Hong Kong enters ‘new era’ as Belt & Road risk hub
December 2 2020 by Yvonne Lau
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Captives pivotal to development of Belt & Road green energy projects: HKIA panel
- September 12
The SAR seeks to be the preferred captive domicile to manage risks from overseas renewable energy projects, participants at a Belt & Road summit moderated by the city's Insurance Authority heard.
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China Re extends US$85.4bn cover to Belt & Road projects via reinsurance pool: report
- June 21
Through China Belt & Road (B&R) Reinsurance Pool, the reinsurer has been providing risk protection to over 1,000 Chinese corporates' offshore projects over the past three years, president Zhuang Qianzhi says.
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Chinese state-owned insurers extend US$427bn in Belt & Road cover: report
- June 14
PICC, China Life, China Pacific Insurance, China Taiping Insurance and China Re have extended risk protection to back up the government's global infrastructure development strategy.
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Chaucer adds political risk, contracts to BRI consortium
- October 12
The Belt and Road Initiative involves around 2,630 projects with a combined value of US$3.7trn across 65 countries.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at 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.
