
GC Securities, a division of MMC Securities Corp., a U.S. registered broker-dealer and member FINRA/NFA/SIPC, today announced the placement of the Principal At-Risk Notes, with notional principal of $100,000,000, through a newly formed catastrophe bond, Queen Street IX Re Limited, to benefit Munich Re. This is the ninth Queen Street cat bond to benefit Munich Re, the eighth overall cat bond issuance benefitting Munich Re since 2011 and the first cat bond issuance benefitting Munich Re provided via an Irish special purpose reinsurance vehicle. The Principal At-Risk Notes provide three seasons of per occurrence protection for named storms affecting the United States and for catastrophe bonds. GC Securities served as sole bookrunner on Queen Street IX Re Limited. GC Securities has raised $600M of catastrophe bond protection for Munich Re since 2011 through the offering of six of the nine Queen Street catastrophe bonds issued. Risk Profile
Notes |
Size |
Expected Maturity |
Coupon |
Principal At-Risk Variable Rate Notes due June 8, 2017 |
$100,000,000 |
June 8, 2017 |
TMMF Earnings + 5.50% |