Displaying results 1 to 20 of 56
Weather risk transfer, or weather derivatives, i.e. the transfer from one party to another of risk of losses from the weather typically from companies – primarily energy companies and utilities – or their shareholders via the capital markets, is facilitated by a variety of instruments or products. They include swaps and options, as well as structured products and futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Most products reference temperature levels – with contracts based on either heating degree days (HDD) or cooling degree days (CDD) – but also include those based on precipitation (rain and snow), wind, stream flow and combinations thereof
Weather hedgers see rewards - 1 Sep 2010
Weather risk management system released - 14 Jun 2010
At the intersection - 11 Jun 2010
Partho Ghosh, md and global head - financial products at Willis Structured Risk Solutions, answers STORM's questions
Reach extended, but challenges ahead - 27 May 2010
TheBeast to boost weather derivatives - 25 May 2010
Indian weather risk management grows - 12 May 2010
Alternative energy securitisation mooted - 17 Feb 2010
WRMA highlights short-term weather risk - 12 Feb 2010
The heating's on - 3 Feb 2010
Meteorologist/investment adviser James Roemer looks at the weather-related drivers behind the latest rally in heating oil
CME adds location - 18 Jan 2010
HDD rally? - 11 Dec 2009
Meteorologist/investment adviser James Roemer suggests a range of factors may drive a rally in US heating degree day weather derivatives
Weather view - 13 Nov 2009
Meteorologist/investment adviser James Roemer takes a look at how some of the unusual weather events of 2009 can help in determining this winter's forecast
LHR weather Dutch auction completed - 13 Nov 2009
CME to launch more snowfall contracts - 30 Oct 2009
Weather view - 2 Oct 2009
Meteorologist/investment adviser James Roemer takes a look at the mixed signals surrounding El Niño and their impact on weather and hurricane risk transfer
Rendez-Vous reviews - 18 Sep 2009
This issue's feature highlights some of the key findings of the ILS market reviews published at this year's reinsurance Rendez-Vous de Septembre
Weather derivatives volume plummets - 12 Jun 2009
Notional values drop by 50+%, but there are some positives
Beyond vanilla - 17 Apr 2009
US weather derivatives participants look to innovative structures
WeatherBill offers white labelling - 3 Apr 2009
Weathering the crisis - 20 Mar 2009
Peter Brewer, cio Cumulus Funds at PCE Investors, answers STORM's questions
STORM (Synthetic Transfer of Risk Markets) is an online news service dedicated to bringing readers a global viewpoint on all aspects of weather and insurance derivatives, catastrophe and life ILS (insurance-linked securities), and emissions trading.
STORM aims to supply readers with impartial and time sensitive news on these alternative risk transfer (ART) markets so that when the big news stories break, you can confidently turn to STORM to profit from informed comment and analysis. Our aim is to put market participants ahead of the game with our contacts, insight, market understanding and interpretation.
STORM offers a quality of coverage and analysis of the ART markets unavailable elsewhere. Take a free trial for 30 days and find out for yourself.