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Tax policy isn’t just for economists, lawyers, or policymakers. Taxes affect us all and The Tax Hound engages the rest of us in interesting conversations about what government taxes, and why.
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Marrikel, the company that launched in mid-2020 with a product offering of a full reinsurance broking platform, has rebranded itself as Re Square and pivoted to offer just reinsurance auction technology, as an option alongside its full platform, recognising many brokers want to retain control of their own transaction flows. The move puts Re Square…
Read MoreThis post comes from partner site DealNews.com. February might not seem like a good month to shop, but it does bring at least a few opportunities to save. We routinely see February sales branded around the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents’