Download or read book Catastrophe Bonds and Systemic Risk written by Denefa Bostandzic and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Challenges of Catastrophe Risk Management Empirical Analyses in the CAT Bond Market written by Tobias Götze and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2021-03-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the increasing relevance of natural catastrophes as a significant global source of risk and the capacity constraints in primary insurance and reinsurance markets, CAT bonds have become an important instrument to manage catastrophe risks by transferring them to the capital market. In three empirical studies, this dissertation examines the challenges related to catastrophe risk management with CAT bonds. First, the factors that influence the substitution of traditional reinsurance by CAT bonds are identified. These factors consist of the insured risk layer and the extends of reinsurer default risk, basis risk, and asymmetric information. Second, the accessibility of the CAT bond market for (re)insurance companies is analyzed and the results exhibit the existence of barriers to market entry in the form of higher premiums being paid by less reputable and financially weaker CAT bond sponsors. The third empirical study shows that CAT bond sponsors are susceptible to moral hazard, but also that moral hazard can be successfully prevented by sufficient loss retention or by the use of non-indemnity CAT bonds. Altogether, this dissertation contributes to improving the understanding of the CAT bond market and the challenges of catastrophe risk management using CAT bonds.
Download or read book Valuation and Analysis of Dual Trigger Contingent Convertible Catastrophe Bonds written by Qin Shang and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an efficient method for reducing systemic risk, contingent convertible bonds (Cocos) have received widespread attention, especially in banking. Similarly, contingent convertible catastrophe bonds (CocoCATs) are effective in the insurance system to minimize catastrophic risks. In this study, we design and price a dual-trigger CocoCAT (DCocoCAT) for insurers. The trigger mechanism of the bond includes two conditions: the cumulative catastrophic losses and the insurance company's share price. Compared with the single-trigger Coco, which uses only the cumulative catastrophic losses as the trigger condition, the DCocoCAT can comprehensively weigh the amount of catastrophic losses and the financial situation of the insurance company. Moreover, the bond can supplement the catastrophe repayment funds for insurance companies more appropriately and avoid unnecessary debt-to-equity conversions while in good financial situations. We derive the trigger probability and valuation formulae for DCocoCATs and perform a numerical analysis by using typhoon data from China. The results reveal that DCocoCATs have a lower probability of conversion into equity than do CocoCATs. Moreover, DCocoCAT prices are highly sensitive to the trigger threshold of share price and decrease as the volatility of the underlying stock increases. We calculate the optimal issue size of DCocoCATs in accordance with regulatory requirements and on the basis of the financial situation of the issuing insurance company.
Download or read book Catastrophe Risk Financing in Developing Countries written by J. David Cummins and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Catastrophe Risk Financing in Developing Countries' provides a detailed analysis of the imperfections and inefficiencies that impede the emergence of competitive catastrophe risk markets in developing countries. The book demonstrates how donors and international financial institutions can assist governments in middle- and low-income countries in promoting effective and affordable catastrophe risk financing solutions. The authors present guiding principles on how and when governments, with assistance from donors and international financial institutions, should intervene in catastrophe insurance markets. They also identify key activities to be undertaken by donors and institutions that would allow middle- and low-income countries to develop competitive and cost-effective catastrophe risk financing strategies at both the macro (government) and micro (household) levels. These principles and activities are expected to inform good practices and ensure desirable results in catastrophe insurance projects. 'Catastrophe Risk Financing in Developing Countries' offers valuable advice and guidelines to policy makers and insurance practitioners involved in the development of catastrophe insurance programs in developing countries.
Download or read book Investing in Insurance Risk written by Alex Krutov and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information on the types of these securities and the issues involved in their structuring, pricing, trading, and managing on a portfolio basis.
Download or read book Systemic Risk and the Future of Insurance Regulation written by Andromachi Georgosouli and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines policy developments that have been occurring in the field of financial regulation and their implications for the insurance industry and markets. With UK and US contributors from academia and legal practice, this book will be essential reading for policy-makers, insurance regulators, insurance and legal professionals as well as students and academics researching and studying insurance law.
