Archive for March, 2011

For our latest updates read our article from the 18th March. We’ve decided to continue to have a single page dedicated to reporting relevant items related to the Japan earthquake and tsunami disaster and aftermath. We expect updates to slow to this page but feedback from readers has been so positive we’ll keep it up […]

For our latest updates read our article from the 17th March. We’re going to continue updating you on the situation in Japan after last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami on this page today. We expect updates to be less frequent today. You can find some of the important updates from late yesterday at the bottom […]

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund, a fund for the state run retirement benefit (pension) available to all working New Zealanders, made an investment in insurance-linked securities including catastrophe bonds last year (previous coverage here and here).

The European Life Settlement Association (ELSA) has issued a press release to announce the results of the election of officers at its Annual General Meeting. The ELSA sets standards for the European life settlement industry and promotes transparency by providing accurate, authoritative information to retail and institutional investors.

For our latest updates read our article from the 16th March. We’re continuing our updates on the situation in Japan after last Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. We’ll keep this page updated with items we feel of interest to our readers. Links to our other articles related to this disasters can be found below.

The Swiss Re Cat Bond Performance Indices dipped sharply at pricing late on Friday. It’s assumed that the dip is due to downward pressure caused by nervousness after the Japanese earthquake event which occurred earlier that day. Here’s our latest monthly look at the indices showing the downward movement.

For our latest updates read our article from the 15th March. As we did over the weekend, we’ll be updating this post throughout the day to bring you some of the latest updates on the situation in Japan after Friday’s terrible earthquake and tsunami. You can also find links to our previous coverage on this […]

We’ve performed some analysis on the catastrophe bond transactions which have exposure to Japanese earthquake risks to try to give our readers a better impression of the likelihood of any of them suffering a loss after Friday’s massive earthquake and tsunami. It’s proved difficult, as some of the cat bond transactions have minimal information available […]

For our latest updates read our article from the 14th March. Here are some updates on the situation in Japan after the major earthquake and tsunami event which struck the country on Friday 11th March. Events are still unfolding and it is likely that much uncertainty will exist over the damage totals and effects of […]

Here are some of the relevant updates regarding the events unfolding in Japan following yesterdays magntiude 8.9 – 9.1 earthquake and resulting tsunami. The news coming out of Japan shows significant damage and devastation in areas affected by the tsunami and quake, with the city of Sendai and surrounding area particularly badly hit.