World Bank’s influence over Asia’s nat cat cover grows
February 12 2020 by Yvonne Lau
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ADB issues US$160m inaugural sovereign cat bonds for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- May 3
Two Asian Development Bank (ADB) US$80m bonds with parametric triggers listed on the Singapore Exchange will offer protection against earthquakes and flooding.
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‘Very good partners’ Hong Kong, Bermuda can benefit from ILS market: IA
- April 14
At a forum in Bermuda, Insurance Authority chief executive Clement Cheung tells a forum in Bermuda there are a lot of untapped resources in Asia.
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‘The onus is on all of us’: Hong Kong’s ILS market needs buy in from local investors, Peak Re says
- March 31
Awareness of the asset class and its benefits is low among locally based funds in Hong Kong, head of third-party capital Iain Reynolds tells InsuranceAsia News.
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Cat’s well and truly out of the bag: Asia’s ILS market set for ‘active’ 2026
- February 26
Other jurisdictions may follow Hong Kong and Singapore in establishing their own ILS regimes after a record-breaking year for catastrophe bond issuance globally last year.
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PartnerRe | Understanding ageing in APAC: why perception, planning and protection don’t always align
Ageing is shaping finances, family dynamics and insurance needs of the caregiving ecosystem, but current product propositions and underwriting frameworks are not keeping pace with protection needs, finds PartnerRe survey.
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BHSI | D&O in Asia in 2026: navigating geopolitics, insolvencies, and digital crackdowns without breaking the bank
A soft market presents organisations with opportunities to strengthen resilience, although the abundance of capacity is unlikely to persist.
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QBE | Elevating customer experience, humanising claims: QBE Asia’s ‘Solutions in a Box’
Vastly improving turnaround times and personalising service delivery, QBE Asia’s award-winning, end-to-end bundled claims solutions is a game-changer for the insurance industry.
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Beazley | What does cyber protection look like from day 1 to day 600 and beyond?
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern, but a governance issue that belongs on the boardroom agenda.
