Alternative Risk Transfer

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Allianz Commercial's Rosa Ficarra moves to Singapore as Head of ART for APAC

March 3 2025

Ficarra moves from London to lead Allianz Commercial's alternative risk transfer business in Asia and Australia.

Hong Kong lists US$35m China, US Nat Cat ILS

January 2 2025

Taiping Re's Silk Road special purpose insurer covers US and China cat risks over three years.

Diversification concerns slow cyber ILS market development

November 20 2024

Unlike nat cat risk, cyber perils could have an impact on the broader financial sector, potentially even depressing affected firm’s stock prices.

APRA eyes easing of GI reinsurance regulations

November 8 2024

Australian regulator invites feedback on changes, such as the potential easing of capital requirements and improved access to cat bonds.

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PCRIC, WTW renew Pacific Island policies with simplified parametric structure

November 7 2024

New simplified structures help to reduce reinsurance costs.

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Education and technology key to scaling parametric solutions: panellists

October 30 2024

Experts at Hong Kong Fintech Week discussed potential solutions to Asia's growing protection gap.

Lloyd’s, UNCDF to launch disaster resilience vehicle for Pacific Islands

October 25 2024

This launch aligns with MoU the entities signed in 2023, aiming to leverage insurance programmes to help address the protection gap in the region.

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Asia on the radar for HDI's ART unit as Eric Joly-Pottuz takes charge

October 23 2024

Joly-Pottuz, the new head of HDI Enablers, says business is interested in expanding alternative risk transfer solutions into Asia and the US.

Revised 2025 start date for Philippines Catastrophe Insurance Facility

October 22 2024

Michael Rellosa, Executive Director of the Philippines Insurance and Reinsurance Association (PIRA) says the use of fixed tariffs has hampered attempts to launch the PCIF.

Taiping Re mulls cat bond issuance

September 26 2024

Size of Asia’s catastrophe protection gap means that reinsurers in the region need to look at non-traditional capital sources.

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