Australia’s Colonial First State seeks to add cat bonds to pension portfolio: report
August 12 2024 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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World Bank debuts US$150m Jamaica hurricane cat bond in Hong Kong
- May 6
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.
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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.
