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The latest catastrophe bond to be sponsored by non-profit state mandated insurer of last resort Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has been successfully upsized 20%, with the Catahoula Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2020-1) now a $60 million transaction. At the same time the coupon pricing for the Catahoula Re cat bond has increased, eventually settling…
Read MoreEven in states with stay-at-home orders, picking up prescriptions from a pharmacy is allowed as an essential task. However, you might prefer not to leave your home. Fortunately, a number of retailers with pharmacy services offer free prescription delivery. Whether you’re concerned about the spread of COVID-19 or simply want to eliminate an errand from…
Read MoreDon’t forget your mask the next time you head to Costco. The warehouse club chain is now requiring shoppers to wear a face covering — among other changes. It’s not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. Craig Jelinek, president and CEO of Costco Wholesale Corp., explains in…
Read MoreWelcome to the “2-Minute Money Manager,” a short video feature answering money questions submitted by readers and viewers. I’ve had variations of today’s question many times before. It’s about being on the cusp of retirement and wondering if you’ve saved enough to live the retirement life you imagined. Watch the following video, and you’ll pick…
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Plenum Investments AG, the Zurich based specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond investment manager, has announced two key hires with Daniel Grieger who was formerly at Twelve Capital and Rötger Franz formerly of Société Générale joining the firm. Daniel Grieger was a founding partner of insurance and reinsurance specialst investment firm Twelve Capital and…
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Florida Citizens, the state-supported insurer of last resort, is back in the catastrophe bond market for what will be its seventh issuance, seeking support for a $300 million or greater Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2020-1 & 2020-2) deal that will also expand coverage to the Citizens personal lines account for the first time. Florida’s…
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What’s the best long-term investment? Because you’re a money nerd (and a GRS reader), I hope your answer to this question was, “Stocks!” If the future is anything like the past, that’s the correct answer. History has shown that stocks are the best long-term investment — and by a wide margin. Unfortunately, most Americans believe…
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TigerRisk Partners LLC, the global risk, capital and reinsurance brokerage and advisory, has announced the hiring of experienced London reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market executive Lawrence Po-Ba. Po-Ba was most recently an employee of London headquartered ILS fund manager Securis Investment Partners LLP, where he had a focus on helping the investment manager deploy…
Read MoreHere are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 3rd May 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…
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I was in medical school when the world saw the news of the Zika and Ebola viruses, but never have I seen mass hysteria to this level for COVID-19. No longer is coronavirus what is depicted in a copy of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, where it says coronavirus is a cause for…
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