Record rains add ‘further pressure’ on Hong Kong’s reinsurance renewals: AM Best
September 13 2023 by Andrew Tjaardstra
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Secondary perils are the risk of the future: Munich Re’s Serene Chan
- October 14
The reinsurer’s new Greater China P&C head discusses pricing trends, shift to non-proportional, cyber appetite and need for model robustness.
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Australia to experience more severe cyclones this season on warmer seas
- October 8
The Bureau of Meteorology also warned of severe thunderstorms, flooding and heatwaves until next April.
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Typhoon Krathon’s economic losses likely reach ‘tens of million’ in Taiwan, Philippines
- October 7
The local government in Taiwan's Keelung city estimated that restoration and rebuilding work related to typhoon Krathon will cause US$14.8m according to local media citing city mayor George Hsieh.
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Japan’s flooding and landslides cause power cuts, casualties in quake-hit Noto Peninsula
- September 23
More than 100,000 people have been ordered to be evacuated in Ishikawa and Kumamoto prefectures with 6,000 households left without power Japan and train services suspended as Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest "life-threatening" alert level following torrential rains in the region.
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HSBC Asset Management | The hunt for diversification and performance revitalizes appetite for Asian currency bonds
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
