Hong Kong is a ‘great place’ for ILS: Asian Financial Forum
January 11 2022 by Karen Lai
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Climate crisis dominates Asia’s risk outlook
- January 14
Nat cats caused US$50bn of losses in APAC in 2021, as World Economic Forum says top five risks are linked to climate change.
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HK can help China with rising reinsurance needs: CBIRC vice chairman
- January 10
Xiao Yuanqi was speaking on the first day of the 15th Asian Financial Forum.
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AIA calls time on coal seven years early
- December 7
The Hong Kong-based life player has also committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Australia ups state flood mitigation funding by US$35m
- December 1
Applications opened this week to access money from the country's National Flood Mitigation Infrastructure Program.
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Fitch Ratings: 2022 APAC insurance market gets neutral outlook, Korean insurers to improve
The rating agency’s outlooks on the life and non-life insurance sectors in China and Japan remain ‘neutral’, while the outlook on the Korean market has been revised to ‘neutral’ from ‘deteriorating’.
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Swiss Re: Why sustainability and health should be shared priorities for (re)insurers
Russell Higginbotham, Swiss Re's CEO Reinsurance Asia, discusses the impact of climate change for life and health (re)insurers in the region.
