Small Business Optimism Index falls more than expected

In December, small business optimism declined to its lowest level in seven months, based on the index from the National Federation of Independent Businesses. In a report, the organization said its Small Business Optimism Index fell 5.5 points to 95.9. The average reading since 1973 is 98. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more […]
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Read MorePfizer CEO On Covid Vaccine Manufacturing Outlook

CNBC Exclusive: CNBC Transcript: Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla speaks with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” today about the Covid vaccine manufacturing outlook. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla On Covid Vaccine Manufacturing Outlook MEG TIRRELL: Joining us now to discuss is one of the premier vaccine makers […]
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Read MoreTrapped collateral may persist, but new capital is out there: Willis Re execs
Trapped capital is expected to remain and pose an ongoing…
Read MoreCapital mitigated reinsurance dislocation at 1/1, more to come on-stream: Aon
New capital helped to mitigate the dislocation of global reinsurance…
Read MoreShould Trigger Warnings Be Attached to Discussions of Irrational Exuberance?

I was watching the Netflix series “The Crown” the other day and the episode that I was watching began with a trigger warning — the episode showed Princess Di struggling with her bulimia problem. The thought struck me that perhaps one way to get articles describing what the last 40 years of peer-reviewed research teaches […]
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Read More“Not a classic hard market” so rate momentum should persist (for a time)
The current firming of reinsurance is perceived as “not a…
Read MoreClean slate makes reinsurance startups the best investment: Jefferies
The fact new reinsurance start-ups, the so-called Class of 2020,…
Read MoreAlternative capital hit $92bn as reinsurance returned to pre-pandemic high: Aon
Global reinsurance capital levels returned to their pre-pandemic high at…
Read MoreMetLife reinsured $2bn of longevity risk for L&G in 2020
MetLife, Inc., one of the largest life and annuities insurance…
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