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New ILS products critical to a more sustainable economy: Nephila’s Schauble
The use of advanced technologies alongside thoughtful risk capacity to create new products that support a more sustainable world and improved risk taking is vital, according to Barney Schauble, Head of Labs at Nephila Advisors. The universe of responsible and sustainable investors is on the rise with participants in many global industries increasingly looking for…
Read MoreDividend Aristocrats In Focus: Target Corporation
Updated on March 9th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Every year, we publish a review of each of the Dividend Aristocrats, group of 65 companies in the S&P 500 Index with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. We believe the Dividend Aristocrats are among the best dividend stocks to buy, due to their long histories of…
Read MoreStarbase Tesla
Starbase, Texas pic.twitter.com/mt4IpqqmjF — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 8, 2021 Grimes, Elon Musk, and their son X AE A-XII in Starbase, Texas (photo tweeted by Musk). Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Starbase, Texas The contrast between Tesla (TSLA) shares and Tesla’s CEO on Monday was striking. Elon Musk started the day tweeting a literal […]
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Read MoreUS commercial property insurance prices still accelerating, says WTW
Insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has reported that US commercial property insurance prices continued to accelerate higher in the last quarter of 2020, a difference of opinion with rival Marsh. Marsh has already reported on US commercial insurance pricing in Q4 2020 and noted that while price increases across US commercial property…
Read MorePershing Square: Bill Ackman’s 7 Stock Market-Beating Portfolio
Updated on March 9th, 2021 by Nikolaos Sismanis Pershing Square Capital is a New York-based hedge fund founded in 2004 and still managed by legendary investor Bill Ackman. Pershing Square is unique, as it has been structured as a closed-end fund whose shares are publicly traded, but is still managed like a hedge fund. According…
Read MoreAccess to capital key in “dysfunctional” Florida insurance market
Florida’s insurance marketplace needs targeted legislative reform to address the numerous issues being faced by carriers in the state according to Demotech, while access to additional capital remains key for the “dysfunctional” marketplace. Rating agency Demotech, Inc. has laid out some of the issues facing Florida’s property insurers, citing an urgent need to address litigation…
Read MoreHelios raises £53.5m for hard market opportunities, majority from ILS investors
Helios Underwriting, the Lloyd’s of London focused investment and underwriting vehicle, secured £53.5 million of new capital through a share issuance, the majority of which has come from insurance-linked securities (ILS) market sources. As we explained yesterday, Helios was targeting a £60 million capital raise, with £40.8 million of the total set to be committed…
Read MoreNCIUA’s new Cape Lookout Re cat bond to more than double to $250m
The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) looks set for strong execution within the catastrophe bond market with its first issuance of 2021, as the target for its new Cape Lookout Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction has been more than doubled to $250 million in size. This is the latest catastrophe bond to show strong…
Read MoreResponsible Investment policies (ESG) can provide allocation edge: SBAI
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset managers could give themselves an edge in the allocation process, if they have a “well-defined and thoughtful” Responsible Investment policy, according to the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI). The Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) has developed a Responsible Investment framework for alternative investment managers, seeking to assist them in navigating…
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