A derivative is a securitized contract whose value is dependent upon one or more underlying assets. Its price is determined by fluctuations in that asset.

The market for insurance risk is currently illiquid and limited mostly to private investors. Dominic Burke, JLT's chief executive, pointed to an increase in the use and the variety of structures ...

This paper analyzes the reasons why exchange-traded insurance-linked derivatives like catastrophe insurance futures and options have failed to attract interest from financial market participants.

NEW YORK, April 8-- The International Swaps and Derivatives Association issued the following news release: The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today published the results ...

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - With the United States bracing for big hurricanes this year, new derivatives to trade catastrophe risks offer insurers the extra protection they crave against ...

Principals who manage private equity, venture capital and/or hedge funds often desire to transfer the upside potential (namely, the carried interest or performance fee) to lower generations because ...

The insurance sector will continue to be a significant player in the “opaque” credit derivatives market, says the Fitch ratings agency.Fitch surveyed the activities of 120 financial institutions 73 ...

Influential investment guru Warren Buffett calls them "financial weapons of mass destruction." U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan, praises them, however, saying their benefits "have ...

Berkshire Hathaway said first-quarter profit fell 3.8 percent on reduced earnings from Chairman Warren Buffett’s derivatives wagers and underwriting at insurance businesses. Net income slipped to ...