Catastrophes wear out ILS investors

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Catastrophes wear out ILS investors

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September 5, 2018, Suminoe-ku, Osaka city, Japan - Debris is seen in Osaka on September 5, 2018, a day after powerful Typhoon Jebi hit western Japan. (Photo by AFLO) | Mitsuru Yamaoka/AFLO/Press Association Images

A year and a half of costly insurance losses from the disasters such as the 2017 US hurricanes and last year’s wildfires in California are grinding down investors in catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities. That raises questions over the direction of a market that has experienced consistent growth up to now, writes Jasper Cox.

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