IAG mulls $150 mln bond issue to New Zealand public

Insurance Australia Group, the Australian insurer whose brands include State Insurance and NZI, is mulling a $150 million bond issue for New Zealand investors.

The company told shareholders at its annual meeting it’s considering an issue of unsecured subordinated bonds to the New Zealand public with the option to accept oversubscriptions, it said in a statement to the ASX.

The bonds would mature in 25 years, and IAG could call on them after the fifth anniversary of their issue and every interest payment date thereafter, it said.

The issue would be part of the insurer’s ongoing capital management programme, with net proceeds used for general corporate purposes and offering it flexibility for future refinancing.

The Australian insurer’s New Zealand businesses posted a second-half loss of A$86 million from claims from the Canterbury earthquakes and rising costs of reinsurance.

IAG said it expects the bonds will be rated A- by Standard & Poor’s, and expects to open an offer next month. ANZ and UBS New Zealand are the lead managers. Shares in IAG rose 1 percent to A$3.15 on the ASX today, and have shed 19 percent this year.

(BusinessDesk)

BusinessDesk.co.nz

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