Industry Segments: ILS 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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- February 23 2023
Hong Kong’s budget extends ILS and talent training schemes
The Insurance Authority and HKFI welcomed the moves, as the government cut SME taxes, provided consumption vouchers and explores ways to re-domicile firms to the SAR.
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- January 16 2023
MS Amlin secures US$45m capacity for Phoenix 3 Re
The special purpose reinsurance vehicle has secured more capacity than its two predecessors.
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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 8 2022
Opinion : Why blockchain failed to transform Asia’s (re)insurance sector
The revolution may yet come for areas such as ILS. It will take time and look very different to originally imagined.
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- November 17 2022
Ex-Aon Securities MD Shinji Yamamoto launches ILS boutique
He was head of capital markets and ILS divisions in Asia for the global broker, based in Japan.
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- November 1 2022
Blockchain holds promise of more efficient Asian ILS
The distributed ledger technology may help reduce inefficiencies in buying cat bonds.
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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 26 2022
Typhoon Noru threatens World Bank cat bond default: Plenum
Hundreds of hectares of rice fields and banana crops were destroyed in the Philippines, with the cyclone threatening Vietnam's coffee crop.
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- September 19 2022
Asian ILS market to thrive as investors seek diversification
Multiple deals in the pipeline with Singapore and Hong Kong continuing policy support for alternative markets.
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- September 14 2022
Insurers’ ESG reluctance holding back Asia greening agenda
Market players need to find better ways of underwriting new projects that they don't fully understand.
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- September 7 2022
Supply squeeze pushing up Asia nat cat treaty pricing
After TMK and Axis Re exits, hardening market drives cedants to alternatives such as ILS, parametric or structured solutions.
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- August 24 2022
ILS offering sizes shrink as funding dwindles
Rising interest rates, stronger dollar cast down the Asian cat bond market.
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- July 4 2022
Australia renewals much ‘tougher’ and ‘later’: Gallagher Re
The floods in NSW and Queensland contributed to price increases of up to 25%.
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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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- June 3 2022
Peak Re issues Hong Kong’s second cat bond, valued at US$150m
The bond is linked to typhoon risk in Japan and will help further develop Hong Kong's ILS market.
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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.
