Industry Segments: ILS Page 2 / 3
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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.
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- April 12 2022
China: Lure of cross-border reinsurance grows on nat cat spike
Players - including Allianz Re, Swiss Re and Peak Re - set to benefit.
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- April 7 2022
RenaissanceRe launches global specialty joint venture
The JV called Fontana extends the reinsurer's ILS offering and could bolster its Asia presence.
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- March 15 2022
Senior China official calls for insurers to issue ILS in HK: report
Samuel Yung suggests the SAR and GBA develop a climate and disaster data sharing framework.
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- February 23 2022
Hannover Re eyes ILS in Asia
Hannover Re thinks Asia could play key diversification role as reinsurer transfers record US$2.7bn in cat bonds to capital markets.
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- February 15 2022
‘Great’ potential for HK, Singapore as ILS hubs: MS Amlin’s William Ho
APAC CEO said Asian-based capital has "considerable potential" in this market but there is a long way to go.
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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 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 11 2022
Hong Kong is a ‘great place’ for ILS: Asian Financial Forum
Execs from Zurich, Scor, HSBC and WTW highlighted appetite for nat cat bonds to manage climate risks.
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- January 7 2022
MS Amlin launches Phoenix 2 Re ILS vehicle
The vehicle is the firm's second Asia-focused reinsurance ILS offering and secured US$37.5m.
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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.
