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Akibare II Ltd. catastrophe bond notes are rated and list on CSX

News 10th April 2012

The recently completed Akibare II Ltd. Japan typhoon catastrophe bond, sponsored by Swiss Re on behalf of ceding Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd., has now had ratings assigned to the cat bond notes it issued and the notes have been listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. Akibare II upsized to complete as […]

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Mitsui Sumitomo’s Akibare II Ltd. catastrophe bond upsizes to $130m

News 30th March 2012

Akibare II Ltd. a Japan typhoon catastrophe bond sponsored by Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. has priced and been upsized just prior to closing according to sources. The Akibare II cat bond will be exposed to Japanese typhoons and tropical storms (including both wind and flood losses) over a four-year period until the […]

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Akibare II Ltd., Japan typhoon catastrophe bond comes to market

News 13th March 2012

Akibare II Ltd., the first Japan typhoon catastrophe bond of 2012, has been launched and is being marketed to investors. The $90m cat bond is being sponsored by Swiss Re on behalf of the ultimate cedant Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. Ltd. a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings. The transaction will go someway […]

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