As cat bonds reach new highs, reflecting on a 30-year journey

As the use of cat bonds, the oldest and most pervasive form of insurance-linked securities (ILS), as a risk-transfer tool reaches new highs, even in the context of a sector that has enjoyed many bullish years of late, it is perhaps worth reflecting on just how the market arrived here.

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