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22 June 2026Alternative Risk Transfer

Cat bonds go mainstream; will flows trump pricing fundamentals?

Cat bonds may be on a long-term path into the market mainstream on account of their much-discussed ability to provide non-correlated returns and investors can largely overlook the kind of moderate price blips that can flow from short-term seasonal drivers, analysts at Morningstar said in research following opening of the Atlantic windstorm season. 

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