Investments
ESG in the ILS & Catastrophe Bond Market – Roundtable
This roundtable discussion was convened by specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond investment manager Plenum Investments and moderated by Artemis in December 2020. The roundtable, which you can watch in full here, featured participants from across the ILS and catastrophe bond market. Participants came together to discuss key issues related to the insurance-linked security…
Read MoreLively Review – Pros & Cons
What is a Health Savings Account (H.S.A.) and how do you qualify? A Health Savings Account (or HSA) is a tax-advantaged savings account that allows individuals to save for medical expenses. It is great vehicle to help you save money, reduce taxes, and even, grow your dividend income! Can anyone contribute to an HSA? Unfortunately,…
Read MoreAeolus, Ariel & Fortitude join ABIR
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has announced new members for 2021 coming from across the spectrum of reinsurance and third-party capital or ILS fund management. Among those joining the organisation for 2021 are well-established reinsurance and retrocessional investment fund manager Aeolus Capital Management Ltd. Aeolus, led by Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bernstein,…
Read MoreToday’s Low Interest Rates Should Make Us Even More Concerned Over Today’s High Stock Prices
Robert Shiller recently published an article observing that: “In traditional financial theory, interest rates are a key component of valuation models. When interest rates fall, the discount rate used in these models decreases and the price of the equity asset should appreciate, assuming all other model inputs stay constant. So, interest-rate cuts by central banks […]
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Read MoreSwiss Re registers 1863 Re as an SPI in Bermuda for its ILS fund venture
Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, has registered a special purpose insurer (SPI) in Bermuda which will presumably act as an underwriting vehicle for its recently established dedicated ILS fund, the Core Nat Cat Fund under 1863 Fund Ltd. The Bermuda domiciled special purpose insurer (SPI) is named 1863 Re Ltd. and had its registration…
Read MoreILS “more likely to grow” in 2021, as shake out moderates: Credit Suisse analysts
The insurance-linked securities (ILS), or alternative reinsurance capital market, is “more likely to grow than shrink” over the coming year, as the shake out of recent years moderates, according to equity analysts from investment bank Credit Suisse. After the challenges faced through 2017 to 2019, the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market entered 2020 with much greater…
Read MoreEC investigates Aon / WTW deal, cites competition “concerns”
The European Commission (EC) said yesterday that it has opened what it calls an “in-depth” investigation of the merger of insurance and reinsurance broking giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW), citing concerns over the potential impact to competition in some key markets. Specifically highlighted are concerns that Aon’s proposed acquisition of Willis Towers Watson…
Read MoreOverstretch: The Long Shadow of Soaring US Debt
If the past year was dominated by the huge human costs of COVID-19, the next few years will be about its economic aftermath, including the alarming rise of US debt. What’s needed is multilateral cooperation – a new ‘Grand Alliance.’ Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more On Friday, Congressional leaders failed to secure […]
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Read MoreSmall Business Urge Swift Passage Of $900B Relief Package
Small Business Urge Swift Passage and Implementation of Urgently Needed $900 Billion Relief Package Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more As Congress plans to pass the $900 Billion Year End COVID Relief Package today, Main Street Alliance Executive Director Amanda Ballantyne had this to say: $900B COVID Relief Package Can Finally Aid Businesses […]
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