Industry Segments: ILS Page 3 / 4
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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.
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- November 19 2021
Q&A: Aon’s George Attard on growth, ILS and insurtech
The broker's APAC reinsurance chief expects to see new cat bond sponsors execute transactions over the next twelve months.
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- November 15 2021
SIRC 2021: Singapore finance minister backs ILS
Lawrence Wong also urged delegates to act on climate change and support the nascent cyber market.
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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.
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- September 21 2021
Nat cat ILS in line for record year: Fitch
Issuance in H1 2021 was a first-half record of US$8.5bn with ESG bonds set to fuel future growth.
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- September 8 2021
Asia’s ILS market faces long road ahead
Sponsors and investors still need to develop the correct infrastructure.
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- August 20 2021
Asia P&C reinsurance rates rise as nat cats, pandemic bite
A combination of government initiatives, ILS, nat cats, cyber risk and FDI regulations are set to fuel the market.
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- July 5 2021
Why Hong Kong will beat Singapore in ILS race
Chinese risks have an obvious home in the Special Administrative Region.
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- June 18 2021
Lloyd’s Constellation reinsurance deal to aid APAC growth
Lloyd's Asia CEO tells IAN the extra cover will help support syndicates' regional ambitions.
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- May 11 2021
Q&A: Canopius’ Mark Newman on environmental risk and ILS
The APAC chief executive also discussed the impact of Covid-19 on the Lloyd’s market in Asia.
