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Swiss Re places $75m mortality bond

24 November 2009

Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has transferred $75m catastrophe bond covering extreme mortality risk in the UK and US.

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Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, has transferred $75m catastrophe bond covering extreme mortality risk in the UK and US.

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