MS Amlin completes Singapore’s first-ever ILS renewal with US$35m Phoenix 2 Re
January 25 2024 by Mithun Varkey
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World Bank debuts US$150m Jamaica hurricane cat bond in Hong Kong
- May 6
The second World Bank bond to list in Hong Kong will offer cover to the Caribbean island state against tropical cyclone events for the next four hurricane seasons up to 2027 and will have a parametric trigger.
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MS&AD completes US$200m dual-tranche Singapore cat bond for Japan nat cats
- April 2
The bonds will provide Mitsui Sumitomo and Aioi Nissay Dowa with US$100m each of protection for four years.
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Hong Kong reiterates pledge to develop as ILS hub in 2024-25 budget
- February 28
The city's financial secretary repeated its goal of developing insurance-linked securities such as cat bonds, and attracting captives as key to developing its specialty insurance market.
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China’s parametric pilots for nat cat cover finding early success: Taiping Re CEO
- January 25
Wider use of index-based insurance and ILS is key to finding much-needed capacity for (re)insurers and widening nat cat insurance, according to Sheldon Yu.
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WTW | Building resilience against emerging risks in Asian realty sector
WTW’s Ben MacCarthy, head of real estate, hospitality & leisure, Asia, and Jennifer Tiang, cyber leader, Asia, discuss the real estate industry’s sectoral risk landscape and the emerging role of proptech.
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FM Global | Resilience: No longer a choice
As climate disclosure becomes mandatory and new risks emerge from natural hazards, understanding the tools that are available to build resilience is more important than ever.
