Essays about: "Catastrophe bonds"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 essays containing the words Catastrophe bonds.

  1. 6. Catastrophe Bond : What are they and why invest in them?

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Mathilda Ingelgård; [2016]
    Keywords : Catastrophe bonds; portfolio theory; correlation; asset classification; ILS; Katastrofobligationer; portföljteori; korrelation; tillgångsklassificering; försäkringsrisk;

    Abstract : For a little over twenty years, the niched asset class catastrophe bonds have existed. Despite of their now relatively long existence, they are still unknown to many and are usually only available for large, institutional investors, mainly within the insurance market, pension funds and hedge funds. READ MORE

  3. 7. Analysis and Optimization of aPortfolio of Catastrophe Bonds

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Fredrik Giertz Jonsson; [2014]
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    Abstract : This Master's Thesis in mathematical statistics has the two major purposes; (i) to model and measure the risk associated with a special type of reinsurance contract, the catastrophe bond, and (ii) to analyze and develop methods of portfolio optimization suitable for a portfolio of catastrophe bonds. Two pathways of modeling potential catastrophe bond losses are analyzed; one method directly modeling potential contract losses and one method modeling the underlying contract loss governing variables. READ MORE

  4. 8. Waves of change : traditional religion among the Urak Lawoi, sea nomads of Ko Lanta, Thailand

    University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för kultur- och religionsvetenskap

    Author : Erik Nilsson; [2010]
    Keywords : history of religion; anthropology of religion; Thailand; Andaman Sea; Ko Lanta; Urak Lawoi; sea gypsies; sea nomads; Chao Ley; Thai Mai; animism; tourism; tsunami; spirit;

    Abstract : This essay is the result of a field study in Ko Lanta in Thailand, during October-December 2009. The purpose of the study was to document the traditional religion of Urak Lawoi and to analyze in what way their life and beliefs have changed during the last 20 years. READ MORE