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Alternative capital to increase by up to 10% over next few years: Swiss Re’s Haegeli
In spite of an expected decline by the end of 2020, the volume of alternative capital in the global reinsurance market is projected to increase by five to 10 percent over the coming years, according to Jérôme Jean Haegeli, Chief Economist at reinsurance giant Swiss Re. During a discussion with Artemis around the launch of the reinsurer’s…
Read MoreJetBlue CEO Calls For Digital Health Passports
There’s been a lot of talk about how the travel industry will get back to normal in a world marred by COVID-19, but JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes has some ideas. At the Greenwich Economic Forum, he talked about how vaccines will play a role, but they won’t be the whole story. Q3 2020 hedge fund […]
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Read MoreDividend Stocks are Back! | Reinstating & Rising from the Dividend Cuts!
Dividend Stocks are Back baby! Now that earning releases are coming into full swing and businesses had time to reach and adjust due to COVID-19, results are MUCH better than expected. In fact, some companies are making even more money now vs. during the pandemic. As a dividend investor, I witnessed many dividend stocks cut…
Read MoreClimate not the only uncertainty with peak perils: Dr. Jamie Rodney, Twelve Capital
In light of its uncertain but apparent influence on both the frequency and severity of natural catastrophe events, it’s no surprise that climate change is at the forefront of the minds of catastrophe risk underwriters, investors and of course model vendors, but it’s important to remember that this is not the only uncertainty. To close…
Read MoreBrookfield Asset Management launches reinsurer targeting annuity premium float
Brookfield Asset Management Inc., the giant Canadian headquartered alternative asset manager that has around $575 billion of assets under management, is expanding in the reinsurance space with an annuities strategy through which it expects to secure up to $10 billion of additional float at the start. Brookfield is just the latest of the very large…
Read MoreOxbridge Re optimistic on sidecar opportunities, as 2019 investors earn 36%
Oxbridge Re Ltd., the Cayman Islands based reinsurance firm, is optimistic about the opportunities it will see for its fully-collateralised reinsurance sidecar vehicle Oxbridge Re NS Ltd. The company is also optimistic about the prospects for its reinsurance business, which of course will benefit from hardening rates at renewals over the coming year. Oxbridge Re…
Read MoreAllied World lifts target for debut cat bond again to $210m
Having already increased the target size of its first catastrophe bond by one-third, Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC), a global insurance and reinsurance company and part of the Fairfax Financial group, has now lifted the target a little more, with the latest marketed size of the 2001 CAT Re Ltd. (Series 2020-1) transaction now $210…
Read MoreHSCM & Cornell to acquire high net-worth insurtech Vault from Allied World
Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., the insurance-linked securities (ILS), reinsurance and transportation investment firm, has increased its stake in specialist tech-focused provider of personal insurance to high-net-worth clients Vault, participating in an acquisition of the company from owner Allied World. Hudson Structured, which enters into insurance and reinsurance investment business as HSCM Bermuda, had been…
Read MoreHow Do We Rescue American Jobs From Widespread Automation?
If the pandemic already had the job market on the ropes, automation could be the one-two punch that knocks the economy out cold. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Back in April, 78 percent of households in the United States that had lost a job thought that loss would be temporary. According to […]
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