NU Online News Service, June 9, 2:36 p.m. EDT
Munich Re said it has issued a EUR50 million (U.S. $70 million) catastrophe bond to transfer European winter storm and Turkish earthquake risks to the capital markets.
The Munich, Germany-based reinsurer said the sale would provide relief for "extreme event losses with a statistical return period of 75 years per each peril."
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