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Solid 2010 returns but no match for 2009

4 March 2011

Cat bonds did not perform as strongly last year as in the heady days of 2009, but Swiss Re said the results showed the market had fully recovered from the financial crisis.

Swiss Re's Global Cat Bond Total Return Index showed an 11.29 percent return for 2010, down from the 13.46 percent gained in 2009 but still well above the 2.28 percent growth delivered in 2008 (see graph, click to enlarge ).

The total return index takes both coupon income...

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