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Catastrophes and correlations

The problem with a global pandemic bond for financial investors is that it's correlated, as the market goes down so do the value of the bonds. “Catastrophe bonds" for hurricanes and earthquakes are uncorrelated. 

After all, as that London underwriter says: “Nothing is uninsurable; you just need more data. And life risk gives you more data than earthquakes.”

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coronavirus, bonds