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Best of Artemis, week ending 19th April 2020
Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 19th April 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…
Read MoreThe 100 Highest Beta Stocks In The S&P 500
Updated on April 18th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Spreadsheet data updated daily, constituents updated quarterly In the world of investing, volatility matters. Investors are reminded of this every time there is a downturn in the broader market and individual stocks that are more volatile than others experience enormous swings in price in both directions. That…
Read More2020 Updated List Of All Wilshire 5000 Stocks
Updated on April 17th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Spreadsheet data updated daily The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, or simply the Wilshire 5000 Index, is a market-capitalization-weighted index of all equities that are actively traded in the United States. Because of its depth and breadth, the Wilshire 5000 Index is an excellent place to look…
Read MoreWorld Bank pandemic bonds & swaps triggered, will pay out $195.84m
The World Bank issued pandemic catastrophe bonds and pandemic risk-linked swaps have now been triggered and will pay out $195.84m, we’ve learned today, after the final trigger parameter of the growth-rate of coronavirus cases turned positive. Sources told us that the all-important growth rate factor turned positive as of March 31st, which was the final…
Read MoreGlobal reinsurance capital recovers ~15% since initial Covid-19 hit: Willis Re
Global reinsurance capital levels have made a significant recovery broker Willis Re estimates, as the improvements in investment markets in recent weeks leads the company to believe that reinsurance capital is now only down roughly 5% since the beginning of 2020. The initial financial and investment market volatility created by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic had…
Read More4 Strategies to Weather this Pandemic
We are now in, officially, week 5 of the global Pandemic and our state of Ohio’s shut down. I have recently wrote about different stocks and industries that are better investment opportunities versus others. However, there are also many strategies to use to weather this pandemic of the coronavirus that I would encourage and explore.…
Read MoreEarly Firm Order Terms reflect mid-year renewal firming: Albertini, Leadenhall
The mid-year reinsurance renewal season is set for further firming of premium rates as market conditions help to sustain and perhaps accelerate recent trends, something Leadenhall Capital Partners CEO Luca Albertini says is evident in early Firm Order Terms. The CEO of London headquartered insurance linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance related investments manager Leadenhall Capital…
Read MoreMassive Covid-19 losses likely, but forced claims could bankrupt: Industry CEO’s
Two very senior insurance and reinsurance market leaders have warned that the sector is already facing “massive” losses from the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and that any forcing of business interruption claims on top of that could “bankrupt” the industry. The comments come from Oliver Bäte, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurance and reinsurance group…
Read MoreSoutheast U.S. tornadoes may drive billion dollar losses: Aon
The outbreak of severe convective weather that affected the U.S. south and eastern states this week may result in both economic and insured losses that surpass $1 billion, according to the latest update from Aon’s Impact Forecasting. At least 121 confirmed tornado touchdowns were seen in the severe weather outbreak that impacted states from Texas…
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