Investments
These Are the Factors Going for the S&P 500 Bulls
Since Monday’s premarket open, the S&P 500 was steadily rising before stabilizing above the mid-June tops. While the index comfortably closed at its intraday highs, can we trust this breakout? While a little breather following the string of five consecutive days of solid gains isn’t unimaginable, I think the unfolding rally has legs enough to […]
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Read MoreBermuda market share of alternative capital reached 73% in 2018
The Bermuda insurance and reinsurance market’s share of global alternative capital capacity accelerated in 2018 to reach an impressive $71 billion, or roughly 73%, as capital raising flowed to Bermuda-based ILS structures and funds. As alternative capital in insurance and reinsurance, from the dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers, reinsurer joint-ventures and ILS vehicles, as…
Read MoreBuy-and-Hold Is a Product of the Enlightenment
I was engaged in a discussion with some critics of mine the other day and some words came out of me that had never come out of me before. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Validity Of Modern Portfolio Theory Buy-and-Hold is rooted in Modern Portfolio Theory. My critics were making some […]
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Read MoreTigerRisk hires international broker Juan England from Willis Re
TigerRisk Partners LLC, the global risk, capital and reinsurance brokerage and advisory, has added another hire, taking Juan England from Willis Re for a role focused on European and international reinsurance clients. TigerRisk has been one of the broking firms to benefit from an exodus from some of the leading firms in recent months. In…
Read MorePioneer ILS Interval fund shrinks, but returns beat benchmark
The Pioneer ILS Interval Fund, a dedicated insurance-linked securities (ILS) focused mutual investment fund strategy operated by Amundi Pioneer Investment Management, saw its assets under management shrink by around 2.4% in the last quarter of record, but in the six months at April 30th delivered benchmark beating returns. Having returned to growth for the first…
Read MoreUnited (UPC) names Martz as President, Dittman as Chief Risk Officer
Florida headquartered, expansive catastrophe exposed primary property insurer United Insurance Holdings (UPC Insurance) has appointed its CFO Brad Martz as President of the insurer and Chris Dittman takes on the role of Chief Risk Officer, keeping his reinsurance buying responsibilities as well. Both are well-known in relation to United’s (UPC) purchasing of a robust reinsurance…
Read MoreAXA XL helps Bluefire with personal auto collateralised reinsurance deal
The transaction is the first personal auto reinsurance transaction backed by alternative capital that AXA XL has completed in Bermuda, helping long-time MGA partner Bluefire to reduce its exposure in a capital efficient manner. AXA XL Reinsurance in Bermuda and Bluefire have collaborated since 2014 and this partnership was strengthened in 2019 when Bluefire consolidated…
Read MoreChubb reports $1.8bn cat loss hit for Q2, $1.37bn from Covid-19
U.S. and global primary insurance carrier and reinsurance company Chubb, has pre-announced a massive just over $1.8 billion hit from global catastrophes and the Covid-19 pandemic for the second-quarter of the year, setting the stage for other large loss hits from major players. Chubb had previously said it would categorise the losses it suffered from…
Read MoreNew Climate Risk Rating Of Companies For Investors
New dataset gives investors temperature ratings for 4,000 global companies, based on targets to cut all GHG emissions they are responsible for. Based on a new approach currently being developed by CDP and WWF, CDP temperature ratings can be used for gauging the temperature pathway of investor portfolios, funds and stock indices. Europe’s largest asset […]
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