Investments
Hurricane Laura may not be strong enough to impact cat bonds: Plenum
Based on the latest forecast information, catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager Plenum Investments believes that hurricane Laura may not be strong enough to impact any outstanding cat bonds in its portfolio. As we explained earlier today, the Gulf Coast of the United States faces a twin storm threat over the coming days,…
Read MoreReinsurers took larger than expected share of COVID claims: Flandro, Hyperion X
The impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic on the insurance and reinsurance industry looks like it will be more of an earnings event than a capital event, according to David Flandro, Managing Director, Analytics at Hyperion X. Speaking during an update briefing on the second-quarter earnings season, Flandro explained that his firms view is that…
Read MoreCalifornia wildfires continue to expand, property damage & losses mounting
Over the weekend the wildfires burning in California have continue to expand, with two of the lightning complex fires now in the top three largest California wildfires on record, while losses due to property damage from the fires are increasing. Wildfires currently burning in California number well into the hundreds and have burned through more…
Read MoreLaura & Marco challenge Gulf Coast with double storm & hurricane landfall
The Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Texas are facing a challenging double storm landfall threat this week, with tropical storm Laura expected to be a large and dangerous hurricane when it nears the coast late on Wednesday, while tropical storm Marco is more likely to remain at storm strength but soak the area in…
Read MoreBest of Artemis, week ending 23rd August 2020
Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 23rd August 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. Register free for our upcoming reinsurance…
Read MoreNext coronavirus economic stimulus: why you may still get $1,200 checks
Over the past few days, we have been hearing reports that the next coronavirus economic stimulus may not offer checks. Many, however, are still hopeful that Congress will approve stimulus checks to help cash-strapped Americans. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Coronavirus stimulus checks: are they coming? Americans are still waiting for the […]
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Read MoreLatest update on coronavirus relief package is just a mirage
The latest update is that lawmakers are far from a deal on the next coronavirus relief package, although signs that a bipartisan spirit is returning to Congress have appeared. It’s looking again like the next stimulus package won’t include a second round of checks, but it will include money for the U.S. Postal Service. Q2 […]
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Read MoreDividend Income from YOU the Bloggers – July 2020
What another month it has been in the stock market! The tradition, however, continues to march on, as the dividend income from YOU the bloggers article brings in the true F.I.R.E.! We are all on a form of financial independence journey and we are primarily using dividend income as our main source of passive income…
Read More55% Of Professionals Miss The Physical Office
Do you miss going into a physical office? As it turns out, more than ½ of professionals do. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more In a survey of 1,124 professionals by Blind, the anonymous professional network with over 3.6 million verified users, 55 percent said they missed going into the physical office. 42 […]
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