1 June 2012Alternative Risk Transfer

Record cat bond issuance in Q1

A record number of catastrophe bonds were issued in the first quarter of the year, continuing the strong momentum in this sector seen at the end of 2011, according to reports by both Aon Benfield Securities and Willis Capital Markets & Advisory, part of the Willis Group.

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