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You can still get unemployment benefits if you return to work
States are now slowly starting to reopen, and people are expected to get back to work. However, many are still avoiding work because of the high unemployment benefits, including the $600 federal unemployment benefit, they are getting. For some, the unemployment benefits are more than the pay they would get from returning to work. Thus, […]
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Read MoreTrump’s reported Bitcoin instruction shows he is out of touch?
Trump’s reported instruction to the U.S Treasury Secretary to ‘go after Bitcoin‘ highlights how “backward-looking and out-of-touch” he is, says the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations. Q1 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The slamming indictment from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere […]
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Read MoreApollo / Athene’s ACRA sidecar funds 63% of $27bn Pru reinsurance transaction
Apollo Global Management has put its third-party capitalised sidecar vehicle for life and retirement investment opportunities, the Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate (ACRA), to good use in completing a massive $27 billion fixed annuity block reinsurance transaction and investment in a subsidiary of Prudential plc. Announced today, Apollo owned Athene has reinsured a $27 billion in-force…
Read MoreStress tests show key collateralised market role in catastrophe claims
Results of joint stress tests conducted by the UK’s Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) show that collateralised sources of reinsurance capacity, largely from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, are key when it comes to protecting UK and Bermudian re/insurers. The stress tests looked at a range of severe catastrophe loss…
Read MoreNZ Earthquake Commission secures $6.2bn reinsurance renewal
The New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC), the state-owned residential property disaster insurance entity, has successfully placed its $6.2 billion reinsurance renewal flat in terms of size with the prior year, citing reinsurers ongoing confidence in the country. The New Zealand Earthquake Commission (EQC) has been buying reinsurance since 1988, as a way to augment its…
Read MoreFirst private cat bond issued from GC / MMC’s Isosceles ILS platform
This almost $16.5 million Isosceles Insurance Ltd. (Series 2020-A1) transaction is the first private insurance-linked securities (ILS) arrangement or catastrophe bond from the Marsh & McLennan Companies and reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter operated Isosceles Insurance Limited transformer and segregated cell structure. Isosceles Insurance Limited has issued a single tranche featuring $16.445 million of Series 2020-A1…
Read MoreGermany helps fund parametric risk transfer premiums for ARC member nations
The German government is helping African countries to continue benefiting from parametric drought insurance protection under the African Risk Capacity (ARC), with around EUR 19 million being donated to help fund their participation during a time when fiscal budgets may be stretched by the pandemic. The German government is assuming responsibility for around EUR 19…
Read MoreNew Global Business Complexity Index 2020 – US ranks second
onThe TMF Group just published an annual report on global business complexity, which it has been doing since 2013. 2020 High-level results: Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia and Greece are the most complex countries Curacao, U.S., Jamaica, Denmark and The British Virgin Islands are least complex The U.S. (#2) ranking is in sharp contrast to the […]
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Read MoreMonthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Cross Timbers Royalty Trust
Updated on June 17th, 2020 by Josh Arnold Investors can buy stock in companies of all shapes and sizes thanks to the diverse offerings available in the stock market. Companies with market capitalizations of $10 billion or more are considered large-caps. Small-caps have market capitalizations below $2 billion. However, there are even smaller companies that…
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