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These Are The Top 10 US Startups Of 2020
The year 2020 was a roller-coaster ride for U.S. companies, including startups. Some start-ups, however, were able to grow their value despite the coronavirus pandemic. Many of these startups were able to achieve unicorn status as well. Detailed below are the top 10 U.S. startups of 2020. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more […]
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Read MoreWinter storm losses seen a driver for mid-year reinsurance firming: KBW
Industry losses from recent winter storm activity in the United States are seen as another driver for more firming of reinsurance prices at the key mid-year renewals, according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. KBW’s analyst team attended the recent Association of Insurance and Financial Analysts (AIFA) conference and came away more confident that…
Read MorePeterson Investment Fund I 2020 Annual Report
Peterson Investment Fund I annual commentary for the year ended December 2020. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Dear Partner, Investment Results A $1 million investment in Peterson Investment Fund I (PIFI) at inception on October 1, 2011 grew to over $4.2 million on December 31, 2020. This amounts to a cumulative return […]
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Read MoreDividend Stock Watch List: Lanny’s March 2021 Edition
Two months down, and we are still working through COVID-19. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) just released/announced their one shot vaccine, about 10-15% of the US population is vaccinated and the third round of economic stimulus is still in process of being approved, albeit one step closer. As always, it was time to find undervalued dividend…
Read MoreNOAA considering earlier start to Atlantic hurricane season
The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season could be moved earlier by up to two weeks, if officials from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) decide that the recent historical climatology warrants an extension to the season. Currently, the Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1st and runs until the end of November.…
Read MoreAon, Nayms & Relm aim to open capital markets to digital asset & crypto risks
Insurance and reinsurance broker Aon, working with cryptocurrency and smart contract focused insurtech start-up Nayms and Bermuda specialist insurer Relm, aims to open up the capital markets to digital asset risk, to source risk capacity for the burgeoning crypto space. There have been a number of initiatives that have looked into leveraging crypto protocols such…
Read MoreHorton to depart Beazley and become QBE CEO
Beazley, the Lloyd’s market focused specialist insurance and reinsurance underwriter, is losing its CEO, as Andrew Horton has taken a position as Group CEO of QBE Insurance in Australia. Horton has been with Beazley since June 2003, becoming Chief Executive Officer of Beazley plc and President of Beazley Insurance Company Inc. in September 2008. He…
Read MoreHiscox ILS funds AuM slides to $1.4bn, but growth targeted for Hiscox Re & ILS
Hiscox Group, the specialist insurance or reinsurance underwriter and ILS capital manager, says its reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) unit Hiscox Re & ILS is seeing the best market conditions in at least five years, with an expectation of a return to growth. CEO Bronek Masojada commented this morning, “In 2021, I expect our big-ticket…
Read MoreGenworth secures third & largest $495m Triangle Re 2021 mortgage ILS
Genworth Mortgage Insurance, a mortgage insurance subsidiary of Genworth Financial, has returned to the capital markets to add more mortgage reinsurance protection, with its third and now largest mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS), a $495 million Triangle Re 2021-1 Ltd. issuance. Genworth first sourced mortgage reinsurance capacity from the capital markets on a securitized and fully-collateralized…
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