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Aetna’s claim ratio well-below Vitality Re ILS trigger in Q1 despite Covid-19
Despite the impacts of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, the medical benefit claims ratio reported by insurer Aetna for the first-quarter of 2020 has remained well-below the levels where its Vitality Re series of health insurance-linked securities (ILS) transactions could be triggered, we can report. As we’d explained previously, the Vitality Re health insurance ILS transactions,…
Read MoreWait for next Coronavirus stimulus round is over, hints Mnuchin
President Donald Trump on Monday shared encouraging news on the second stimulus package. Trump said the next package could come in a couple of weeks. On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin backed it up saying the Trump administration is discussing coronavirus stimulus round 2 and it could be passed in July. Q1 2020 hedge fund […]
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Read MoreMexico’s parametric World Bank cat bond looks safe from M7.4 earthquake
Southern Mexico was struck by a significant Magnitude 7.4 earthquake on Tuesday at around 15.30 UTC, but while the location of the earthquake appears to have fallen within a box relevant to the parametric trigger of the World Bank supported IBRD / FONDEN 2020 catastrophe bond, it does not look strong enough to have triggered…
Read MoreWindmill II Re cat bond “mirrors” traditional reinsurance for Achmea: Willis Re Securities
The recently completed Windmill II Re DAC (2020) catastrophe bond transaction effectively integrates within the property catastrophe reinsurance program of sponsor Achmea, according to the deals structuring agent and bookrunner Willis Re Securities. Netherlands headquartered primary insurance group Achmea returned to the catastrophe bond market at the beginning of June, to sponsor a new Windmill…
Read MoreSwiss Re lifts upper target for Matterhorn Re cat bond to $275m
Global reinsurance firm Swiss Re has raised the upper-end target for its latest catastrophe bond, with the Matterhorn Re Ltd. (Series 2020-4) transaction now aiming to secure as much as $275 million of capital markets backed retrocession for the sponsor. Swiss Re returned to the catastrophe bond market recently for what will be its fourth…
Read MoreLockton Capital Markets adds structuring expertise with Pan hire
Lockton Capital Markets, the unit with an alternative capital and insurance-linked securities focus at the largest independent insurance broker of the same name, has announced the hiring of Richard Pan as Managing Director, an executive with asset management, reinsurance and structuring expertise. Lockton continues to build out its Capital Markets practice, having recently installed a…
Read MoreBig Tech Survey: Continued Decline Of Mental Wellbeing
Mental health is becoming a bigger national concern as more Covid-19 cases surge in a likely second wave. On Blind, an anonymous professional network, with 3.6+MM verified users, we gauged the platform’s emotional well-being in terms of their anxiety levels, feelings of loneliness, and productivity during social distancing in late March. With Negative emotions in […]
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Read MoreMonthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Dream Office REIT
Updated on June 23rd, by Josh Arnold Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, give investors a hands-off way to participate in the economic upside of real estate. REITs have grown in popularity over time as yield-starved investors seek alternative strategies to generate portfolio income. One side effect of the growing popularity of REITs is the…
Read More5 Ways To Avoid Wall Street
I’m betting that at least once since March, you’ve wondered whether there’s something smarter you can do with your life savings than leaving it on Wall Street’s roller coaster. Maybe it was when the market was down more than 20% from its pre-COVID high? Or maybe it’s now, when even Paul Krugman warns, “Why are […]
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