Download or read book Financial Adaptation to Climate Change Via Public Interest Weather Derivatives and Catastrophe Bonds in the Wake of the Financial Meltdown written by Aviad S. Welt and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropogenic climate change is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing and troublesome sources for systemic risk in the global economy. The potential impacts on developed and especially developing economies necessitates the employment of cutting edge and specifically tailored financial solutions to transfer various climatic risks to those in the capital markets who could bear them most economically. In the wake of the recent financial meltdown, however, risk transferring financial technology faces increased skepticism and suspicion with respect to its capability to reduce systemic risks. Rather, financial engineering is blamed for increasing systemic risks, as evidenced by the contribution of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) and credit default swaps (CDS) to the evolution of the subprime crisis and the collapse of major financial institutions. Given the structuring similarities between catastrophe bonds and CDOs on the one hand, and between Over-The-Counter (OTC) weather derivatives and CDS on the other, two main questions must urgently be addressed: (1) whether the root causes for the recent financial crisis also apply to and call into question climatic risk shifting technology, and (2) what inherent drawbacks, if any, in Cat bonds and OTC weather derivatives should be addressed in order to lower the likelihood of a “climate bubble.” Shedding light on these key questions will contribute to the debate surrounding the future regulatory landscape of risk shifting financial technology in general, and that of climatic risk transfer in particular.
Download or read book Securitization of Catastrophe Risk written by Christine Winkelvos and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2013-01-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die Verbriefung von Katastrophenrisiken erfolgt vorwiegend über CAT Bonds. Diese transferieren das Katastrophenrisiko von den Versicherungsmärkten auf die Finanzmärkte und führen somit zu einer Kapazitätserweiterung des Versicherungsmarktes. Für die Übernahme des Katastrophenrisikos fordern die Investoren eine Risikoprämie, die den Preis des CAT Bonds bestimmt. Ziel der vorliegenden Dissertation ist die empirische Untersuchung dieser Prämien. Zunächst wird das beste Modell zur Vorhersage von CAT Bond Prämien identifiziert. Nachdem das beste Modell identifiziert wurde, besteht ein weiteres Ziel darin, dieses Modell detailliert zu untersuchen, indem theoretische Hypothesen aus der Literatur hinsichtlich potenzieller Einflussfaktoren empirisch überprüft werden. Darüber hinaus wird untersucht, wie sich die Prämien im Katastrophenfall verhalten.
Download or read book The Handbook of Insurance Linked Securities written by Pauline Barrieu and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Luca Albertini and Pauline Barrieu are to be congratulated on this volume. Written in a period where structured projects in finance are having a difficult time, it is worthwhile to return to the cradle of securitisation: insurance. Spread out over three parts (life, non- life, and tax and regulatory issues) the 26 chapters, written mainly by practitioners, give an excellent overview of this challenging field of modern insurance. Methodology and examples nicely go hand in hand. The overall slant being towards actual analyses of concrete products. No doubt this book will become a milestone going forward for actuarial students, researchers, regulators and practitioners alike." —Paul Embrechts, Professor of Mathematics and Director of RiskLab, ETH Zurich The convergence of insurance with the capital markets has opened up an alternative channel for insurers to transfer risk, raise capital and optimize their regulatory reserves as well as offering institutions a source of relatively liquid investment with limited correlation with other exposures. One of the financial instruments allowing for the cession of insurance-related risks to the capital markets is Insurance-Linked Securities (ILS). This book provides hands-on information essential for market participants, drawing on the insights and expertise of an impressive team of international market players, representing the various aspects and perspectives of this growing sector. The book presents the state of the art in Insurance-Linked Securitization, by exploring the various roles for the different parties involved in the transactions, the motivation for the transaction sponsors, the potential inherent pitfalls, the latest developments and transaction structures and the key challenges faced by the market. The book is organized into parts, each covering a specific topic or sector of the market. After a general overview of the ILS market, the Insurance-Linked Securitization process is studied in detail. A distinction is made between non-life and life securitization, due to the specificities of each sector. The process and all the actors involved are identified and considered in a comprehensive and systematic way. The concepts are first looked at in a general way, before the analysis of relevant case studies where the ILS technology is applied. Particular focus is given to: the key stages in both non-life and life securitizations, including the general features of the transactions, the cedant's perspectives, the legal issues, the rating methodologies, the choice of an appropriate trigger and the risk modeling, the particular challenges related to longevity securitization, the investor's perspective and the question of the management of a portfolio of ILS, the general issues related to insurance-linked securitization, such as accounting and tax issues, regulatory issues and solvency capital requirements. The book is accompanied by a website www.wiley.com/go/albertini_barrieu_ILS which will feature updates and additions to the various contributions to follow market developments.
