matthew was a category 4 hurricane when it hit florida.
matthew was a category 4 hurricane when it hit florida.
what category of hurricane was matthew when it hit florida?
category 4
bullet::::- hurricane gordon (2000) – formed near guatemala, cut across the yucatán peninsula and later hit florida as a tropical storm. killed 23 in guatemala and one in florida, and $10.8 million damage there (no figure for guatemala).









































bullet::::- hurricane gordon (2006) – formed in the central north atlantic, tracked north and east while becoming a category 3 major hurricane. crossed the azores as a category 1 storm before dissipating over western europe.









































bullet::::- hurricane gordon (2012) – a strong category 2 hurricane which passed over the eastern azores as a category 1.
tropical storm gordon
for example, if an insurer has built up a portfolio of risks by insuring properties in florida, then it might wish to pass some of this risk on so that it can remain solvent after a large hurricane. it could simply purchase traditional catastrophe reinsurance, which would pass the risk on to reinsurers. or it could sponsor a cat bond, which would pass the risk on to investors. in consultation with an investment bank, it would create a special purpose entity that would issue the cat bond. investors would buy the bond, which might pay them a coupon of libor plus a spread, generally (but not always) between 3 and 20%. if no hurricane hit florida, then the investors would make a positive return on their investment. but if a hurricane were to hit florida and trigger the cat bond, then the principal initially contributed by the investors would be transferred to the sponsor to pay its claims to policyholders. the bond would technically be in default and be a loss to investors.
catastrophe bond