Financial
Google parent Alphabet turns to cat bonds for earthquake insurance
Alphabet, Inc., the holding company for Google and its many units, has entered the catastrophe bond market for the first time, as the technology giant seeks $237.5 million of earthquake insurance protection that will be fully collateralized through the issuance of a Phoenician Re Ltd. (Series 2020-1) cat bond transaction to capital market investors. The…
Read MoreStrange Math In Pfizer’s “90% Effective” Vaccine
Strange Math in Pfizer’s “90% Effective” Vaccine; They Say Figures Don’t Lie, But Maybe Pfizer Doesn’t Figure Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Is More Than 90% Effective WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 9, 2020) – Pfizer has announced that preliminary figures from its initial testing show that its COVID vaccine may be […]
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Read MoreTransformer Efficiency and Losses – Financial Cost and Solutions
Transformers are the most commonly used AC-AC converter device in power systems. They convert an alternating current (AC) circuit of a specific voltage to a higher or lower value, without change of frequency. While a transformer changes the voltage of an AC in a circuit to a higher or lower value, it has practically no […]
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Read MoreMiller to be acquired by PE investor Cinven & sovereign wealth fund GIC
Miller Insurance Services LLP, the wholesale and London broker majority owned by Willis Towers Watson (WTW), is to be acquired by private equity specialist investor Cinven and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC. Strategic alternatives for ownership of insurance and reinsurance broker Miller have been under consideration since earlier this year, the company and its majority…
Read MoreAIG reports slight dip in AlphaCat ILS assets, but higher investment fee income
American International Group’s (AIG) insurance-linked securities and collateralised reinsurance investment manager entity, AlphaCat Managers, saw a slight decline in ILS assets under management during the third-quarter of the year, but delivered its parent improved investment fee income. AlphaCat Managers ended the second quarter with $4.3 billion of total ILS assets under management (AuM), $4.2 billion…
Read MoreWhy and how to grow a business through content marketing
A strong content marketing strategy can help you grow a business no matter what kind of business it is. Solid content marketing strategies that will successfully grow a business include four main elements: search engine optimization, a website or blog, social media, and an emailed newsletter. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more If […]
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Read MoreAllied World sponsoring first cat bond, a $150m 2001 CAT Re deal
Allied World Assurance Company (AWAC), a global insurance and reinsurance company and part of the Fairfax Financial group, is set to sponsor its first ever catastrophe bond, with a $150 million targeted issuance of this new 2001 CAT Re Ltd. (Series 2020-1) multi-peril transaction. Allied World is seeking retrocessional reinsurance style protection from its first…
Read MoreLife settlements to feel effects of COVID, but won’t hinder growth: Conning
The life settlements market will not be immune to the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, according to investment management consultancy Conning, but this won’t hinder it from achieving continued growth the company said. There are a number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund managers who allocate to life settlements through their life related ILS funds.…
Read MoreCat bond & related ILS market breaks record for number of deals in 2020
The market for catastrophe bonds and related insurance-linked securities (ILS) has broken the annual record for the number of deals issued already in 2020, as this year remains on-track to break the record for the dollar amount issued as well. Within our Artemis Deal Directory, which is the most extensive source of information on catastrophe…
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