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How does a risk move from reinsurance to the capital markets?

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Part of the specialization Alternative risk transferabout 45 min

The syllabus

  1. 01The cat bond, or having a risk carried by the capital markets · 7 min of reading
  2. 02Collateralized reinsurance, and what the collateral does not guarantee · 7 min of reading
  3. 03The sidecar, or renting capital for one season · 8 min of reading
  4. 04The ILW, or being paid on other people's losses · 7 min of reading
  5. 05Basis risk, or the gap between the index and yourself · 8 min of reading

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Alternative risk transfer · Specialization · 2 courses

Part of the domain Reinsurance

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Private certification issued by AlgoPolis under its sole authority. It is not registered with France Compétences, in either the RNCP or the specific register, and does not qualify for the French personal training account.

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