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Jamaica returns for new $150m World Bank cat bond to replace coverage triggered by Melissa
The Government of Jamaica is back in the catastrophe bond market again with the support of the World Bank, targeting $150 million of parametric named storm and hurricane protection from an IBRD CAR Jamaica 2026 issuance, designed to replace its coverage that was triggered by hurricane Melissa, Artemis has learned from sources. This will be the third catastrophe bond sponsored by Jamaica, as the country had first secured parametric hurricane disaster risk protection from the capital markets through the $185 million IBRD CAR 130 cat bond in 2021. [...]