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Selective says reinsurance renewal rates outpaced its primary lines
Selective Insurance Group said that reinsurance rate increases are outpacing those seen on its primary policies, which means that its underwriting profits will be dented in 2021. Selective is the first primary insurer to say that rising reinsurance pricing is moving faster than its own ability to increase rates for its primary policies, with the…
Read MoreHayden Capital Up 222% In 2020 (Full Q4 Letter)
Last year was a year I’m sure we’ll all remember for the rest of our lives, given the amount of pain and turmoil it has caused almost every citizen of our world. But if you only looked at our figures below, you may think that think that 2020 was a fortunate year. In a certain […]
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Read MoreAt 67, This Retired Hall of Fame Coach Started a Business in the Middle of a Pandemic
There have been 100’s of stories about amazing people starting up new businesses in the middle of a global pandemic. The sports world in particular took a huge hit when all sports started getting cancelled early in 2020. Coach David Houle, the winningest high school coach in American history and a Hall of Fame inductee […]
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Read MoreWant Or Need To Retire Early? Tips On How To Pay For It
Delaying retirement has become common for many Americans, either because they saved too little or they just want to continue working because they enjoy it. Others go in the opposite direction. They retire early – sometimes out of choice but often because their health or the economy forces it. While early retirement might […]
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Read MoreTech & ILS can support fragile SME infrastructure: Palihapitiya, OTT Risk at ILS NYC 2021
The arrival of the global pandemic shone a light on the fragility of the infrastructure that supports small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the world, but with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, there’s an opportunity waiting to be unlocked, according to OTT Risk’s Chamath Palihapitiya. Soon after the initial shock…
Read MoreUkraine’s domestic bonds yields will keep foreign investors interested in 2021, says Konstantin Stetsenko, ICU
2020 started with the Ukrainian fixed income market seeing large demand from international investors. But with the COVID-19 pandemic foreigners began to withdraw funds from hryvnia denominated bonds. However, the end of 2020 saw a return of their interest to UAH debt. Konstantin Stetsenko, co-founder of ICU, an independent asset management, private equity and investment […]
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Read MoreABIR launches ILS working group, PartnerRe’s Hughes to lead
The Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers (ABIR) has launched a new working group focused on insurance-linked securities (ILS) and alternative reinsurance capital. ABIR has set up a range of working groups and committees focused on key issues and opportunities facing the insurance and reinsurance market, with the goal of ensuring the Bermuda market is…
Read MoreFedNat expands quota share, adds aggregate reinsurance, reports $23m Q4 cat losses
FedNat Holding Company, the U.S. primary insurance carrier group, further expanded its reinsurance arrangements towards the end of the year, adding new quota share protection so it now benefits from 40% coverage through the middle of 2021. The insurer has also reported that its net catastrophe losses for the fourth-quarter will dent its results for…
Read MoreBrit’s ILS asset manager Sussex Capital grows to $525m
Specialty insurance and reinsurance player Brit Ltd. successfully expanded its insurance-linked securities (ILS) management activities during 2020, with its Sussex Capital ILS management and collateralised reinsurance platform increasing its assets under management to $525 million. Sussex Capital is an insurance linked securities (ILS) asset management platform that Brit founded in Bermuda in 2017. ILS and…
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