The first-half of 2026 saw another record period of issuance in the catastrophe bond market, as the use of cat bonds to ...

The world’s biggest hub for commercial and specialty risk is angling for a much more prominent role in the US$140 billion ...

The cost of insuring against natural disasters has climbed sharply over the past decade. More people are living in coastal regions, wildfire-prone communities, and other high-risk areas, so when ...

Catastrophe bond market momentum accelerated through the second-quarter of 2026 and has broken many records, with more than ...

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John Seo sells an investment labeled "catastrophe" — and people cannot get enough. The mounting cost of natural disasters, including extreme weather events fueled by a warming climate, has insurers ...

The holy grail of investments is one with a risk premium that is uncorrelated with the economic cycle risks associated with traditional stocks and bonds. (Stock market crashes don’t cause earthquakes, ...

As climate change triggers more extreme weather and related disasters, the market for catastrophe bonds is on track for a record year. But potential losses from Hurricanes Helene and Milton could test ...

In many communities at high risk for natural disasters, a Wall Street financing tool that's gaining popularity, called a catastrophe bond, may make it easier for homeowners to get insurance. On Oak ...

9.0 on Richter scale did not trip parametric triggers; investors benefit but reinsurers will struggle to absorb losses The most costly natural disaster of all time could drive further growth for the ...