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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


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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.


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