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Hurricane Iota could hit Category 5 before Central America landfall
Hurricane Iota has rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane and will bring catastrophic and life-threatening impacts to a Central American region that has yet to recover from the impacts of recent storm Eta. Hurricane Iota formed in the Caribbean in recent days and is taking a similar path to major hurricane Eta that slammed into…
Read MoreAllied World gets first cat bond at upsized $210m with reduced pricing
Allied World is now set to secure its first slice of catastrophe bond backed reinsurance protection at the upsized target of $210 million, while the pricing for the 2001 CAT Re Ltd. (Series 2020-1) transaction has now been fixed at the low-end of initial guidance, we’re told. Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC), a global insurance…
Read MoreTigerRisk hires O’Keefe from McKinsey as Head of Strategy
TigerRisk Partners LLC, the global risk, capital and reinsurance brokerage and advisory, has announced the hiring of Bill O’Keefe from consultancy McKinsey to become the firms new Head of Strategy. O’Keefe began his career on the broking and reinsurance side at Aon, but has since spent 8 years at McKinsey becoming Partner in 2017. At…
Read MoreBest of Artemis, week ending 15th November 2020
Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 15th November 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…
Read MoreUS Consumer Confidence Flat, November 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – US consumer confidence, as measured by the Refinitiv/Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment Index, is at 52.5 for November 2020, statistically even with last month’s measurement ( 0.2). Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more US Consumer Confidence Has Leveled Off American consumer confidence has leveled off following months of growth. October’s reading […]
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Read MoreLogica Capital October 2020 Commentary: Volatility Events
Logica Capital commentary for the month ended October 30, 2020, discussing the 2020 volatility events. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Logica Absolute Return – Up/Down Convexity – No Correlation Logica Tail Risk – Max Downside Convexity – Negative Correlation October 2020 Performance* Logica Absolute Return -1.25% Logica Tail Risk -0.90% S&P 500 […]
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Read MoreBonhoeffer Fund 3Q20 Commentary – Case Study: MMA Capital (MMAC)
Bonhoeffer Fund commentary for the third quarter ended October 30, 2020, providing a case study on MMA Capital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MMAC). Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Dear Partner, The Bonhoeffer Fund returned 5.1% net of fees in the third quarter of 2020 compared to up 5.0% for the MSCI World ex-US, a […]
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Read MoreInsider tips for bagging the best deals for Black Friday 2020
With Black Friday fast approaching, Currys PC World has released their Insiders Guide to Black Friday 2020, which is packed with tips for bagging the best bargains, which include: Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more They’ve released their top deals of 2019, which hints at what deals to expect for this year: Apple […]
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Read MorePlays On Inflation, Volatility And Election Chaos
Every few years, the stock market seems to be swamped by a “100-year storm.” Investors put their hands up and say “no one could have ever predicted this,” despite there being obvious clues that some sort of an event was imminent. Remember back to the 2000 internet crash when it was obvious that the tech […]
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