Australia’s terrorism pool focuses on retrocession, modelling
September 17 2020 by InsuranceAsia News-
Asian geopolitical threats cast a shadow in boardrooms
- June 11
Demand for political violence coverage continues to increase while reinsurance capacity and appetite are reducing over fears that escalation in the South China Sea could disrupt supply chains and trigger civil unrests.
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SIRC: Asia’s PV and terrorism market faces second overhaul at 1.1 renewals
- November 2
Reinsurance prices are going up and attachment points are changing, says Axa XL's Mark Houghton, with demand coming from banks, export credit agencies and government multilateral initiatives.
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Liberty Specialty Markets hires Cristin Li as senior underwriter
- October 24
Hong Kong-based Li will look after the insurer's war and terrorism portfolio in north Asia.
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Axa XL strengthens Singapore team with crisis management and special risks underwriter
- October 9
Grace Yeap joins from Chubb and will be in charge of crisis management, risk appetite and broker relationships across political violence and terrorism business lines.
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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.
