UCITS catastrophe bond funds only fall -2.3% on average in 2022, despite Ian
Catastrophe bond funds in a UCITS format only fell to a -2.3% negative annual return for 2022, according to the average weighted index of the Plenum CAT Bond UCITS Fund Indices. Despite the negative performance for the full-year, this cat bond fund index shows a strong recovery since hurricane Ian, as well as a reasonable level […]
One of the best entry points for investors in decades: Twelve Capital’s Ramseier
The global insurance and reinsurance market, including insurance-linked securities (ILS), currently offers “one of the best entry points for investors in decades” according to Twelve Capital CIO and Founding Partner Urs Ramseier. Writing in a letter to investors, Urs Ramseier explains that the insurance and reinsurance markets have faced and continue to face multiple risks, […]
Development roadmap for Hong Kong insurance revealed at IA event
A development roadmap for the insurance sector in Hong Kong has been unveiled at a recent event held by the Insurance Authority (IA). At the event, the Government revealed details about a development roadmap for the insurance sector, expounded by Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the HKSAR, and Clement Cheung, […]
Great Wall Re cat bond issued in Hong Kong for PICC P&C
Chinese domestic insurer PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited has sponsored a $32.5 million Great Wall Re Limited deal to provide it with earthquake reinsurance in the third catastrophe bond issuance to be domiciled in and issued out of the Hong Kong market. PICC P&C set up Great Wall Re as a special purpose insurer (SPI) […]
Great Wall Re catastrophe bond issued in Hong Kong for PICC P&C
Hong Kong now has its third catastrophe bond, after Chinese domestic insurer PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited sponsored a $32.5 million Great Wall Re Limited deal, to provide it with earthquake reinsurance in China. We reported earlier this week that the third catastrophe bond transaction to be issued out of Hong Kong was in the […]
Third Hong Kong catastrophe bond “in the pipeline”
The third catastrophe bond transaction to be issued out of Hong Kong is now “in the pipeline” according to the Chairman of the Hong Kong Insurance Authority. One of the key initiatives for the regulator in 2022 has been to improve the attractiveness of Hong Kong as a platform for the issuance of insurance-linked securities […]
California earthquake to cause $600m of economic loss in Humboldt County: RMSI
According to global GIS and geospatial technology company, RMSI, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that jolted the northern coast of California near Ferndale on 20 December is set to cause $600 million of economic loss in Humboldt County. RMSI states that the earthquake occurred in the vicinity of the Mendocino triple junction, where the Pacific, North […]
Использование Производных страховых инструментов (ILS) для устойчивого развития критической инфраструктуры транзитных стран инициативы «Пояс и Путь»
НАЖМИТЕ НА КАРТИНКУ ДЛЯ ПРОЧТЕНИЯ Глава из коллективной монографии Института Бизнеса БГУ Коллективная монография, подготовленная международным коллективом учёных, посвящена анализу различных аспектов устойчивого развития общества: экологическим, рыночным, социальным, информационным, технологическим, транспортным и ряду других. Одним из центральных аспектов издания является интеграционная компонента устойчивого развития различных секторов экономики разных государств для нашего общего будущего. Издание рекомендуется […]
Risk Pool CEO Global Risk Dialogue
Securing access to financial resources before a disaster strikes through sovereign catastrophe risk pools allows countries to respond quickly to disasters and reduce their impact on people and their livelihoods. Risk Pools like ARC Ltd., CCRIF, PCRIC and SEADRIF are an innovative DRM mechanism enabling countries to pool risks in a diversified portfolio and transfer […]
Swapping Debt for Climate or Nature Pledges Can Help Fund Resilience
Countries that are most vulnerable to climate change—and the associated loss of natural biodiversity—are often those least able to afford investment to strengthen resilience because their budgets are burdened by debt. Such countries face a high risk of fiscal crisis, IMF staff research shows. Debt-for-climate swaps and debt-for-nature swaps seek to free up fiscal resources so that […]