29 July 2014Alternative Risk Transfer

Solving sovereign risk

As catastrophe bonds continue to creep into reinsurance programmes, and interest from governments in the ILS market grows, Dr Ben Fox, financial sector specialist at the World Bank, talks to Intelligent Insurer about the bank’s work in the sector and how it is helping the Philippines to become the next sovereign to enter the market.

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