Industry Segments: Cat Bond Page 3 / 4
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- January 17 2021
Climate, pandemic and social inflation drove 1:1 increases: Fitch
The upward pressure on prices was tempered somewhat by an abundance of capital.
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- January 12 2021
Cat bonds hit US$10.8bn ‘record’ in 2020: Guy Carpenter
MS Amlin's US$42m ILS raise in Singapore closed out a strong year.
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- December 10 2020
Philippines to relaunch state reinsurance scheme in 2021
The state-run programme has failed to gain traction since its initial launch in 2019.
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- December 1 2020
ILS resilience promises big returns in 2021
Constrained (re)insurance capacity and rate improvement are attracting ILS capital.
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- May 19 2020
Are cat bonds immune to BI claims?
With potential losses mounting, investors are checking documentation.
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- April 8 2020
APEC leaders commit to regional cat bond market
Catastrophe risk financing through ILS is gaining traction in the region.
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- February 28 2020
Covid-19 could trigger World Bank pandemic bond payout
The likely US$132m sum could help prove merits of parametric structures.
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- February 12 2020
World Bank’s influence over Asia’s nat cat cover grows
Reinsurers are allying with the Washington institution to create some sizeable programmes.
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- February 3 2020
Cat bonds bolster Aon’s re arm as revenue up 8%
CEO Greg Case confident but broker's 2019 commercial arm's revenue stalled.
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- January 13 2020
Global cat bond issuance reaches US$100bn milestone
Growth rate has far exceeded traditional forms of capital according to Aon Securities.
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- December 20 2019
Hong Kong resolves to kickstart ILS in 2020
No fireworks, but 2020 will start with a bang for the city’s insurance sector.
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- November 29 2019
Asia’s first sovereign cat bond
The listed bonds are another important step for the region's ILS market.
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- November 26 2019
Philippines secures two Singapore-listed cat bonds
They will cover US$75m from quake losses and US$150m from tropical cyclones.
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- June 14 2019
Courting alternative capital
There is growing interest in adding Asia risk to the ILS market, says leading cat bond law firm.
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- May 31 2019
Singapore attracts Floridian ILS sponsors
The market has brought deals from Security First and Safepoint, but still no Asian sponsors.
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- May 29 2019
Swiss Re closes Singapore US$100m ILS deal
The ILS placement by Swiss Re Capital Markets will help protect against storms in Florida.
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- March 1 2019
Asian alternative capital growing
Singapore and Hong Kong are making strides as domiciles for insurance-linked securities.
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- March 1 2019
Hong Kong boosts marine and specialty lines
Hong Kong's financial secretary set forward several market initiatives this week.
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- March 23 2018
Japan cat pricing unmoved
Last year’s huge nat-cat losses in the US do not appear to be pushing prices up in Asia.
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- February 1 2018
Cat bond market hit record US$11bn issuance in 2017
In total, 35 catastrophe bonds were issued by 31 different sponsors in the insurance-linked securities sector.