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Banks could turn to cat bonds to hedge their climate risks: ADBI

A new paper authored by Sayuri Shirai, ADBI Fellow at the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), explores how banks can utilise catastrophe bonds and puts forward an interesting suggestion, that as sponsors or co-sponsors, banks could bundle the climate exposure from their other assets into cat bonds to hedge against

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Global pension funds eye ILS for higher potential yields

Global pension funds are increasingly eyeing the insurance-linked securities market looking for higher yields and portfolio diversification, sparking talk of a new wave of institutional capital that could reshape the sector. However, industry experts said that educating these investors on ILS would also be key to making the influx work.

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Balanced reinsurance environment to persist into 2026: Active Re

The reinsurance market is expected to remain “in a phase of transition and recalibration”, remaining fundamentally healthy heading into 2026, said Robert Ali, Active Re’s Chief Operating Officer, in a recent interview with Reinsurance News. After a period of hardening, the market has evolved into a more balanced environment in

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