15 October 2015Alternative Risk Transfer

Amtrak completes $275m cat bond

Amtrak subsidiary Passenger Railroad Insurance has closed a $275 million catastrophe bond hedging its exposure to storm surge and wind from named storms and earthquake protection.

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