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Schroder Secquaero takes proactive approach to fair value under COVID-19
Schroder Secquaero, the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit of global asset manager Schroders, has taken a proactive approach to fair valuation of its ILS funds under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 and the coronavirus raised a new and significant uncertainty for ILS fund valuation, as there is potential exposure to business interruption claims…
Read More5 Dividend Increases Expected in October 2020
Another month is in the books. We are now in the final quarter of 2020, the craziest investing year of my career! Luckily, the third quarter was filled with plenty of dividend increases. For those of you that are new followers, each month we summarize the dividend increases from the previous month and predict…
Read MoreStorm Delta forecast to hit hurricane strength on approach to Gulf Coast landfall
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is still in its peak and despite a week or more of quieter conditions the tropics have become active again, as tropical storm Delta becomes the 25th named storm of the year and is forecast to become hurricane Delta as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico towards another United…
Read MoreDon’t rule out more longevity swaps by year-end: Aon
The pension fund risk settlement market has been up and down throughout 2020, as the pandemic related uncertainty has caused activity to fluctuate in the longevity swap, reinsurance and bulk annuity market. But Aon believes total volumes could still hit UK £50 billion this year. More activity may be seen before the end of 2020,…
Read MoreCat bond funds lead in August, as loss events erode aggregates for private ILS
Catastrophe bond fund returns led the way through August 2020 with another strong month, while private ILS and collateralised reinsurance suffered a little as a string of catastrophe events eroded aggregates and caused some declines in return. According to the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index the average return of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds…
Read MoreSCOR optimises P&C leadership, promotes Liot to Chief Retrocession Officer
French reinsurance company SCOR has optimised its leadership across its property and casualty arm SCOR Global P&C, with one of the changes being a promotion to Chief Retrocession Officer for Benoît Liot. Liot leads all insurance-linked securities (ILS), catastrophe bond and sidecar issuances for SCOR Global P&C, a key role for the reinsurer as it…
Read MoreFidelis returns for second Herbie Re cat bond, a $175m multi-peril deal
Fidelis has returned to the catastrophe bond market for its second transaction, as the company looks to embed the capital markets more deeply within its reinsurance program arrangements with a $175 million Herbie Re Ltd. (Series 2020-2) issuance. Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, the specialty insurance and reinsurance company launched by industry veteran Richard Brindle, sponsored…
Read MoreBest of Artemis, week ending 4th October 2020
Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 4th October 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Register for our mid-November reinsurance &…
Read MoreUnemployment Remains Unacceptably High, Admin Refuse Relief
Unemployment Remains Unacceptably High, Yet Trump’s Senate Allies Simply Refuse to Deliver More COVID-19 Relief Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Unemployment Rate Is At An Unacceptably High 7.9% WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Labor Department’s September jobs report shows the Trump recession drags on. The unemployment rate is at an unacceptably high 7.9 percent and an even […]
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