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Peak Re renewed Lion Rock Re sidecar at $107m for 2021
Hong Kong headquartered global reinsurer Peak Reinsurance Company Limited (Peak Re) has now revealed that it successfully renewed its Lion Rock Re fully collateralised reinsurance sidecar at a larger size of $107 million for 2021. As we reported back in January, Peak Re was in the process of renewing its sidecar vehicle for 2021, as…
Read MoreAon & Willis Towers Watson merger to “significantly lessen competition”
The Aon and Willis Towers Watson (WTW) merger will “significantly lessen competition” in the supply of commercial risk, reinsurance and employee benefits broking, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is concerned. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) is not the first to raise significant concerns about the merger, as similar issues had been raised…
Read MoreHSCM Bermuda finances States Title with $150m of debt
HSCM Bermuda, the reinsurance and ILS investment management business arm of Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., has provided a $150 million debt financing arrangement to real estate focused States Title. States Title leverages machine learning intelligence and patented technology solutions to offer a range of residential real estate title, escrow and settlement services. The company…
Read MoreArch appoints Louis Tucker to lead its Lloyd’s managing agency
Arch Insurance International, part of the global insurance and reinsurance underwriting Arch Capital Group, has named Louis Tucker as the new head of its Lloyd’s managing agency operations, Arch Managing Agency Limited. Tucker was most recently the Head of Third-Party Capital at Arch Insurance International. He joined Arch when the firm acquired Barbican Insurance Group…
Read MoreDividend Aristocrats In Focus: S&P Global
Updated on February 17th, 2021 by Bob Ciura Each year, we publish an in-depth look at each of the Dividend Aristocrats, an exclusive list of stocks in the S&P 500 Index, with 25+ years of consecutive dividend increases. There are just 65 Dividend Aristocrats in the entire S&P 500 Index, which indicates the difficulty in…
Read MoreAn ice-cold update
Ah, life. It’s funny sometimes, isn’t it? On Thursday, I began writing an article about the difference between personal finance in Mexico vs. the United States. You see, last week I spent several days in Mexico with a friend (who also happens to be my accountant). I had planned to finish the article on Friday.…
Read MoreInstitutional Adoption May See Bitcoin Used As Digital Gold
Institutional adoption of bitcoin may prop up its price and see currency used as digital gold, says GlobalData Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Following moves by firms such as Tesla, Visa and Mastercard to incorporate bitcoin into their payments infrastructure, institutional banks appear to be getting in on the bitcoin act, according […]
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Read MoreWarren Buffett’s Latest Three New Investments
Warren Buffett does not need any introduction. He is a very successful investor who is in charge of Berkshire Hathaway. He has an impressive track record investing in the stock market and in businesses. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Because of his success, his every move is followed very closely. For example, […]
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Read MoreThe Ideal Hybrid Model: “3 Days WFH + 2 Days WFO”
The days of physically reporting to an office every day of the workweek are not likely to resume once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. Professionals have become accustomed to working remotely, and splitting time between the office and home is expected to become the new normal. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more A […]
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