China Re fires starting gun on Hong Kong ILS
October 5 2021 by Andrew Tjaardstra
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Pricing and capacity ease at 1.7 renewal as underwriting scrutiny persists: brokers
- July 3
Reinsurance buyers experienced a more welcoming market, and loss-free programs saw price easing at July 1 renewals compared to recent years thanks to positive results, Gallagher Re and Guy Carpenter said in their mid-year renewals reports.
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New Zealand EQC secures record US$5.7bn reinsurance cover
- June 6
The country's earthquake commission has increased its total cover by US$620m year-on-year, including the US$135m cat bond placed last year, at the June 1 renewals.
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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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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.
