Catastrophe Futures Contracts

question 32

Multiple Choice

Catastrophe futures contracts

• A)are designed to protect life insurance companies from the effects of natural disasters in which large numbers of lives are lost.
• B)are designed to protect property-casualty insurers against the extreme losses that can occur in hurricanes.
• C)are designed to hedge insurance companies from liability law suits.
• D)provide a payoff when the actual loss ratio is less than the expected loss ratio.
• E)provide a payoff to the seller of the contract that is equal to the loss ratio times the nominal value of the contract.