Catastrophe
Taming nature with models
Natural catastrophe modelling has progressed rapidly in the last decade, and now practitioners are combining them with internal models. Clive Davidson reports
Insurers have implemented sophisticated catastrophe risk models in the years since hurricane Katrina hit the US Gulf coast in 2005. How have these models performed and what lessons can the banking sector...
The catastrophe bond market has so far been immune to the credit crisis, highlighting the product's lack of correlation with other structured finance instruments. A wider number of investors have expressed...
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Taming nature with models
Natural catastrophe modelling has progressed rapidly in the last decade, and now practitioners are combining them with internal models. Clive Davidson reports
A stochastic step forward
Non-life companies are embracing the use of stochastic modelling and rethinking their approaches to risk transfer. Clive Davidson reports
Show me the money
One of the main questions on everyone's lips in the wake of the subprime crisis is whether banks can expect any money back on their subprime loan portfolios and, if so, when? Anne Ching says that it is possible to model subprime default rates and the...
'Boom cycle' for US power prices
With input costs surging and demand growth currently outpacing supply additions in the US power market, analysts are expecting the space to tighten further. David Watkins reports
Cat bonds find their calling
With the fallout from the subprime crisis causing devastation across the credit markets, investors are looking for diversification, low correlation and attractive yields. For a growing number, the answer lies in the catastrophe bond market. Wietske Blees...
The business of saying no
Rising energy prices have caused an upturn in demand response - or energy curtailment - in the last two years. Elisa Wood looks at how this is impacting power markets
The future arrives for renewables
The emerging market in renewable energy futures is expected to lower the cost of financing renewables and smooth out the volatility often encountered when running intermittent renewable resources, such as wind and solar. Catherine Lacoursière investigates...
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