Disaster decoder: U.S. fund analyzes hurricanes to tune of $10bn in assets

Catastrophe bond investor reaps returns using physics and meteorology

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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)

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.

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