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Taking Nassim Taleb’s Tail Risk Time Advice
Taleb Says It’s Time To Hedge Tail Risk A few years ago, Nassim Taleb and I followed each other on Twitter, and he was even kind enough to offer his respects on my deadlift PR. Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Screen capture via Twitter. Since then, like presumably hundreds of his other […]
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Read MoreGambling Industry in Canada – Analysis
Gambling industry in Canada is seeing significant growth over the past few decades following its legalization in the 1970s. One primary reason for this is the laws surround gambling in the country are not too strict, unlike in many other countries, including the U.S. This ensured that Canadians never had any dearth of gambling options, […]
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Read MoreCoronavirus stimulus checks: Who may or may not get it?
Speculations surrounding the next coronavirus stimulus round are in full swing nowadays. There are several media reports on what the next coronavirus package would include, how much the next stimulus checks would be and who would get it. Now, one popular Republican senator has come up with his own take on the next coronavirus stimulus […]
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Read MoreThe Best CRM and Digital Marketing Stocks to Invest in Post-Corona
In a world fundamentally transformed by the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, business life has largely shifted online on both the side of enterprises and their customers. In the wake of this transformation, tools such as customer relationship management (CRM) systems, and digital marketing platforms have become increasingly vital. Consequently, the stocks of the […]
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Read MoreNext coronavirus stimulus checks: who would qualify?
We are likely now just days away from the second coronavirus stimulus check announcement. Still there no details, including how much it could be and who would qualify. There are reports lately that the next coronavirus stimulus checks would be targeted and those with an income of $40,000 or less would qualify. Q2 2020 hedge […]
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Read MoreAeolus appoints Aditya Dutt as President
Aditya Dutt, the leader of RenaissanceRe’s insurance-linked securities (ILS) and third-party capital management businesses, is set to take on the role of Partner and President of Bermuda-based reinsurance and ILS focused investment fund manager, Aeolus Capital Management Ltd. As we wrote last week, it was announced that Dutt would be leaving RenRe for another opportunity,…
Read MoreCat bond investors valued Windmill II Re diversification opportunity: RMS
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors and catastrophe bond funds valued the diversification opportunity that was the recent EUR 100 million European peril focused recently completed Windmill II Re DAC (2020) transaction sponsored by Achmea, according to catastrophe modeller RMS. Diversification opportunities are always readily welcomed by cat bond funds and their investors and in 2020 this…
Read MoreCovid & riots lift W. R. Berkley’s Q2 losses above estimates
The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and costs from the riots and civil unrest in the U.S. have lifted insurance carrier W. R. Berkley’s second-quarter loss burden well above estimates. W. R. Berkley reported an estimated $145 million pre-tax catastrophe loss burden for the second-quarter of 2020. The largest driver of these losses is the…
Read MoreUniversal says weather losses go over budget in Q2
Universal Insurance Holdings, the Florida headquartered and expansive primary insurance carrier, has reported suffering above budget losses due to severe weather in the second-quarter of 2020. The carrier reported on Friday that weather related catastrophe events caused it $17 million pre-tax (approximately $12.8 million, after-tax) of losses, after taking into account reinsurance recoveries. As a…
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