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Ministers from the G20, or Group of Twenty recently came together in Johannesburg, South Africa to address major global ...

Accessing parametric insurance policies is crucial to cover the insurance gap for a myriad of events that include man-made or natural catastrophes. Parametric insurance is an innovative alternative, ...

One of the most successful hedge fund strategies of recent years — insurance-linked securities — is latching on to an old idea whose popularity is suddenly soaring. Parametric insurance, where ...

If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster that you couldn't control, you would hope that at the very least, your insurance would cover your losses. However, disaster risk financing systems are ...

This story was originally published by St. Louis Public Radio. Early on Election Day, highways in the St. Louis area were inundated with water. Over several days, intense storms battered Missouri, ...

The process of tsunami parametric insurance. An insurance payout is triggered when a tsunami index (e.g., wave height) meets the predefined criteria. If your home was destroyed by a sudden disaster ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Early on Election Day, highways in the St. Louis area were inundated with water. Over ...