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Hedge Fund Inroads Weaken Reinsurers’ Catastrophe Defenses

It won’t take another Hurricane Katrina for reinsurers to face losses from covering the cost of storms and earthquakes. Competitors such as hedge funds have eroded prices so much that a typical year of ...