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Argo buys retro in cat bond form

7 July 2011

First-time cat bond issuer Argo Group said turning to the collateralised sector was an attractive option in the current uncertain market, as a hedge against rising retrocession pricing.

"We've never been in a market that's so mixed up about what direction it wants to go," Argo International managing director Jeff Radke told sister publication Trading Risk. "In such an uncertain market environment, this structure is very attractive." The firm secured $100mn from its Loma Re cat bond, providing 18 months...


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