Catastrophe Bonds & Insurance Linked Securities reading and research
Below are a selection of articles and papers discussing catastrophe bonds and catastrophe insurance-linked securities.
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Catastrophe Bonds & Insurance-Linked Securities Deal Directory
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Catastrophe bonds & ILS posts from our blog
To read more visit the Artemis Blog.Catastrophe bonds and insurance-linked securities research & reports
Insurance-Linked Securities: First Quarter Update 2010 
From Aon
Catastrophe Bond Update: First Quarter 2010
From Guy Carpenter
Insurance-linked Securities (ILS) Market Review 2009 and Outlook 2010
From Munich Re
Insurance Linked Securities – A Market Primer
Paper from Brookvine Pty Limited
2010 Outlook: ILS Markets in Bermuda and Cayman
Article from Conyers Dill & Pearman
Insurance-Linked Securities Fourth Quarter Update 2009
From Aon
Insurance-Linked Securities Adapting to an Evolving Market 2009
From Aon
Convergence of Insurance & Financial Markets: Hybrid and Securitized Risk Transfer Solutions
Paper from The Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2009
Catastrophe Securitization A Multi-Factor Event Study on the Corporate Demand for Risk Management
Paper from the Uni of Georgia
Insurance linked securities: Cat-bond atrophy
Article from Brave Partners LLP.
Cat Bonds Persevere
Article from Laurent Dignat, Guy Carpenter
March 2008
The
Catastrophe Bond Market at Year-End 2007
Study from Guy Carpenter & MMC Securities
Corp.
February 2008
So You Want to Issue a Cat Bond
Article from AIRCurrents
February 2008
ILS Comes of Age Structured Products on the Horizon
Article from GC Securities
January 2008
The
Catastrophe Bond Market at Year-End 2006
Study from Guy Carpenter & MMC Securities
Corp.
First Published February 2007
The
Catastrophe Bond Market at Year-End 2005
Study from Guy Carpenter & MMC Securities
Corp.
First Published February 2006
The
Catastrophe Bond Market at Year-End 2004
Study from Guy Carpenter & MMC Securities
Corp.
First Published April 2005
The
Catastrophe Bond Market at Year-End 2003
Study from Guy Carpenter & MMC Securities
Corp.
First Published April 2004
A
Catastrophe Bond Niche: Multiple Event Risk
Presentation by Dr. Gordon Woo of Risk
Management Solutions Ltd.
Presented in February 2004
Alternative
risk transfer of the year: 2003
Commentary on the winning deals from
the Reactions Reinsurance Awards 2003
Published in 2004
Pricing
of CAT Bonds
Paper by Yu. Baryshnikov, A. Mayo and
D. R. Taylor
First Published October 2001
Improving
Risk Allocation Through Cat Bonds
Paper from Hamburg University
Alternative
Risk Transfer Structuring and Efficacy
Paper from Finance and Investments Club,
IIM Calcutta
Catastrophe
Risk Bonds
Paper from Georgia State University Center
For Risk Management and Insurance Research
The
Catastrophe Bond Market at Year-End 2002
Study from Marsh & McLennan Securities
House
Committee on Financial Services: Hearing entitled 'Catastrophe Bonds:
Spreading Risk'
Information from the hearing on the 8th
October 2002
Insuring California Earthquakes and the Role of Catastrophe Bonds
Paper by Jose S. Penalva Zuasti
Securitization
of Catastrophe Risk: A USAA Example
Presentation by Rhonda Aikens of USAA
(requires Microsoft Powerpoint)
Seismic
Limited Case Study
Presentation by John Kiernan of Lehman
Brothers (requires Microsoft Powerpoint)
Using Catastrophe-Linked Securities to Diversify Insurance Risk:
A Financial Analysis of Cat Bonds
Paper from FSU College of Business
Territorial
Diversification of Catastrophe Bonds
Paper from the National Bureau of Economic
Research
Insure
It All
Article from Derivatives Strategy Magazine
Customizing
Reinsurance and Cat Bonds for Natural Hazard Risks
Paper from the IIASA EuroConference
Sovereign Cat Bonds and Infrastructure Project Financing
Paper from the IIASA EuroConference
A
Cat Bond Premium Puzzle?
Paper from the Wharton Financial Institutions
Center
Owner
of Tokyo Disneyland Sells earthquake bonds
Article from Asia Times about the
Tokyo Disneyland CAT Bonds
Pennies
from Heaven
Article from Mother Jones Interactive
El Nino Buoys Catastrophe Bonds As Hurricane Season Ends
Article from Dow Jones & Company,
Inc.
Article from Business Week
Financial
Innovation in the Management of Catastrophe Risk
Article from The Wharton Financial Institutions
Center
