NU Online News Service, May 16, 1:01 p.m. EDT

More than $2 billion in catastrophe-bond maturities are not expected to impact the overall size of the market, as new money coming in should keep the industry growing, a Guy Carpenter report says.

The report says more than $711 million in risk capital matured in 2012's first quarter. But the quarter also saw a record $1.34 billion in new bonds issued.

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