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How to ensure you get 2nd coronavirus stimulus check quickly
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, on Tuesday, noted that stimulus checks would be part of the GOP proposal, which would arrive sometime later this week. Support from McConnell almost confirms that stimulus checks would be part of the next stimulus package. So, rather than just waiting for the coronavirus stimulus check, you should take necessary […]
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Read MoreCrescat Capital: Shorting China And Hong Kong Currencies
ValueWalk’s Raul Panganiban interviews Kevin Smith, CFA, Founder, CEO, and CIO and Tavi Costa, Partner and Portfolio Manager at Crescat Capital. In this part, Tavi and Kevin discuss the opportunity for investing in precious metals, taking an activist approach, shorting China and Hong Kong currencies. Check out the full interview on ValueWalk Premium. Q2 2020 […]
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Read MoreActivists Recommend Executive Actions on Race, Climate & Pollution Inequities
115 Groups Sign Presidential Policy Agenda Recommending Executive Actions on Race, Climate & Pollution Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more MoveOn, Greenpeace, Sunrise Movement, 350.org, Hip Hop Caucus, Working Family Party among Signers A Call For An Executive Action To Address The Systemic Inequalities Of Pollution And Climate Crisis New York, NY – […]
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Read MorePositive opportunities for ILS moving forward, say experts at ILS Asia 2020
The past few months have provided unprecedented challenges for all areas of the global financial markets, but for insurance-linked securities (ILS) players, the ongoing desire for un-correlated assets presents a great opportunity, according to industry experts. On the final day of our virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference, leaders and experts from across the ILS and…
Read MoreQBE cat losses over budget. With Covid-19 expects US $750m loss in H1
Australia headquartered global insurance and reinsurance group QBE has revealed an expectation of a US $750 million loss for the first-half of 2020, as its catastrophe losses came in over budget and it forecast a $335 million hit from Covid-19 in the period. Overall, QBE forecast its total losses from the Covid-19 pandemic as being…
Read MoreFedNat bolsters reinsurance, adds Swiss Re quota share on Florida business
FedNat Holding Company, the U.S. primary insurance carrier group, has bolstered its reinsurance program for the 2020-2021 season, adding coverage to reduce its second and third event retentions, plus a non-Florida quota share and a Florida specific quota share with Swiss Re. FedNat had secured a catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance program covering it on…
Read MoreW. R. Berkley targets reinsurance growth in firming market
With reinsurance pricing firming broadly and expected to continue to do so, one of the dynamics we expect to see in the marketplace is increasing competition, as the improved rate environment attracts some underwriters back to the market. Case in point W. R. Berkley, whose appetite for reinsurance underwriting has diminished over the last decade…
Read MoreAXIS’ sidecar Alturas Re makes 3,628 preferred share issuance & listing
The Alturas Re Ltd. collateralised reinsurance sidecar vehicle of global specialist re/insurer AXIS Capital has completed a new issuance of 3,628 preferred shares, meaning options for third-party investors to access the returns of AXIS’ underwriting business seemingly expand. AXIS has been expanding its insurance-linked securities (ILS) activities, particularly in private quota shares in recent years.…
Read MorePrudential cites resilience of UK longevity market despite COVID, as it closes $1.7bn of deals
The UK market for longevity risk transfer and reinsurance has remained resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Prudential Retirement, a business unit of Prudential Financial, Inc., which has closed $1.7 billion of longevity reinsurance deals in the first-half of this year. Prudential has highlighted the growing number of smaller pension risk transfer transactions in…
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