Swiss Re closes $225mn parametric earthquake cat bond for mortgage defaults

Swiss Re Capital Markets has closed what it describes as the first catastrophe bond issued with a parametric trigger designed to cover mortgage default risk caused by earthquakes, with the $225mn Sierra deal.

 

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