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First snowfall trade cleared on CME - Risk.net
First snowfall trade cleared on CME - Risk.net
Choice Environmental, a portfolio company of OTC Global Holdings (OTCGH), has brokered the first CME-cleared snowfall hedging risk instrument – a snowfall binary option contract for Detroit. The contract was a seasonal maximum binary option for January to
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First snowfall trade cleared on CME - Risk.net
New York Insurance Exchange is still news; will it be alternative? | www.Artemis.bm
New York Insurance Exchange is still news; will it be alternative? | www.Artemis.bm
So the New York Insurance Exchange is back in the news (via the NY Times) again this week with Gov. David A. Paterson announcing plans for a Lloyd’s of London style insurance and reinsurance exchange. Aiming to specialise in complex risks such as hurrican
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New York Insurance Exchange is still news; will it be alternative? | www.Artemis.bm
National Drought Insurance for Malawi by Joanna Syroka, Antonio Nucifora
National Drought Insurance for Malawi by Joanna Syroka, Antonio Nucifora
Malawi has experienced several catastrophic droughts over the past few decades. The impact of these shocks has been far reaching, and the resulting macroeconomic instability has been a major constraint to growth and poverty reduction in Malawi. This paper
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National Drought Insurance for Malawi by Joanna Syroka, Antonio Nucifora
Insiders forecast a sunny future for CME's new snowfall derivatives | Medill Reports
Insiders forecast a sunny future for CME's new snowfall derivatives | Medill Reports
Winter in Chicago means snow. And snow means sledding, shoveling, scraping and… binary option derivative contracts? In December, Chicago-based CME Group Inc., began listing an expanded class of weather contracts based on snowfall levels in five cities aro
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Insiders forecast a sunny future for CME's new snowfall derivatives | Medill Reports
Lukewarm reaction to Citi's crisis derivatives plan - Risk.net
Lukewarm reaction to Citi's crisis derivatives plan - Risk.net
Regulators and dealers have expressed caution about a Citi proposal to design derivatives intended to pay out in the event of a financial crisis, arguing the sellers of such protection may not be in a position to pay out if markets crumble.
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Lukewarm reaction to Citi's crisis derivatives plan - Risk.net
Low volumes in exchange derivatives cloud true market interest | Reuters
Low volumes in exchange derivatives cloud true market interest | Reuters
A shortage of risk protection buyers may be responsible for low trading volumes in exchange-traded catastrophe products, but does not represent the interest from investors looking to gain exposure to insurance risk, according to market traders.
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Low volumes in exchange derivatives cloud true market interest | Reuters
Alternative Risk Transfer: The Convergence of the Insurance and Capital Markets
Alternative Risk Transfer: The Convergence of the Insurance and Capital Markets
Part I, "A Broad Overview," details the evolution of Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS). Once considered to be an alternative form of risk transfer, ILS have become a mainstream method for transferring risk from insurers to the Capital markets. Parts II an
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Alternative Risk Transfer: The Convergence of the Insurance and Capital Markets
Société Générale launches EDGE; a contingent capital solution for insurers and reinsurers | www.Artemis.bm
Société Générale launches EDGE; a contingent capital solution for insurers and reinsurers | www.Artemis.bm
Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, a division of the French investment bank, has announced the launch of a contingent capital facility for insurers and reinsurers. The new facility, known as Event Driven Guaranteed Equity (EDGETM), provides
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Société Générale launches EDGE; a contingent capital solution for insurers and reinsurers | www.Artemis.bm
Microinsurance in action: Rain shortfall triggers first M-PESA drought insurance payouts for Kenyan farmers | www.Artemis.bm
Microinsurance in action: Rain shortfall triggers first M-PESA drought insurance payouts for Kenyan farmers | www.Artemis.bm
We are big supporters of microinsurance (particularly weather index-linked insurance) so it’s great to receive a press release which demonstrates exactly what this sector can do to support rural communities and reimburse them financially when weather cond
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Microinsurance in action: Rain shortfall triggers first M-PESA drought insurance payouts for Kenyan farmers | www.Artemis.bm
Artemis interview: Barney Schauble, Nephila Capital | www.Artemis.bm
Artemis interview: Barney Schauble, Nephila Capital | www.Artemis.bm
In this the first of a new series of interviews with key industry figures, Artemis talks to Barney Schauble of Nephila Capital. Mr. Schauble has been involved in the weather risk market and in the securitization of insurance risks for many years and is hi
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Artemis interview: Barney Schauble, Nephila Capital | www.Artemis.bm
FESA creates satellite monitored index-based drought microinsurance for Africa | www.Artemis.bm The Alternative Risk Transfer, Catastrophe Bond, Insurance-Linked Securities and Weather Risk Management Blog
FESA creates satellite monitored index-based drought microinsurance for Africa | www.Artemis.bm The Alternative Risk Transfer, Catastrophe Bond, Insurance-Linked Securities and Weather Risk Management Blog
An project called Food Early Solutions for Africa (FESA) has been working on validating a microinsurance product for African farmers which will use satellite technology to measure drought conditions. This allows them to create an index against which a mic
