BASED ON THE ORIGINAL PUBLICATION IN BERMUDA:RE+ILS
In September a 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul, triggering the evacuation of schools and public buildings and damaging buildings. The same week, a 5.8 magnitude event killed 38 people and caused massive damage to infrastructure and roads in north-eastern Pakistan.
For Turkey it represented a stark reminder of how bad these events can be. In 1999, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in the western part of the country killed more than 17,000 people.
Such events serve as a reminder of the potentially important role that insurance-linked securities (ILS) based