The Swiss Re cat bond index rose 1.57 percent to reach 95.53 points on 14 October, clawing back the value that was lost while Hurricane Matthew made its way up the Florida coastline.
IAG reported a 7 percent year-on-year increase in profits to A$1.18bn for its 2015-2016 financial year, which took into account higher-than-expected natural peril costs following storms on the east coast of Australia.
Insured losses from natural and man-made catastrophes rose 51 percent year-on-year to reach $31bn in the first half of 2016, according to Swiss Re's Sigma unit.
Validus recovered almost three-quarters of its Jubilee oil field loss from an industry loss warranty (ILW) payout, the carrier's second quarter results showed
