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ERS takes over backing of Arcus 1856 syndicate from Credit Suisse ILS
Lloyd’s based specialist motor insurer ERS will now back the Arcus 1856 syndicate at Lloyd’s, taking over the operation from the Credit Suisse Insurance-Linked Strategies (ILS) team. It’s understood that Credit Suisse ILS had been looking for a buyer, or someone to step in and take over the Lloyd’s syndicates backing, as it had not…
Read MoreAXIS’ Northshore Re II 2021 catastrophe bond grows 50% to $150m
AXIS Capital has increased the size of its latest catastrophe bond issuance by 50%, as the Northshore Re II Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction is now set to complete at $150 million in size, with pricing now been fixed below the initial guidance. The Bermuda headquartered global specialty insurance and reinsurance firm returned to the catastrophe…
Read MoreGuy Carpenter hires Aon’s Shephard as Head of GC Access, International
Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has announced the hiring of Miles Shephard from Aon, who will join the company as Managing Director and Head of GC Access, International, its specialist program capacity focused unit. GC Access is dedicated to program business and works to connect managing general agents (MGA) with capacity, including enabling access to the…
Read MoreAlphabet (Google) returns for second cat bond to top up quake cover
Alphabet, Inc., the holding company for tech giant Google and its units, has returned to the catastrophe bond market in very quick succession to add a second $95 million Phoenician Re Ltd. (Series 2020-2) transaction, clearly pleased with the pricing and execution of its first. Alphabet hadonly priced its first catastrophe bond issuance, the Phoenician…
Read MoreDoes the Cleveland Fed’s Systemic Risk Indicator Predict Stress?
Cleveland Fed’s Systemic Risk Indicator is Reliable, Timely, and Valid When Predicting Stress The Cleveland Fed’s systemic risk indicator (SRI) was developed in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2009 in the hope that it could provide regulators with advance warning of conditions that might warrant a corrective response. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences […]
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Read MoreCOVID-19 Presents New Disclosure Challenges for Issuers
COVID-19 has been one of the most disruptive and potentially transformative events in a generation. Though market volatility has settled somewhat since March, the pandemic’s recent surge has once again generated economic concern and uncertainty globally. For companies, it is imperative that they handle related disclosures professionally and accurately while being adept and clever enough […]
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Read MoreExposing Bogus Retirement Savings Advice
Pamela Yellen, a New York Times best-selling author and financial investigator, has spent two decades proving that some of the advice that financial representatives commonly give their clients about retirement savings are bogus. Want to learn about three of the biggest ones? Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Exposing Bogus Advice That Keeps […]
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Read MoreThree Short Reports On Nano-X Imaging Ltd (NNOX)
Whitney Tilson’s email to investors discussing that Enrique Abeyta thinks the market could double; three short reports on Nano-X Imaging Ltd (NASDAQ:NNOX). Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Market Could Double 1) Following up on yesterday’s e-mail, I asked my colleague Enrique Abeyta to elaborate on why he’s so bullish on stocks […]
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Read MoreThe Top Five Marketing Predictions For 2021
2020 was a year that none of us saw coming, but what will 2021 bring for businesses and marketing leaders while we’re still in the midst of a global pandemic? Here are some marketing predictions from expert Susan Thomas, CEO of 10Fold, one of Forbes’ top PR agencies for 2021. 10Fold has helped secure $8.1 billion in exits […]
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