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Investors are looking to recoup money lost in the recession by betting on the likelihood that a catastrophe will soon strike. They are investing in catastrophe bonds at an unprecedented level in expectation that a massive hurricane, large earthquake or torrential floods will take place at some point, somewhere. It is a hedging technique used [...]
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Natural disasters in any form wreak havoc not only on the property and residents of the area affected, but also on its economic stability. Risk intelligence company Maplecroft set out to answer the question of which countries are most vulnerable to economic losses from natural disasters. To answer this, they used their Natural Disasters Economic [...]
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