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Swiss Re: cat bond sales to rise 43%

22 January 2010

Swiss Re is expecting sales of catastrophe bonds to increase by at least 43% this year, as maturing notes are replaced.

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Swiss Re is expecting sales of catastrophe bonds to increase by at least 43% this year, as maturing notes are replaced, Bloomberg reports.

About $5bn of notes...


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