Reinsurers’ risk insights, modelling vital to taming escalating nat cat losses: Swiss Re
October 2 2024 by Georgina Lee
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Regulatory recognition key for MGAs to take off in Asia
- October 8
Tech-enabled MGAs are gaining ground in China and climate change is spurring innovations in Australia, but their success hinges on supervisory approaches.
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Carriers hop back on crypto bandwagon as local regulations, attractive rates beckon
- October 7
While more (re)insurance providers have entered the market, the industry needs to guard against loose underwriting and opportunistic capacity.
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Brokers take measured approach to crack Japan’s US$62bn premium pot
- October 4
With expectation for more intermediation, Western brokers are taking different approaches to entering the world's fourth largest insurance market.
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New routes create new risks for insurers as Red Sea remains US$3tn threat
- September 27
As longer transit time, delays, increased emissions and piracy threats plague attempts to circumvent the region, it could be transformational for the Belt and Road initiative as cargo moves to rail and air.
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HSBC Asset Management | The hunt for diversification and performance revitalizes appetite for 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.
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Peak Re | Emerging Asia middle class: A catalyst for change
Rising demand for elderly care and women driving consumption growth mandate carriers to develop precise solutions to meet customer expectations.
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Guy Carpenter | Private equity’s reshaping of the Asian life sector has further to run
PE-backed reinsurers provide access to asset classes and investment expertise that often don’t exist within the traditional carriers themselves.
