Seadrif’s Typhoon Yagi pay out in Laos tops US$3m
October 1 2024 by InsuranceAsia News
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Parametrics can complement reinsurers’ capital protection platforms
- September 27
Guy Carpenter’s Jeremy Waite discusses how index-based products can fill the protection gap left by indemnity insurance from deductibles, excluded perils, scarce capacity and contingent business interruption.
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Typhoon Yagi triggers Seadrif parametric pay out in Laos
- September 25
The Asean risk pool initiatied the US$750,000 payout on September 20, which was five days after the peak of the flooding in the country's capital Vientiane.
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RVS Monte Carlo: Market can expect return to calmer waters
- September 16
After a bruising couple of years, this year’s Rendez-vous de Septembre indicated that the hard market is over, with alternative forms of capital and risk solutions here to stay.
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Climate change exposes banks to ‘silent’ risks as insurance gets more unaffordable: Aon
- August 22
Banks can leverage on tools and datasets that insurers have been using for pricing climate risks. Alternative risk transfer tool such as parametrics can also provide additional protection, the broker said.
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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.
