Industry Segments: Cat Bond Page 2 / 4
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- April 20 2023
New Zealand EQC targeting US$155m cat bond offering in Singapore
The first ILS offering by the commission will have a four-year term and provide multi-peril cover.
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- March 29 2023
World Bank cat bond listing boosts Hong Kong’s ILS ambitions
As a risk management hub, the city is looking to attract talent, diversify business and develop an ecosystem, says HKIA's Clement Cheung.
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- March 27 2023
World Bank’s largest cat bond to list on Hong Kong bourse
The US$630m bonds-swaps combo, which provides earthquake coverage to the government of Chile, will start trading on the city exchange on March 28.
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- January 10 2023
Beazley issues first cyber cat bond
The bond is worth US$45m and will indemnify against all perils in excess of a US$300m event.
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- December 30 2022
PICC P&C issues US$32.5m Hong Kong-domiciled cat bond
The third ILS to be issued in the city offers coverage for China earthquake risks.
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- December 29 2022
Third Hong Kong ILS offering “in the pipeline”, says HKIA chairman
A new mainland reinsurer is in talks to sponsor a city-domiciled cat bond early next year, IAN can reveal.
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- December 6 2022
Hong Kong’s John Lee unveils insurance roadmap, hails ‘promising start’ for ILS
Chief executive wants market to share product ideas, as the financial secretary targets 'free flow of information, capital and talent' in the GBA.
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- September 30 2022
Nanmadol insured losses could hit US$6bn
Japanese cat bond issuers are under scrutiny as losses will likely attach some higher-risk reinsurance layers.
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- September 2 2022
Analytics: Inflation and climate change ramp up pressure on APAC reinsurers
A confluence of issues is leading to higher nat cat claims and reserve deficiencies.
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- June 8 2022
Hong Kong’s ILS grant scheme gets the thumbs up
Peak Re's US$150m ILS bond is the first to use the incentive structure.
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- April 19 2022
Asian ILS off to a slow start in 2022
After a record 2021, issuance of insurance-linked securities totalled just US$262m in Q1.
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- February 10 2022
Hong Kong’s ILS market held back by low P&C penetration
Expect more deals - eventually. It will just take time, say experts.
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- January 27 2022
India seeks cat bond framework
(Re)insurers looking to capitalise will likely need to be based in the Gift financial hub.
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- January 26 2022
Typhoon Rai triggers US$52.5m cat bond payout for Philippines
Following a wind metric, another calculation for the World Bank instrument will look at precipitation.
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- January 24 2022
World Bank hands US$8m cat payout to Tonga
A one-in-one-thousand year event has triggered an emergency resilience option.
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- December 23 2021
Asia ILS posts record year
2021 saw more deals, more capital raised and more domiciles than ever before.
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- December 22 2021
Munich Re, WTW’s sovereign debt ‘cat wrapper’ a model for SE Asia
The demand for similar style debt protection in the region is likely to grow.
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- November 1 2021
Reinsurers turn to cat bonds for growth
China Re’s Greater Bay Re represents a growing third-party capital trend.
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- October 28 2021
Parima 2021: Institutional capital an alternative to traditional capacity
Aon's new Asia CEO cites ability of pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to provide the market with different options.
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- October 5 2021
China Re fires starting gun on Hong Kong ILS
The reinsurer is seeking retrocession cover for typhoon-related risk in the Greater Bay Area.
