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PartnerRe appoints Nicholas Hughes to lead expanded retro team
PartnerRe, the Bermuda headquartered and EXOR owned reinsurance company, has announced the appointment of Nicholas Hughes as Head of Retrocession, alongside the additions of Aaron Coates from Twelve Capital and Guy Hengesbaugh, formerly of Guy Carpenter Bermuda. In this newly created position, Hughes is set to lead the reinsurer’s expanded retrocession team as part of…
Read MoreAsia to become increasingly relevant in life insurance-linked securities
Globally, the life insurance-linked securities (ILS) space is gaining momentum and in Asia specifically, the risk/return profile appears to be improving, according to Luca Tres, Head of Life, Securis Investment Partners. Tres, alongside Tom Spreutels, Head of Origination, Life & Alternative Credit at Leadenhall Capital Partners, participated in an expert panel debate focused on the…
Read MoreDid How the Stock Market Works Change in 1996?
Morningstar recently published a podcast in which they interviewed Wade Pfau, who co-authored research with me a number of years back showing the benefits of long-term market timing. The title of the podcast is — Wade Pfau: The 4 Percent Rule Is No Longer Safe. A transcript is set forth at the link. Q2 2020 […]
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Read MoreCollateral held in trust for ILS transactions rises 11% for Hannover Re
Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re has been quietly expanding its activities in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) space for some time, as a key facilitators for collateralised transactions and acting as a front for certain ILS funds and investors. Every so often, more details emerge on the growth of this side of Hannover Re’s business, which…
Read MoreBeazley raises Covid-19 loss estimate to $340m on event cancellation
Beazley, the specialist Lloyd’s focused insurance and reinsurance underwriting business, has increased its estimate of the cost of Covid-19 claims for its first party business by 100% to $340 million, net of reinsurance, in light of the evolving status of the pandemic crisis. Back in April, Beazley revealed an expected Covid-19 claims burden of $170…
Read MoreArch unveils establishment of single managing agency
Arch Insurance International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance firm, Arch Capital Group, Ltd., has announced the launch of Arch Managing Agency Limited. Formerly Barbican Managing Agency Ltd, the newly established Arch Managing Agency Limited brings together Arch Underwriting at Lloyd’s and Barbican Managing Agency Ltd. into a single operation. Effective…
Read MoreFloodFlash scales sensor-based parametric flood cover to larger corporates
Insurtech start-up FloodFlash, which offers an innovative sensor-based approach to support parametric flood insurance triggers, is scaling up its offering with the help of major reinsurance carriers to provide protection to larger corporations. FloodFlash’s technology has helped to launch the first property level parametric flood insurance product, utilising water level sensors developed by FloodFlash, which…
Read MoreAre Protections Keeping Zombie Businesses Artificially Afloat?
Due to financial distress, many businesses have been experiencing, the Government made the decision back in March to relax the rules regarding bankruptcy and insolvency. These relief measures essentially made it much harder for creditors to pursue outstanding business debts, leaving creditors unable to issue bankruptcy notices to any businesses owing debts under $20,000. Q2 […]
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Read MoreSwedroe On The Incredible Shrinking Alpha
(Ep.84) The Acquirers Podcast: Larry Swedroe – Shrinking Alpha: Swedroe On His New Book The Incredible Shrinking Alpha Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In this episode of The Acquirers Podcast Tobias chats with Larry Swedroe. He’s the author of a brand new book called The Incredible Shrinking Alpha. He’s also the Chief […]
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