blue fin iii

Allianz, with the assistance of Swiss Re, has closed it’s third catastrophe bond issuance under it’s Cayman Islands SPV Blue Fin Ltd. The $150m was issued in two tranches to provide Allianz with three years of per-occurrence and aggregate cover against hurricanes in 31 U.S. states and certain earthquakes in the U.S.

Allianz is preparing a third catastrophe bond issue under it’s Cayman Island SPV Blue Fin Ltd. This third series of Blue Fin Ltd. is designed to provide Allianz with per-occurrence and aggregate protection against U.S. hurricane and earthquakes for three years (until May 2013).