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Allstate’s aggregate cat losses trend above average, with $350m in May
U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has reported $350 million of pre-tax losses from natural catastrophe and severe weather events from May 2020, adding to a heavy toll for the start of the aggregate reinsurance contract year for a number of its catastrophe bonds. The $350 million, pre-tax ($277 million, after-tax), of catastrophe losses experienced in…
Read MoreHow DevOps Has Impacted Development - A Look at the Before and After
Software development has been around for a very long time, and as such, it has gone through tremendous changes. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more During the era where the internet wasn’t so globally available, people had to physically buy floppy disks, and eventually CD’s with the pre-installed software on them so they […]
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Read More54% of small businesses faced fewer sales due to Covid-19
54% of small businesses faced fewer sales due to Covid-19, yet 90% are feeling positive for the future Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The team at Tech.co surveyed 100 small businesses about how they’ve managed during the lockdown. As the lockdown eases and more employees head back to the office, we were […]
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Read MoreGlobal Standards Fund to drive ambition for the GRI Standards
Global Standards Fund to drive ambition for the GRI Standards Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Amsterdam, 18 June 2020 – A global fundraising initiative has been launched to safeguard and increase GRI’s ability to deliver the leading sustainability standards that encourage organizations to embrace responsible business practices. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, […]
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Read MoreMetLife enters UK longevity reinsurance market with PIC transaction
Metlife, Inc., one of the largest life and annuities insurance groups in the world, has entered the longevity reinsurance market in the United Kingdom, providing a longevity risk transfer arrangement for regular market participant Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC). Metlife entered into the longevity reinsurance arrangement using its susbidiary Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company. Metropolitan…
Read MoreRecession Worsens as 1.5 Million More Workers Lose Jobs; What should Trump Do
Recession Worsens as 1.5 Million More Workers Lose Jobs, More Small Businesses Lose Out Despite Trump PPP and stimulus programs Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. economy fell further into recession as over 1.5 million more Americans filed for unemployment benefits this week, bringing the total number of workers […]
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Read More2020 Large Cap Stocks List
Published on June 17th, 2020 by Bob Ciura It is likely that at some point, investors have come across the term market capitalization (or market cap), although many investors may not know what the term means. But the concept of market capitalization is very straightforward. Market capitalization simply refers to the total value of a…
Read MoreCongress Members Unveil New Relief Plan For Restaurants
TODAY AT 11:30 AM ET: Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR 3) Join Independent Restaurant Coalition to Unveil New Relief Plan for Independent Restaurants Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Recent Compass Lexecon Economic Report Projected Fund Would Return Up to $271 Billion to Recovering Economy, Reduce Nationwide Unemployment by 2.4 […]
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Read MoreAnnouncing keynote speakers for our virtual ILS Asia conference
We’re delighted to reveal the keynote speakers joining us for our online & virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference this July. The agenda is coming together and we urge you to register soon to take advantage of this opportunity to hear from ILS industry experts. Plans for our online & virtual ILS Asia 2020 conference are…
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