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17 May 2024Alternative Risk Transfer

Mexico ‘setting the standard’ with $175m World Bank cat bond for hurricane risk

The Government of Mexico has secured $175 million of additional insurance coverage for its pacific hurricane risk through a new catastrophe bond transaction facilitated by the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, or IBRD).

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