Hannover Re’s “pivotal” retro program praised by AM Best

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re had its ratings affirmed by AM Best yesterday and the agency cited the companies retrocession program as “pivotal” to its success. As we explained recently, Hannover Re has become a significant user of capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investor appetite for reinsurance related returns within its core retrocession covers.…

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Munich Re in first Eden Re II reinsurance sidecar renewal for 2021

Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has now completed the issuance of a first set of notes from its fully collateralized reinsurance sidecar vehicle Eden Re II Ltd. for this January renewal season, with a $55.1 million tranche of Series 2021-1 notes sold to investors. Munich Re’s collateralized reinsurance sidecar is a regular feature of the…

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Small-Caps Continue Their Record-Breaking Streak

Small Caps Streak new york stock exchange

Commenting on small-caps continuing their record-breaking streak and today’s trading Gorilla Trades strategist Ken Berman said: Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Volatility Index Continues To Drop Holiday trading conditions were dominant on Wall Street for the second day in a row, as volatility plummeted despite the mixed political headlines. Stocks remained encouragingly […]

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Big Gains From Small Stocks

Nano Dimension Ampio

Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Big Gains From Little Names Each trading day, our system selects the ten names it estimates will perform best over the next six months. Often, these include large cap stocks with high share prices, but this month we picked up a few small caps. Two of them, Nano […]

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Over Half of Employees Feel Apprehensive About Taking PTO for the Holidays

Holiday PTO

The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot of things into perspective for people all over the world: our health, our relationships with family and friends, and our careers. With economic consequences of the pandemic still being felt among companies big and small, there’s been a constant sense of insecurity among employees for months with no […]

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4 Tips For Your Retirement Planning As A New Year Brings New Hope

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COVID-19 took a heavy toll on the U.S. economy in 2020, causing millions of job losses and forcing many businesses to close. It also affected lots of retirement plans in the process. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more A survey by the Pew Research Center found that 36% of Americans who save regularly […]

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