India’s general insurers pull back from state flagship crop insurance scheme in FY 2024: report
July 8 2024 by InsuranceAsia News-
Typhoon Yagi losses may drive up rates, tighten treaty terms in Vietnam
- September 10
Insured losses are climbing as carriers in China, Vietnam and the Philippines count the damages after the region's strongest storm this year destroyed houses, factories, infrastructure and crops across the three countries.
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Munich Re, SBI General Insurance to lead Indian state’s parametric rainfall cover
- August 7
The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority has appointed the two as the lead reinsurer and insurer to enhance the North-Eastern Indian state's resilience against excess rainfall.
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Typhoon Gaemi losses to weigh on Taiwan, Philippines reinsurance market
- August 5
While China losses are the most significant out of all three markets, the local reinsurance market is unlikely to be affected as agricultural sector is covered by the government.
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Typhoon Gaemi triggers flooding and landslide in mainland China, leads to US$50m agri losses in Taiwan
- July 29
Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in multiple provinces of China with hundreds of chemical and mining companies suspending operations and train services stopped.
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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.