NEW YORK -- Among the many forms of alternative investing to have originated in the U.S., one hedge fund has made a name for itself by mastering natural disaster analysis and the resulting insurance payouts.
Catastrophe bond investor reaps returns using physics and meteorology

John Seo, co-founder and chief investment officer of Fermat Capital Management, is the world's largest investor in catastrophe bonds. (Photo by Daichi Mishima)
NEW YORK -- Among the many forms of alternative investing to have originated in the U.S., one hedge fund has made a name for itself by mastering natural disaster analysis and the resulting insurance payouts.