Catastrophe (CAT) swaps are bilateral contracts through which CAT losses can be transferred between two counterparties. They do not require collateral upon initiation, making them default-risky, have an average maturity of 3 years and may use index triggers, which suggest the valuation model...

In today’s global catastrophe space, the role of insurance-linked securities has evolved from that of a threatened reinsurance substitute to now being a viable complementary reinsurance product, underpinning the convergence of the two markets. This study constructs a two-agent sequential...