Driven largely by the March earthquake in Japan and now Hurricane Irene, the Swiss Re cat bond total return index has fallen 1.1% year-to-date through the end of last week. One- and three-year compound annual returns for the index, however, are 3.9% and 6.8%, respectively, through Aug. 26.
2011 tough going for catastrophe bonds
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