Hurricane Irene has been dominating the headlines, and now that bulk of the damage is behind us (and thankfully less than expected) many are discussing the role of Weather Derivatives and their role in insurers portfolios.

Article from BusinessInsider.com:
How A Hedge Fund Reacts To A Hurricane: Trade Weather Derivatives!

Videos below from Opalesque.com:
Barney Schauble is a managing director of Bermuda based Nephila Capital, a leading investment manager specializing in the reinsurance industry investing in insurance-linked securities, catastrophe bonds, insurance swaps, and weather derivatives.