The total-return of the outstanding catastrophe bond market for the first-quarter of 2024 has reached 4.57%, according to data from the Swiss Re Cat Bond Performance Indices, which shows that cat bond market performance is running slightly behind the prior year.
The fact the performance of the cat bond market is running behind that seen in 2023 is no surprise.
While we are seeing price effects again in 2024, as supply and demand factors drove secondary market prices higher, this has not been as significant as the price effects experienced in early 2023, which were largely driven by recoveries in value following hurricane Ian.
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