QBE Re confirms retro exit in ‘peak peril zones’
December 16 2022 by Andrew Tjaardstra
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ARPC unveils 2024-2028 terrorism and cyclone pools management plan
- August 30
The Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation will improve premium collection, claims payment and management of pool net assets. It will also purchase retrocession coverage to protect the terrorism pool net assets and develop cat modelling.
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January 1 renewals seeing ‘flattish pricing’, better terms
- December 21
Political risk and war will see the most challenging conversations with capacity available for other classes as reinsurance or retro markets have not been too affected by 2023 catastrophes.
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Retro capacity on slow path to recovery
- June 27
While capacity providers are re-entering and the ILS sector is buoyant, the impact on 1.7 renewals will be limited as it takes time for the capital to feed into the markets.
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‘Late’ July renewals to continue hardening trend
- June 16
Sluggish retro markets, and elevated nat cat losses in Australia and New Zealand will weigh on 1.7.
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BHSI | Managing non-Asian exposure in long-tail lines
While US-exposed business can look attractive to Asian carriers, managing the volatility around the long-term results and the ability to model those losses are crucial, say BHSI’s Marc Breuil and Marcus Portbury.
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Sedgwick | To Handle CAT Claims Well, Multi-Step Preparation is Key
When it comes to risk, it’s not a matter of “if” it’s a matter of “when” an event will occur.
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HSBC Asset Management | Is it time to relook at Asian currency bonds?
With diversification and performance high on investors’ agendas, it seems a good time for global portfolios to revive allocations in Asian local currency bonds – including Hong Kong dollar (HKD) bonds.
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PineBridge Investments | Why Asian insurers are exploring private credit and CLOs
The recent rollout of risk-based capital regimes across Asia calls for a closer alignment between insurers’ assets and liabilities. We explore potential ways to maintain a healthy investment yield and robust returns on regulatory capital.
