World Bank starts work on up to $190m Nepal parametric quake catastrophe bond project
The World Bank has begun work on a proposed project to deliver a parametric earthquake catastrophe bond for Nepal, targeting US $80 million to US $190 million of fully-collateralized disaster risk financing from the capital markets for the South Asian country. The Nepal Catastrophe Bond Project appears to be in its nascent stages, with preparatory […]
Cedents increasingly seek reinsurers with access to multiple capital sources: Guy Carpenter’s Paretchan
The growth of alternative capital is giving buyers more flexibility to build diversified reinsurance programmes, with cedents increasingly seeking partners able to access both traditional and alternative sources of capacity, Guy Carpenter’s Jennifer Paretchan recently told Reinsurance News. Speaking following the release of the firm’s July 2026 reinsurance renewal report, Paretchan noted the expansion of […]
ILS provides crucial portfolio diversification ahead of Super El Niño: VP Bank’s Allgäuer
Whilst it appears that a super El Niño could be on the horizon, a new commentary from VP Bank AG authored by Senior Investment Strategist Bernhard Allgäuer indicates that insurance-linked securities (ILS) can provide portfolio diversification as their returns are driven by natural disasters, rather than financial market turmoil, making them largely uncorrelated with traditional […]