World Bank issues Sofr cat bond for Jamaica storm risk

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World Bank issues Sofr cat bond for Jamaica storm risk

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World Bank has raised $185m in a catastrophe bond to provide financial protection to Jamaica from the economic damage of tropical storms for the next three years. It is among the first cat bonds to be linked to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

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