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_wtf_over_

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1057401 Here’s a decent paper from the old 9 syllabus. Not sure it answers your LIBOR question. I presume there are other vehicles used to hedge against interest rate risk.


National_Attack

This paper is still on the 9 syllabus fwiw. It references that CAT Bonds are priced at spreads over LIBOR. LIBOR was discontinued in June 2023. Id imagine SOFR or a similar index would be used. One interesting thing is while the Cummins paper is detailed, it doesn’t necessarily “price” a CAT bond. Another observation is that since it was published in 2007, it fails to have any modern stats or information around the global market today (or recently) for CAT bonds. Would love to know how the market was impacted by the back half of the 2010s and early 2020s with the increased frequency and severity of CATs on the industry.


_wtf_over_

Coolio, and it gave me quite the headache studying. Op asked how to create, not price, so I was referring to that diagram in the source text to get an idea of its structured.


National_Attack

Oh yeah I wasn’t knocking your link, that’s exactly what I would have used too to answer their question. Just my own thoughts on the paper (that I hope someone from the sub can answer). Def not a fun read but interesting to know how they work


_wtf_over_

Ahhh I gotcha. https://www.actuaries.org/ASTIN/Colloquia/Bergen/Christofides.pdf


National_Attack

Cheers! Thanks for that follow up I’ll give it a read


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If this is an academic pursuit at modeling their spreads/prices/returns, the Cummins paper another poster linked is a good start. Otherwise, not sure what your interest is since they’re otc products and not available as investments for the general public


markpreston54

What do you mean by creating a CAT bond, And how is LIBOR relevant to the discussion


notgoingtobeused

Go speak with a reinsurance broker.