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MetLife enters UK longevity reinsurance market with PIC transaction
Metlife, Inc., one of the largest life and annuities insurance groups in the world, has entered the longevity reinsurance market in the United Kingdom, providing a longevity risk transfer arrangement for regular market participant Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC). Metlife entered into the longevity reinsurance arrangement using its susbidiary Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company. Metropolitan…
Read MoreRecession Worsens as 1.5 Million More Workers Lose Jobs; What should Trump Do
Recession Worsens as 1.5 Million More Workers Lose Jobs, More Small Businesses Lose Out Despite Trump PPP and stimulus programs Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. economy fell further into recession as over 1.5 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits this week, bringing the total number of workers […]
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Read More2020 Large Cap Stocks List
Published on June 17th, 2020 by Bob Ciura It is likely that at some point, investors have come across the term market capitalization (or market cap), although many investors may not know what the term means. But the concept of market capitalization is very straightforward. Market capitalization simply refers to the total value of a…
Read MoreCongress Members Unveil New Relief Plan For Restaurants
TODAY AT 11:30 AM ET: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR 3) Join Independent Restaurant Coalition to Unveil New Relief Plan for Independent Restaurants Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Recent Compass Lexecon Economic Report Projected Fund Would Return Up to $271 Billion to Recovering Economy, Reduce Nationwide Unemployment by 2.4 […]
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Read MoreAnnouncing keynote speakers for our virtual ILS Asia conference
We’re delighted to reveal the keynote speakers joining us for our online & virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference this July. The agenda is coming together and we urge you to register soon to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from ILS industry experts. Plans for our online & virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference are…
Read MoreYou can still get unemployment benefits if you return to work
States are now slowly starting to reopen, and people are expected to get back to work. However, many are still avoiding work because of the high unemployment benefits, including the $600 federal unemployment benefit, they are getting. For some, the unemployment benefits are more than the pay they would get from returning to work. Thus, […]
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Read MoreTrump’s reported Bitcoin instruction shows he is out of touch?
Trump’s reported instruction to the U.S Treasury Secretary to ‘go after Bitcoin‘ highlights how “backward-looking and out-of-touch” he is, says the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The slamming indictment from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere […]
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Read MoreApollo / Athene’s ACRA sidecar funds 63% of $27bn Pru reinsurance transaction
Apollo Global Management has put its third-party capitalised sidecar vehicle for life and retirement investment opportunities, the Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA), to good use in completing a massive $27 billion fixed annuity block reinsurance transaction and investment in a subsidiary of Prudential plc. Announced today, Apollo owned Athene has reinsured a $27 billion in-force…
Read MoreStress tests show key collateralised market role in catastrophe claims
Results of joint stress tests conducted by the UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) show that collateralised sources of reinsurance capacity, largely from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, are key when it comes to protecting UK and Bermudian re/insurers. The stress tests looked at a range of severe catastrophe loss…
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