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- September 29 2025
Mapfre Re targets billion-euro Asian GWP milestone: Javier Sánchez Cea
Spanish reinsurer places Asia Pacific at the heart of its growth strategy, with life reinsurance in China and India as key drivers, alongside casualty, says chief regional officer.
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- September 23 2025
Cat bond momentum building in underrepresented APAC, driven by regulatory support, demand for alternative protection
Hong Kong's efforts to become an ILS hub are driving the growth of third-party capital in Asia Pacific, industry sources tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- September 4 2025
Cat bond issuance boom will roll into 2026: Moody’s
Global cat bond issuance to top US$20bn in 2025 and is 'expected to persist' into next year.
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- August 29 2025
Cat bond market enjoys record-breaking boom as ILS capacity hits US$121bn: Aon
The 12 months to the end of June was the 'most active' period ever for the ILS market, according to Aon Securities’ annual ILS report.
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- August 28 2025
‘We don’t need to wait’: Taiping Re eyes wider ILS program after debut cat bond
Hong Kong reinsurer considers other ILS products, such as sidecars, which meet its business and retro strategies, ILS specialists Jeffrey Li and Aaron Lin tell InsuranceAsia News.
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- August 25 2025
Cat bond issuance boom powers record ILS capacity increase: AM Best
ILS market capacity is expected to hit US$114bn in 2025 thanks to record breaking 144a cat bond issurance: AM Best
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- June 23 2025
‘APAC players are very engaged in ILS’: Twelve Securis seeks to fill the gap as cat bonds peak interest
Swiss asset manager is considering opening an office in Singapore or Hong Kong amid potential for cat bonds in the region, particularly from Chinese issuers and many Asian players looking to expand beyond traditional players like Japan.
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- May 22 2025
German insurer SV partners with Japan’s Zenkyoren to debut US$100m earthquake bond
The 3-year bond covers losses from Japan on an indemnity basis and across Germany on a parametric basis.
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- May 9 2025
‘No barriers’ to ILS activity in Asia, says Peak Re’s Iain Reynolds
With the current soft market, investors are being offered 'quite a lot of deals', requiring issuers to fight for attention, the director of third-party capital at the Hong Kong-based reinsurance specialist tells InsuranceAsia News' Between The Lines podcast.
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- February 26 2025
Insurance Authority welcomes ILS pilot grant scheme extension in Hong Kong budget
Government extends scheme for insurance-linked securities (ILS) for three years, following 'favourable' response, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.
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- February 18 2025
ILS specialist Twelve Securis eyes APAC after merger, with parametrics set to open doors
Setting up an office in Singapore or Hong Kong is part of the plan for the fund manager, CEO Urs Ramseier tells InsuranceAsia News.
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- January 29 2025
MS Amlin expands Phoenix Re capacity to US$90m in fifth renewal
Strong performance, rising investor interest in Asia cat risk drives demand for insurer’s Singapore-based sidecar.
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- January 2 2025
1.1 property cat renewals see up to 15% rate reductions
Increased reinsurer appetite and reinsurance capacity, as well as muted demand from cedents, signal a return to a soft market in Asia.
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- December 3 2024
The industry has to be nimble in dealing with climate risks: Swiss Re’s Lubomir Varbanov
The key challenge and opportunity for the market is the need for multilateral development banks to adapt to evolving risks, particularly those related to climate change.
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- November 20 2024
Australia’s proposed reforms would boost insurers’ credit profiles: Fitch
The proposed reforms which include insurers buying all-perils reinsurance coverage and lowering reinstatement requirements, effective June 2026, would encourage carriers to explore alternative reinsurance arrangements such as cat bonds, the rating agency said.
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- September 26 2024
Cat modellers need to balance consistency and adapting to climate change
Insurance companies must be prepared to embrace change and invest in building their own technical understanding to manage their portfolios effectively, says Guy Carpenter’s Mark Weatherhead.
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- August 21 2024
Leadenhall and Bennelong launch cat bond fund for Australia and New Zealand
The two firms had in October last year joined hands to distribute ILS strategies to institutional investors in the region.
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- August 16 2024
Nat cat risk pool, parametrics can improve China’s climate resilience: Ping An Insurance
In a jointly-issued report, China's second P&C insurer has put forward a range of recommendations on how authorities can work with the sector to mitigate disaster risks.
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- August 12 2024
Australia’s Colonial First State seeks to add cat bonds to pension portfolio: report
Australian pension fund managers, including Insignia Financial's MLC Asset Management, see robust returns from allocating capital to insurance-linked investments.
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- May 6 2024
World Bank debuts US$150m Jamaica hurricane cat bond in Hong Kong
The second World Bank bond to list in Hong Kong will offer cover to the Caribbean island state against tropical cyclone events for the next four hurricane seasons up to 2027 and will have a parametric trigger.
