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<p>Bot: Creating new article from JSON</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>📜 &#039;&#039;&#039;Catastrophe bond&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Definition:Capital markets | capital-markets]] instrument that transfers a defined layer of [[Definition:Catastrophe | catastrophe]] risk from an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] or [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurer]] to investors, functioning as a fully collateralized alternative to traditional [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]]. The issuing entity — typically referred to as the [[Definition:Ceding company | sponsor]] — establishes a [[Definition:Special purpose vehicle (SPV) | special purpose vehicle]] that sells notes to investors; the proceeds are held in a collateral trust while investors receive periodic coupon payments funded by the [[Definition:Premium | premium]] the sponsor pays for the coverage. If no qualifying event occurs during the bond&#039;s term, investors receive their principal back at maturity along with the coupons earned.<br /> <br /> 🔧 Triggering mechanisms sit at the heart of every catastrophe bond&#039;s structure and vary by design. [[Definition:Indemnity trigger | Indemnity triggers]] pay out based on the sponsor&#039;s actual incurred losses, offering precise coverage but requiring disclosure of detailed portfolio data. [[Definition:Industry loss index trigger | Industry-loss index triggers]] reference an aggregate market loss figure reported by agencies like [[Definition:Property Claim Services (PCS) | PCS]], while [[Definition:Parametric trigger | parametric triggers]] activate based on physical event measurements — wind speed, earthquake magnitude, or rainfall depth — regardless of actual insured damage. Each trigger type presents a different balance between [[Definition:Basis risk | basis risk]] and transparency. Bonds typically cover multi-year periods of two to four years, and secondary trading on platforms like Artemis gives investors liquidity before maturity.<br /> <br /> 🌍 Since the first issuance in the mid-1990s, the catastrophe bond market has grown to tens of billions of dollars in outstanding principal and has become a permanent fixture of the [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] landscape. Sponsors value the instrument because the collateral is locked in a trust, eliminating [[Definition:Counterparty risk | counterparty credit risk]] — a significant advantage over traditional reinsurance in stressed markets. Institutional investors, meanwhile, are attracted by returns that are largely uncorrelated with broader financial markets. For [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] companies and innovative [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]], understanding catastrophe bond mechanics opens the door to alternative capacity structures and [[Definition:Parametric insurance | parametric]] product design.<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Related concepts&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> {{Div col|colwidth=20em}}<br /> * [[Definition:Insurance-linked securities (ILS)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Special purpose vehicle (SPV)]]<br /> * [[Definition:Parametric insurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Basis risk]]<br /> * [[Definition:Collateralized reinsurance]]<br /> * [[Definition:Alternative risk transfer (ART)]]<br /> {{Div col end}}</div>

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