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Coronavirus stimulus checks: McConnell finally agrees to resume talks, Schumer says

Stimulus negotiations have been stalled since earlier this month due to the elections. Even after the elections, lawmakers clashed over the size of the package, casting doubts on resuming the negotiations. Now Sen. Chuck Schumer has assured that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to restart talks over the coronavirus stimulus package, possibly including […]
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Read MoreStrategic Risk Solutions hires Charleson to expand ILS activities
Strategic Risk Solutions, Inc., a provider of insurance, reinsurance and captive management and consulting services, has announced the hiring of Matthew Charleson in Bermuda from Apex, who joins SRS with a remit to expand the firms insurance-linked securities (ILS) activities. Charleson is well-known in the Bermuda ILS market, where he has worked for a number…
Read MoreValue Investing Proper Definition – Is Value Investing For You?

Is value investing, dead or alive, something for you? There is a plethora of articles and videos attacking value investing, discussing whether it is dead, detrimental, whether people like Buffett should change their strategies and embrace the new ways of investing? Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more There is one certainty with such […]
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Read MoreCOVID-19 waves & vaccines modelled for La Vie Re mortality cat bond: RMS
The potential impacts of a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality, as well as how vaccines and other factors play into this, was modelled for in the recent La Vie Re Limited (Series 2020-1) mortality catastrophe bond issuance, RMS has explained. The successful issuance of the La Vie Re mortality catastrophe bond in…
Read MoreBitcoin News Today – Will the Run Last?

What happened with Bitcoin this week? Many investors who are new to the digital currency world might be scratching their heads with the Bitcoin news today. Why Bitcoin is increasing in value this week? After passing $16K and $17K within the last few days, this tidal wave has had multiple influences on the broader market’s […]
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Read MoreMulti-year hard market like 2001 possible in reinsurance: Jefferies
An aggregation of similar inflationary factors to those seen in 2001 means the reinsurance market may see a multi-year hard market, according to analysts at Jefferies. Jefferies analyst team believes that insurance and reinsurance companies are facing asset, liability and earnings related issues, which together could conspire to drive rates higher across a number of…
Read MoreInigo launches with $800m from pension, sovereign wealth & PE investors
Inigo Insurance is launching in time for the January renewals as a London headquartered and Lloyd’s market focused specialty insurance and reinsurance underwriter, with $800 million of funding from a range of pension, sovereign wealth and private equity investors. Subject to approval from the Corporation of Lloyd’s, Inigo Insurance is set to become the latest…
Read MoreCatastrophe bonds & related ILS hit new issuance record at $14.24bn in 2020
Catastrophe bond and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance has reached a new annual record already in 2020, surpassing $14 billion for the very first time, according to Artemis’ data on the cat bond market. Within our Artemis Deal Directory, which is the most extensive source of information available on catastrophe bonds and other similar insurance-linked…
Read MoreBermuda at forefront of global reinsurance capital raising: Wightman, PwC
The Bermuda market is intrinsically involved in much of the successful capital raising going on in the global reinsurance sector, with the Class of 2020 well on the way to establishing itself, Arthur Wightman, PwC Territory and Insurance leader has said. With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing, the global insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) industry…
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