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Artemis Live: Interview with RMS’ Jin Shah & Jeff Waters
This week our new video interview features RMS’ Jin Shah and Jeff Waters, who joined us to discuss the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and how technology and analytics can help insurance, reinsurance and ILS market participants be better prepared and respond as storms threaten. All of our Artemis Live video interviews can be accessed directly…
Read MoreThe Thing That We Call a Price Crash Is Really an Emotions Crash
I believe that Robert Shiller’s Nobel-prize-winning research is legitimate research. I believe that most of today’s stock price is not reflective of economic realities but only of the temporary irrational exuberance of millions of highly emotional investors. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Expect To See Another Price Crash I also believe that […]
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Read MoreUSAA in further $2.97m reinsurance recovery from Espada Re cat bond
U.S. primary mutual insurer USAA has made a second reinsurance recovery from its Espada Reinsurance Limited (Series 2016-1) catastrophe bond transaction and has released more of the outstanding principal back to investors as well. USAA sponsored the Espada Re catastrophe bond in 2016, securing $50 million of multi-peril U.S. catastrophe reinsurance protection from the transaction…
Read MoreILS should play a role in pandemic backstop solutions: Survey respondents
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and capital markets backed sources of insurance or reinsurance capacity should play a role in any government or industry supported pandemic risk pooling facility or backstop, respondents to our latest survey said. Overwhelmingly, the hundreds of respondents to our latest market survey are in favour of and recognise the need for some…
Read MoreLemonade files to go public and reveals Nephila as reinsurer
Lemonade, Inc., one of the highest profile insurtech start-ups that had been funded by Softbank among others, has filed an initial public offering (IPO) registration statement in which it has also revealed that one of its reinsurers is the largest ILS fund manager in the world Nephila Capital. Lemonade is targeting a listing on the…
Read MorePotensic Launches A Brand-New Drone – DREAMER
Potensic Unveils DREAMER Series, the GPS Drone with 4K UHD Camera Featuring Waypoint Flight, Follow Me and Orbit Flight, Auto Return and Altitude Hold, RC Quadcopter for Beginners and Professionals. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Different from the products we have released in the past, the DREAMER with 4K camera has been […]
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Read More105 investors press for environmental disclosure from 1000+ high-impact firms
105 investors press for environmental disclosure from 1000+ high-impact firms Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more 105 global investors, holding over US$10 trillion in assets, are taking part in a CDP flagship campaign to put pressure on some of the globe’s highest impact corporations. Exxon Mobil, Facebook and Domino’s Pizza are among the […]
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Read MorePrinted Sensors: Emerging Applications Outweigh Test Strip Decline
Asked to picture a printed sensor, you might well imagine a paper test strip for measuring blood glucose concentration. After all, such test strips comprise the majority of the printed sensor market, with billions used each year by diabetics around the world. However, this ubiquitous application masks a highly complex, fragmented and in some cases […]
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Read MoreDruckenmiller Says He Was ‘Far Too Cautious’ During Rally
The shocking rally in U.S. stocks has claimed another bear: Stan Druckenmiller. The legendary investor, who last month warned about owning stocks, said on Monday that he now thinks he was “far too cautious” during current market gains. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Druckenmiller Says He Missed A Great Opportunity During Rally […]
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