ISLAMABAD—Catlin Group Ltd. is the lead insurer of the Airblue Ltd. jet that crashed Wednesday in Pakistan, killing all aboard. The Airbus A321 passenger jet, carrying 152 passengers and crew, went down in rain and fog in Islamabad. Flight ED 202 was en route from Karachi, Pakistan, to Islamabad.
Published reports quoted a government official, who said no one survived the crash.
Airblue said on its website that the cause of the crash was under investigation.
A spokesman in London for Bermuda-based Catlin confirmed that the insurer is the lead underwriter, but he would not say what percentage of the risk that the insurer covers.
Sources said Willis Group Holdings P.L.C. placed the coverage for the airline.
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