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Dan Bailey to depart Steadfast Re for McGill & Partners
Dan Bailey, a well-known London and international broker producer with expertise across treaty reinsurance, collateralised products and retrocession, is moving employers after a relatively short stint with Steadfast Re, landing at McGill & Partners. Bailey had joined Steadfast Re, the reinsurance broking joint-venture of the Steadfast Group Ltd. and the ex-management team of broker Beach’s…
Read MoreCovid-19, civil unrest & severe weather dents CNA by $301m in Q2
U.S. commercial property and casualty carrier CNA Financial Corporation has reported a $301 million estimate of its second-quarter 2020 catastrophe losses, due to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, rioting and civil unrest, as well as severe weather. The overall catastrophe loss burden of $301 million for Q2 2020 reported by CNA is well above…
Read MoreWatch all of our virtual ILS conference ILS Asia 2020 on-demand now
Our online & virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference concluded yesterday and now every session is available to watch on-demand at your leisure. It’s been a fantastic few days of insightful discussions, watched by people from all over the globe. Thank you to all of our speakers and sponsors for supporting the event, making themselves available…
Read MoreThe Hartford gets PG&E subrogation recovery, reports cats & Covid-19 BI losses
U.S. insurer The Hartford has become the second to reveal a significant recoverable through PG&E related subrogation on claims related to the California wildfires, which sees a before tax $289 million flowing back to the company this quarter. Alongside this, The Hartford has reported above analyst estimate catastrophe losses from U.S. severe weather, as well…
Read MoreDigiterre updates its data management platform for ILS fund managers
Digiterre, a software and data engineering consultancy with a specialism in institutional quality investment markets, has updated its insurance-linked securities (ILS) data management platform for ILS investment fund managers. Digiterre’s platform is already used in the ILS sector, with specialist ILS and reinsurance linked asset manager Leadenhall Capital Partners among its client base. Digiterre’s platform…
Read MoreWhitney Tilson Is Bullish On Bank Stocks
Whitney Tilson’s email to investors disucssing him being bullish on bank stocks; the bear case; Doug Kass with the bull case. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Earnings Season For The Big Banks 1) It’s earnings season for the big banks this week. Citigroup (C), JPMorgan Chase (JPM), and Wells Fargo (WFC) reported […]
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Read MoreNothing Stopping Trump From Exploiting These CARES Act Tax Loopholes
On Tax Day, Nothing Stopping Trump From Exploiting These CARES Act Tax Loopholes and Bailouts Trump Could Receive Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Thanks To At Least Four Special Interest Loopholes Snuck Into Stimulus Law – And With His Lack Of Transparency, We May Never Know How Much He Pocketed Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences […]
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Read MoreMonthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Itau Unibanco
Published on July 15th, 2020 by Josh Arnold Banks in the US are generally well thought of when it comes to income investing. They tend to pay decent yields, and the best run banks offer relative dividend security, as well as the potential for dividend growth. Internationally, banks have proven riskier due to a variety…
Read MoreHow tail risk funds work
Tail risk funds have gotten a lot of attention since the sudden selloff that struck the markets in March, so many wonder how they work. Several tail risk funds reported returns in excess of 1,000%, causing questions about how such a return is even possible. It has to do with the way they go about […]
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