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Insurance Linked Securities

Cat Memes and Cat Bonds: Lessons for the Uninitiated

by Tom Johansmeyer

I got off my bike yesterday after a horrendous ride on Bermuda’s south shore—rain and wind gusts above 60 mph. Thankfully, inspiration is born of adversity, and I decided… (h/t @tracyalloway) As the sole human responsible for @catbondcat —as if anyone could be responsible for him (I’m the total Tomcat)—I’ve had the unique opportunity to learn … Read more

Categories CATs Tags Insurance Linked Securities

Profiles in Risk – E37: Talking Insurance Linked Securities With Brent Poliquin of AIR Worldwide

by Nick Lamparelli

  OR SUBSCRIBE   On this episode, Brent and I discuss CAT bonds and other Insurance Linked Securities (ILS). We go into what makes ILS important to investors, insurers, reinsurers and other stakeholders. What is a CAT bond? How do these bonds pay out? How are they valued? We go into all of that and … Read more

Categories Podcast Tags Insurance Linked Securities
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Definitioner

Bond (Surety Bond)
A promise that the insurance company will pay somebody else if you fail to do something you promised to do.
CAT (Catastrophe)
Something very big breaking the houses and businesses of a lot of people at the same time.
Insurance
Paying a company a little money for the promise they will pay a lot of money for things we break or lose without meaning to.