SEADRIF makes over $1 million in payouts to Lao PDR and WFP under parametric policies
The Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF Insurance Company) has made payouts of USD 1.14 million to the Government of Lao PDR and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), after heavy rainfall and widespread flooding triggered both Lao PDR’s two-year parametric sovereign policy and WFP’s 2026 disaster resilience policy. Prolonged southwest monsoon conditions […]
Asia offers many opportunities for the ILS market: Sangiorgio, Twelve Securis
As Twelve Securis continues to expand its presence across Asia, which includes setting up two new distribution partnerships in Taiwan, Vittorio Sangiorgio, who serves as Head of Investment Solutions at the specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has emphasised how the region offers many opportunities for the ILS market to further expand and grow. […]
PCC structure will be a game changer for Singapore’s ILS landscape: Rajah & Tann’s Goh
As Singapore continues to work on plans to adopt a regulatory framework for a Protected Cell Company (PCC) structure to support collateralised reinsurance and ILS issuance, Simon Goh of law firm Rajah & Tann Singapore, has expressed how this flexible structure could ultimately become a game changer for the country’s captive insurance and ILS landscape. […]
Asian Development Bank discussing Risk-Layered disaster risk transfer with Mongolia
The Asian Development Bank is working with Mongolia on the potential to replicate the Risk-Layered Disaster Relief Finance Program it recently implemented for the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, which puts sovereign parametric risk transfer instruments including catastrophe bonds as part of the conversation. Recall that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) implemented its first Risk-Layered Disaster […]
World Bank starts work on up to $190m Nepal parametric quake catastrophe bond project
The World Bank has begun work on a proposed project to deliver a parametric earthquake catastrophe bond for Nepal, targeting US $80 million to US $190 million of fully-collateralized disaster risk financing from the capital markets for the South Asian country. The Nepal Catastrophe Bond Project appears to be in its nascent stages, with preparatory […]
China looks to accelerate the development of the Shanghai International Reinsurance Center
The State Financial Regulatory Commission and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government have issued a joint notice for the re/insurance industry outlining measures to accelerate the development of the Shanghai International Reinsurance Center. The Shanghai International Reinsurance Center officially launched in October 2024, building on the establishment of the international board for reinsurance trading, and the […]
Singapore’s MAS launches consultation for PCC and collateralised reinsurance structure
An awaited consultation process on the regulatory framework for a Protected Cell Company (PCC) structure that can be used for collateralised reinsurance arrangements, including sidecars, and efficient insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance has now been launched by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published the consultation documents today, asking market […]
ADB cat bonds an ‘important proof point’ of Munich Re’s Public Sector objectives: Roth
After assisting the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the issuance of its first catastrophe bond offerings, Michael Roth of Munich Re has highlighted how the transactions are an important proof of the reinsurer’s Capital Partners Public Sector objectives. We reported in late April, that the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) first catastrophe bonds had been priced in […]
ADB’s inaugural catastrophe bonds to “pave way for future issuances” – VP Roberta Casali
Following the successful issuance of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) first catastrophe bond offerings, Roberta Casali, Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management at the ADB has explained how the cat bonds will provide committed financing for disasters and said she hopes the first ADB cat bonds will “pave the way for future issuances.” As we […]
ADB Issues Inaugural Disaster Relief Bonds Targeting Earthquake and Extreme Precipitation Risk in the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (3 May 2026) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) issued its first Disaster Relief Bond (DRB) offerings, also known as catastrophe bonds, as part of its regional Risk-Layered Disaster Relief Finance Program which aims to reduce the financial impact of natural hazards and climate-related shocks. The bonds are designed to protect against severe disasters and […]