Hong Kong’s first sidecar raises US$12m for PICC P&C
October 14 2026 by Aidan Gregory
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‘Sense of fatalism’ abounds over assessment of impact of conflict on supply chains
- October 14
The market struggles to innovate on supply chain contingent business interruption and to quantify manufacturing network and financial contagion risk, Russell Group’s Suki Basi says.
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Aon, EBRD expand Ukraine war-risk facility to US$168m as MS Amlin adds capacity
- October 13
Lloyd's carrier, the scheme’s first reinsurer when it launched in March 2025, has lifted its support to US$145m, while two more Ukrainian insurers join.
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Pacific Life Re seals second Japan structured reinsurance deal of 2026
- October 13
The transaction with an unnamed ‘leading life insurer’ is designed to optimise capital efficiency under the new ESR framework.
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Japan moves to create domestic reinsurance captive regime
- October 12
The government plans to submit a bill to the next ordinary legislative session, due in January 2027, to create a system of reinsurance captives that handle limited risks.
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Zurich | Why resilience will define the winners of Asia’s clean energy transition
Planning for future conditions from the outset can improve operational reliability, reduce potential disruption and protect long-term asset value.
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Sedgwick | Captives in Asia: From Niche Solution to Strategic Risk Platform
Captive insurance has evolved from niche tool to strategic risk infrastructure in Asia, with connected claims data seen as key to unlocking its full value.
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BlackRock | Rethink the rules: how TAA and ETFs are reshaping portfolio construction
BlackRock's Daniel Caderas and MSCI's Raman Aylur Subramanian explain why tactical asset allocation (TAA) and exchange-traded funds (ETF) have become essential as global markets fragment and static allocations lose their reliability.
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BlackRock | Infrastructure comes of age for insurers
Are insurers capturing full value from the asset class? BlackRock shares its perspective.
