IBRD / FONDEN 2017

The latest catastrophe bond that will provide a source of reinsurance risk transfer for Mexico’s Fund for Natural Disasters (El Fondo de Desastres Naturales), the IBRD / FONDEN 2017 multi-peril cat bond, has secured its targeted $360 million size, while the pricing has now been fixed at the lowest end of reduced guidance.

The target size of the recently launched IBRD / FONDEN 2017 multi-peril catastrophe bond, which will secure a source of reinsurance risk transfer for Mexico’s Fund for Natural Disasters (El Fondo de Desastres Naturales), has been increased by 24% with the deal now expected to result in issuance of up to $360 million of notes.

Mexico has returned to the catastrophe bond market with a new transaction seeking a source of reinsurance risk transfer for its Fund for Natural Disasters (El Fondo de Desastres Naturales), better known as FONDEN, in a $290 million deal we’ve called IBRD / FONDEN 2017, assisted by the World Bank.