Investors who have put their money into specialist financial bonds which cover insurance companies from huge natural disasters are unlikely to be hit with big losses from monster storm Sandy even though it is one of the biggest ever to hit the United States.

Reinsurers should take into account the fact that climate change has boosted natural catastrophes when they price weather disaster insurance, insurer Munich Re said.

A private catastrophe bond has been listed on the Channel Islands Stock Exchange, the first time such a deal has been made fully tradable in the secondary market.

The market for catastrophe bonds has boomed in the past year and is likely to keep growing as investors search for higher returns.

The market for catastrophe bonds has boomed in the past year and is likely to keep growing as investors search for higher returns.

China's fledgling insurance and reinsurance market cannot meet the soaring costs of natural disasters, but has the data and modeling capability to offload the risk to the private market via insurance-linked securities solutions.

A new earthquake and hurricane catastrophe bond being marketed by the Mexican government is likely to be well received by investors eager for higher yields than stocks and bonds offer.

A new earthquake and hurricane catastrophe bond being marketed by the Mexican government is likely to be well received by investors eager for higher yields than stocks and bonds offer.