Investments
Tokio Marine seeks $150m Kizuna Re III cat bond from Singapore
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd., the giant Japanese primary insurance group, is back in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market seeking its fifth Kizuna Re catastrophe bond with a $150 million Kizuna Re III Pte. Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction that is being issued out of Singapore. It will be the seventh catastrophe bond…
Read MoreWinter storm at $12bn – $18bn only attritional to aggregate cat bonds: Plenum
The recent severe winter storm losses in the United States are only expected to have an attritional effect on certain aggregate catastrophe bonds, while per-occurrence bonds are expected to escape loss, according to Plenum Investments. The Zurich-headquartered specialist catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager noted that multi-peril aggregate cat bonds, providing reinsurance to…
Read MoreAon to help insurers transfer emerging liability risks to the capital markets
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon is working in collaboration with Praedicat to develop named peril liability reinsurance products to help insurers transfer emerging liability risks such as those related to nanomaterials and 5G to traditional reinsurers and also the capital markets. The idea is to address product liability risks from new and emerging technologies, developing…
Read MoreLockton Re hires Aon ILW practice head Parcell in Bermuda
Lockton Re, the reinsurance business of the privately held independent global broking firm, has announced a key hire in Bermuda, taking Thomas Parcell from Aon as its new Chief Broking Officer on the island. Lockton Re has been building out its Bermuda platform of late and Parcell marks a key move into the non-marine retrocessional…
Read MoreOrmat: Dirty Dealings in ‘Clean’ Energy
Hindenburg Research‘s short report on Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA). Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Ormat Technologies, Inc. (ORA) Today we reveal how ESG-darling Ormat, a developer and operator of geothermal power plants, has engaged in what we believe to be widespread and systematic acts of international corruption. We expect the blowback to […]
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Read MoreGold still falling as gold equities now mixed after a rough week
Gold equities are mixed today as the gold price continues to struggle, although it is starting to stabilize as the bond market selloff comes to an end. Gold equities are doing better than the precious metal itself, based on exchange-traded fund flows. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Gold equities are doing a […]
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Read MoreBefore You Chase Another IPO – Read This!
The initial public offering market is Hot! [soros] Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The IPO market is booming, with shareholders clamouring for newly listed companies. 2020 was a record year for IPOs, with $331bn raised globally; including 454 offerings worth $167bn in the US. This is miles ahead of the previous full-year […]
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Read MoreVaccine Priority by Race or Weight Creates Controversy
Vaccine Priority by Race or Weight Creates Controversy, And a Suspension; What’s Fair and Legal?; How Best to Determine Obesity For Priority? Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Controversy Surrounding Vaccine Priority WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 1, 2021) – While there is widespread agreement that the elderly should be given priority in receiving COVID-19 […]
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Read MoreA new suggestion for the Biden administration about Fannie Mae
Questions remain about what the Biden administration will do with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. However, a new report from the Brookings Institution’s Economic Studies Group offers insight into what could happen to the government-sponsored enterprises. It suggests that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be used to drive more racial equality in the housing industry, […]
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