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Cat bond volume shrinks

9 August 2010

Total capital invested in the catastrophe bond market has dropped by $693mn since the end of last year despite a bumper second quarter for new issuance, according to Guy Carpenter figures.

The past quarter was the second most active on record, with $2.05bn of new issuance from eight bond transactions. Fundraising conditions were favourable, with continued strong investor demand and attractive conditions for sponsors to offload risk, Guy Carpenter's Cat Bond Market Update report noted.

But new bonds failed to...

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