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We’ve learned that the first company destined to be an insurance-linked securities (ILS) special purpose vehicle has already been registered in Hong Kong, with Greater Bay Re Limited established to issue a catastrophe bond on behalf of China Re, sources told us.

Hong Kong’s proposed insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme, that will pay a share of issuance costs for catastrophe bond sponsors electing to use the domicile once its ILS regulatory regime is ready, is seen as an initiative to enhance the development of the local marketplace and could result in a first transaction being issued this […]

Hong Kong’s Government has revealed some of the details of its proposed insurance-linked securities (ILS) grant scheme, through which it will pay a share of issuance costs for any ILS structures issued out of the Special Administrative Region.

The Hong Kong government’s Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) has said in a report that it sees insurance-linked securities (ILS) as an important driver of future growth for the Hong Kong reinsurance market.

Risk Management Solutions (RMS) have launched a new risk model covering both mainland China and Hong kong typhoon risks. Flood is one of the key loss drivers of typhoon events and China is a country that suffers particularly badly. The RMS® China Typhoon Model is said to deliver significant advancements in quantifying flood risk from […]