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Hartford’s Foundation III cat bond completed

29 January 2010

A catastrophe bond to provide The Hartford with protection against east and Gulf Coast US hurricanes has been completed.

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A $180m catastrophe bond to provide The Hartford with protection against east and Gulf Coast US hurricanes has been completed.

The single-class note issuance from Foundation Re III uses a state-weighted per occurrence PCS index trigger structure based on insured losses reported for...


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