulation

  28 August 2013

  State-based system leads to inconsistent supervision

• Separating country risks from national finances

  19 April 2013

  The use of sovereign ratings as a stand-in for country risk is proving problematic for many insurers and credit analysts, say Marcel Heinrichs and Ivelina Stanoeva

• Eiopa to collaborate with World Bank on risk-based supervision

  18 March 2013

  MoU is "step in the right direction", says Montalvo