Mid Ocean Ltd.: Trading Catastrophe Index Options Case Solution
An insurance industry executive must evaluate the potential of a set of newly-offered catastrophe insurance derivatives.
The background addresses the functions of conventional reinsurance and securitization efforts in making risk transfer as well as the risk functions in the cat insurance field. The advantages and issues entailed in commoditizing a brand new asset class are investigated also.
PUBLICATION DATE: December 05, 1997
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