Download or read book Alternative Risk Strategies written by Morton Lane and published by Bharat Book Bureau. This book was released on 2002 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A ground-breaking volume that fully exposes the relatively new area of risk financing from traditional methods of insurance and provides analysis of the intersection of insurance and finance. \r\nKulp-Wright Book Award winner 2002 - Nominated "Runner-Up" by the American Risk and Insurance Association (ARIA)
Download or read book The Risks of Financial Institutions written by Mark Carey and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until about twenty years ago, the consensus view on the cause of financial-system distress was fairly simple: a run on one bank could easily turn to a panic involving runs on all banks, destroying some and disrupting the financial system. Since then, however, a series of events—such as emerging-market debt crises, bond-market meltdowns, and the Long-Term Capital Management episode—has forced a rethinking of the risks facing financial institutions and the tools available to measure and manage these risks. The Risks of Financial Institutions examines the various risks affecting financial institutions and explores a variety of methods to help institutions and regulators more accurately measure and forecast risk. The contributors--from academic institutions, regulatory organizations, and banking--bring a wide range of perspectives and experience to the issue. The result is a volume that points a way forward to greater financial stability and better risk management of financial institutions.
Download or read book Managing Climate Risk in the U S Financial System written by Leonardo Martinez-Diaz and published by U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission . This book was released on 2020-09-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication serves as a roadmap for exploring and managing climate risk in the U.S. financial system. It is the first major climate publication by a U.S. financial regulator. The central message is that U.S. financial regulators must recognize that climate change poses serious emerging risks to the U.S. financial system, and they should move urgently and decisively to measure, understand, and address these risks. Achieving this goal calls for strengthening regulators’ capabilities, expertise, and data and tools to better monitor, analyze, and quantify climate risks. It calls for working closely with the private sector to ensure that financial institutions and market participants do the same. And it calls for policy and regulatory choices that are flexible, open-ended, and adaptable to new information about climate change and its risks, based on close and iterative dialogue with the private sector. At the same time, the financial community should not simply be reactive—it should provide solutions. Regulators should recognize that the financial system can itself be a catalyst for investments that accelerate economic resilience and the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. Financial innovations, in the form of new financial products, services, and technologies, can help the U.S. economy better manage climate risk and help channel more capital into technologies essential for the transition. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5247742
Download or read book Catastrophe Modeling written by Patricia Grossi and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the research that has been conducted at Wharton Risk Management Center over the past five years on catastrophic risk. Covers a hot topic in the light of recent terroristic activities and nature catastrophes. Develops risk management strategies for reducing and spreading the losses from future disasters. Provides glossary of definitions and terms used throughout the book.
Download or read book Insurance and Issues in Financial Soundness written by Nigel Davies and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-07-01 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper explores insurance as a source of financial system vulnerability. It provides a brief overview of the insurance industry and reviews the risks it faces, as well as several recent failures of insurance companies that had systemic implications. Assimilation of banking-type activities by life insurers appears to be the key systemic vulnerability. Building on this experience and the experience gained under the FSAP, the paper proposes key indicators that should be compiled and used for surveillance of financial soundness of insurance companies and the insurance sector as a whole.
Download or read book Assessing the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disasters damage and destroy infrastructure and disrupt economic activities and services, potentially delaying long-term development and hampering efforts to reduce poverty in the region. Countries require a strong enabling environment for disaster risk financing to ensure the timely availability of post-disaster funding. This report presents a comprehensive diagnostics tool kit that countries can apply to assess the financial management of disaster risk. The framework examines the state of the enabling environment and provides a basis to enhance financial resilience with insurance and other risk transfer instruments. It incorporates lessons from the country diagnostics assessments for Fiji, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka that made use of the tool kit and methodology.
Download or read book Uncontrolled Risk Lessons of Lehman Brothers and How Systemic Risk Can Still Bring Down the World Financial System written by Mark Williams and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-04-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why was Lehman ignored when everyone else was bailed out? A risk advisor for top financial institutions and top B-school professor, Mark Williams explains how uncontrolled risk toppled a 158-year-old institution, using this story as a microcosm to illuminate the interconnection of the global financial system, as well as broader policy implications. This story is told through the eyes of an experienced risk manager and educator in a detailed and engaging way and provides the reader with a complete summary of how a savvy company with sophisticated employees and systems could have gotten it so wrong.
Download or read book Ultimate Risk written by Adam Raphael and published by Corgi. This book was released on 1994 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
