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Monthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Global Net Lease
Updated on March 5th, 2020 by Nathan Parsh Real estate investment trusts – or REITs, for short – give investors a method to indirectly own high-quality real estate assets without the hassles and headaches associated with traditional real estate investment strategies. They are also a great source of dividend income. Thanks to the steady cash…
Read MoreChilean riot losses show need for hedging solutions, including ILS: PCS
Insurance and reinsurance market losses from the Chilean riots that took place in 2019 are continuing to rise and the magnitude of the industry loss, as well as the fact their size and location has been relatively unexpected in some quarters, means reinsurers are likely to be looking for hedging solutions, Property Claim Services (PCS)…
Read More2020 List of All Russell 2000 Companies | Free Excel Sheet Download
Updated on March 5th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Spreadsheet data updated daily The Russell 2000 Index is the world’s best-known benchmark for small cap domestic stocks. For investors looking to invest in small-caps, the Russell 2000 Index is the place to look. With that in mind, we created a downloadable list of the entire Russell…
Read MoreLockton Re names Ross Howard (formerly JLT Re / GC) as Global Chairman
Lockton Re, the reinsurance broking arm of the privately held and independent intermediary, has appointed a new senior Global Chairman in Ross Howard. Howard is most well-known for having been the Executive Chairman of reinsurance brokerage JLT Re, then becoming the Vice Chairman of Guy Carpenter after the acquisition of JLT by Marsh & McLennan…
Read More12 Stocks That Warren Buffett Could Buy
This is a guest contribution from Justin J. Carbonneau of Validea In Berkshire Hathaway’s 2019 annual letter released on February 22, 2020, Warren Buffett wrote the following about the criteria he and Charlie Munger use when looking to buy entire companies and stocks. Buffett writes: “We constantly seek to buy new businesses that meet three…
Read MoreWorld Bank President Malpass notes PEF pandemic bonds could pay out
The President of the World Bank Group David Malpass has highlighted the importance of financial preparation for pandemic emergencies, of the kind provided by the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF), which is backed by insurance including the now much-discussed World Bank issued pandemic catastrophe bonds. With the two tranches of notes issued as part of…
Read MoreArgo’s Loma Re 2013-1 cat bond extended again, loss outlook worsened
The outstanding Loma Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd. (Series 2013-1) catastrophe bond, that was sponsored by global insurance and reinsurance group Argo, has once again had its maturity date extended further into the future. It’s yet another sign that losses continue to develop from the 2017 hurricane season, as that was seen to have been the most…
Read MoreNashville, Tennessee tornado property damage to exceed $1bn: Corelogic
Risk modelling firm Corelogic said that the tornado outbreak that struck the Nashville, Tennessee area on March 3rd are likely to cause $1 billion or more of property damage once the impact is fully assessed. A line of severe thunderstorms coming up from the south struck the Nashville, Tennessee area on Tuesday morning, with a…
Read MoreWeather risk & renewables specialist GCube acquired by Tokio Marine HCC
Tokio Marine HCC, the specialty insurance players, has acquired GCube, a managing general agent (MGA) and underwriter focused on the renewable energy sector as well as weather risk transfer products. GCube has a track record of underwriting weather risk transfer on a parametric and index basis for the energy sector and had also been linked…
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