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 * Cat bonds are increasingly attractive to investors due to their double-digit
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Life, it is often said, has two certainties, though the growing frequency of
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It might seem strange, then, that catastrophe bonds, which are usually issued by
insurers in regions at risk of extreme weather, are presently proving so popular
in the Square Mile. After all, where cat bonds offer healthy returns whilst
skies are clear, holders are obliged to pay out should a specified catastrophe
hit a specified region.

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The reason for the growth is in one sense clear: the double-digit yields offered
by some products understandably prove attractive to investors, trumping concerns
about risk. At the same time, cat bonds also provide an effective means of
diversifying portfolios. These are products that are divorced from economic
cycles and have been shielded from the slow ratcheting up of interest rates that
have affected other financial products over the last few years.

In other words, a product that might once have been the preserve of specialist
investors has gone mainstream (though specialist funds do still exist). But as
with any development within financial markets, the growth has raised concern
about risk, not least whether the compounding effects of climate change on
global weather systems could soon burn the fingers of some investors. Hurricane
Ian, after all, is expected to go down as one of the costliest storms in US
history according to Bloomberg.

The truth, though, is that the growth of cat bonds is not a cause for concern,
and still less a passing phase. For one, this is not a new product. Rather, the
first cat bonds emerged in the 1990s in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, with the
market growing quickly to the point that £1bn-2bn was issued in bonds between
1998 and 2001. It’s not just that the market has grown, it has matured, too: the
quality of data and supporting technology available to investors has broadly
improved, which will have helped with the development of investment strategies
and risk modelling.

This cuts to the very heart of the issue: the cat bond market is not some kind
of wild west of weather, nor does it represent a risky punt against the wind,
but rather a sound product proving its worth. Perhaps counter-intuitively, in
being detached from the corporate business cycle, cat bonds can actually help
diversify holdings and spread risk.

Moreover, those buying the bonds are sophisticated and well-run institutional
investors who will be able to construct the models to assess risk, with
potential losses factored into investment decisions. Without access to the
complex analytics needed to invest safely, no retail market for cat bonds has
emerged. And because of the sophisticated models required, it seems unlikely
that the regulators would permit one.

For all the talk of risk, 2024 will likely see continued interest amongst City
investors in cat bonds. True, there may be some change in the patterns of demand
– the growing number of cyber-attacks has given rise to a market for man-made
catastrophe bonds, for instance – but the fundamentals remain strong. Whether it
be for the returns offered or opportunity to diversify, cat bonds are here – and
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