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FESA creates satellite monitored index-based drought microinsurance for Africa | www.Artemis.bm The Alternative Risk Transfer, Catastrophe Bond, Insurance-Linked Securities and Weather Risk Management Blog
Philippines considering catastrophe pools and bonds | www.Artemis.bm
Philippines considering catastrophe pools and bonds | www.Artemis.bm
The Philippines is one of those nations which is extremely exposed to natural disasters and weather risks. From flooding, to wildfires to super-typhoons (like Megi which is currently impacting part of the Philippines) any country so exposed to disasters n
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Philippines considering catastrophe pools and bonds | www.Artemis.bm
20 automated weather stations to help Ethiopia launch weather insurance | www.Artemis.bm
20 automated weather stations to help Ethiopia launch weather insurance | www.Artemis.bm
The U.N. World Food Programme has donated 20 automated weather stations to the National Meteorological Agency of Ethiopia. The stations have been installed this week and aim to provide real-time data for both climate early warning and weather risk managem
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20 automated weather stations to help Ethiopia launch weather insurance | www.Artemis.bm
First snowfall contract of this winter trades on the CME | www.Artemis.bm
First snowfall contract of this winter trades on the CME | www.Artemis.bm
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has seen its first snowfall contract trade in the past week. With winter approaching companies are beginning to think about winter weather and seeking to hedge their exposures to either too much snow or too little.
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First snowfall contract of this winter trades on the CME | www.Artemis.bm
IFC providing more grants for African index-insurance schemes | www.Artemis.bm
IFC providing more grants for African index-insurance schemes | www.Artemis.bm
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has signed new agreements with three partner index-insurance schemes in Africa to help expand access to microinsurance products for farmers and livestock herders. The schemes aim t
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IFC providing more grants for African index-insurance schemes | www.Artemis.bm
Catastrophe pools gaining favour in Central Asia and the Caucasus | www.Artemis.bm
Catastrophe pools gaining favour in Central Asia and the Caucasus | www.Artemis.bm
A recent event held in central Asia, the Azerbaijan International Forum dedicated to Catastrophe Risks and Construction Safety which is an event assisted by the UN Economic Commission, saw delegates discussing measures to deal with catastrophe risks. The
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Catastrophe pools gaining favour in Central Asia and the Caucasus | www.Artemis.bm
Free markets can still feed the world (Robert Zoellick in the FT)
Free markets can still feed the world (Robert Zoellick in the FT)
The overarching goal should be to ensure that the most vulnerable people and countries are no longer denied access to nutritious food. The G20 can achieve this, providing we develop a robust menu of other risk management products. In some cases, the most useful tools might be weather insurance or a rainfall index; in others, it could be a hedge on energy prices to keep transport and input costs low.
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Free markets can still feed the world (Robert Zoellick in the FT)
Wintry weather in U.S. increases interest in snowfall derivatives | www.Artemis.bm
Wintry weather in U.S. increases interest in snowfall derivatives | www.Artemis.bm
It’s two years since the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) launched its snowfall derivative contracts giving market participants a way to hedge the risks of there being too much snowfall and that impacting their business and profits. The snowfall contracts have been gaining traction and increasing interest especially since the recent snow storms have struck the U.S.
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Wintry weather in U.S. increases interest in snowfall derivatives | www.Artemis.bm
Wintry weather in U.S. increases interest in snowfall derivatives | www.Artemis.bm
Wintry weather in U.S. increases interest in snowfall derivatives | www.Artemis.bm
It’s two years since the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) launched its snowfall derivative contracts giving market participants a way to hedge the risks of there being too much snowfall and that impacting their business and profits. The snowfall contracts have been gaining traction and increasing interest especially since the recent snow storms have struck the U.S. This winter (and last) in the U.S. has seen heavy snowfalls across much of the country, along with lower temperatures than in previous years and the impact this has been having has caused an uplift in snowfall derivative contracts trading on the CME.
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Wintry weather in U.S. increases interest in snowfall derivatives | www.Artemis.bm
Renewed interest in non-traditional asset securitizations could spark cat bonds | www.Artemis.bm
Renewed interest in non-traditional asset securitizations could spark cat bonds | www.Artemis.bm
Non-traditional securitized assets have been growing in popularity and receiving increasing levels of interest from investors and issuers alike. The solid performance demonstrated during the recent downturn and continuing attractive bond yields should help to keep investor interest strong in non-traditional U.S. asset securitizations through 2011 according to a report from Standard & Poor’s.
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Renewed interest in non-traditional asset securitizations could spark cat bonds | www.Artemis.bm