World Bank hands US$8m cat payout to Tonga
January 24 2022 by InsuranceAsia News
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Cat modellers need to balance consistency and adapting to climate change
- September 26
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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Leadenhall and Bennelong launch cat bond fund for Australia and New Zealand
- August 21
The two firms had in October last year joined hands to distribute ILS strategies to institutional investors in the region.
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Nat cat risk pool, parametrics can improve China’s climate resilience: Ping An Insurance
- August 16
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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Australia’s Colonial First State seeks to add cat bonds to pension portfolio: report
- August 12
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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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.
