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Reinsurance sector key as peak-year losses could top $300bn, Swiss Re

Faced with the possibility of “peak year” insured losses exceeding $300 billion, the Swiss Re Institute has suggested that the well-capitalised reinsurance sector, backed by $500 billion in capital, is pivotal to absorb large shocks. While secondary perils continue to generate significant losses, Swiss Re’s latest report highlights that primary

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Cat bonds structurally sound and increasingly attractive to investors: JANA

Catastrophe bonds are increasingly gaining ground with institutional investors and provide a compelling source of diversification and income at this time, according to Martin Rea, Senior Consultant at JANA Investment Advisers Pty Limited. Writing in a recent article in the Journal of Superannuation Management, Rea explains that in an environment

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Terrorism risk could gain further traction in the cat bond market: Man Group

As the catastrophe bond market continues to evolve, the inclusion of non-natural catastrophe risks like terrorism could become increasingly appealing to insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors seeking to optimise their portfolios, according to Man Group. In a recent commentary, global independent alternative and active investment management firm Man Group highlighted how

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Zenkyoren’s new catastrophe bond the first ever to use ADB note as collateral asset

The recent $100 million Nakama Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2025-1) catastrophe bond sponsored by Zenkyoren, the Japanese National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, was the first ever cat bond issuance to utilise bonds issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as collateral assets. Being a fully-collateralized reinsurance arrangement to provide Zenkyoren

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