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AM Best affirms positive INPEX credit ratings
05 September 2022
Reporter Klea Neza

AM Best has awarded a financial strength rating of A- (excellent) to INPEX insurance Ltd (ILL) (Bermuda), in addition to a long-term issuer credit rating of “a–”.

Hong Kong issues second and largest ILS cat bond
07 June 2022
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The Insurance Authority has licensed its second and largest issuance of insurance-linked securities in Hong Kong, in the form of a 144A catastrophe bond

IA: Hong Kong is an “ideal captive domicile”
23 February 2022
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Policy initiatives in 2021 aimed at promoting Hong Kong as an attractive hub for international trade were centred around the four pillars of captive insurance, insurance-linked securities, marine and specialty risk insurance, and reinsurance

Hong Kong issues first ILS catastrophe bond
04 October 2021
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Greater Bay Re, the first authorised special purpose insurer in Hong Kong, has inaugurally issued insurance-linked securities in the form of a catastrophe bond

IA: Hong Kong as a global risk management centre
01 September 2021
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

Hong Kong can leverage its position as a captive domicile and reinsurance hub to support the five-year plan to solidify its strategic position as a risk management centre for mainland business, according to the Insurance Authority

HSBC Life hires Ying Teoh as global head of customer proposition
23 April 2021
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

HSBC Group’s insurance business has appointed Ying Teoh as global head of customer proposition, HSBC Life and insurance partnerships

Shanghai Electric Corporation captives ratings affirmed
26 February 2021
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and a long-term issuer credit rating of “a-” to Shanghai Electric Insurance Limited, based in Hong Kong. The outlook assigned to these credit ratings is stable

Moody’s affirms China National Petroleum Corporation captive rating
05 February 2021
Reporter Maria Ward-Brennan

Moody's Investors Service has affirmed CNPC Captive Insurance Company’s A2 insurance financial strength rating. The outlook remains stable

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