Allianz joins the cat bond bonanza, takes €250m against Euro-windstorm

Allianz returned to the cat bond market after a decade of absence, sponsoring a new multi-year catastrophe bond providing €250 million of protection against European windstorms and highlighting a primary carrier stampede into cat bonds after the reinsurance rest of 2023.

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