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This paper uses a dynamic optimization model to estimate the welfare gains that a small open economy can derive from insuring against natural disasters with catastrophe (CAT) bonds. We calibrate the model by reference to the risk of earthquakes, floods and storms in developing countries. We find...
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This paper uses a dynamic optimization model to estimate the welfare gains that a small open economy can derive from insuring against natural disasters with catastrophe (CAT) bonds. We calibrate the model by reference to the risk of earthquakes, floods and storms in developing countries. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012456995
, there is uncertainty about the determination of the CAT bond premium. In addition, it is not apparent how CAT bonds react … after the financial crisis or a natural catastrophe. We empirically verify which factors determine the CAT bond premium and … that the recent financial crisis has a significant impact on CAT bond premiums. Furthermore, we find that after hurricane …
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It is reasonable to expect that catastrophe insurance system will be established in China in the near future, since it is one of the main topics in the Fourth National Finance Working Conference, and it is the first three working points of China Insurance Regulation Commission (CIRC) this year....
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In this paper, we develop a methodology to model the risk of losses resulting from a natural disaster in which the …
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the parametric CAT bond are derived. Multi-regional and multi-hazard parametric CAT bonds are introduced to reduce the …
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hypothetical CAT bond issued for the period 1999-2003. As a result, by transferring the risk to the capital market, investors could …
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devastation may contribute to the economic collapse and increase in sovereign debt. A catastrophe bond (CAT bond) can be utilized … to transfer catastrophe risk to the financial market. This article examines how policymakers can use a CAT bond as an ex … using three potential catastrophe bond packages based on the coverage size of the simulated loss. We find that all packages …
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catastrophe loss data, match them with the defined trigger events of each CAT bond contract, and then employ an empirical pricing … supports that CAT bond markets are successful prediction markets that efficiently aggregate information about future CAT losses …. Our results also highlight that actual CAT losses in future periods can explain the excess CAT bond spreads in the primary …
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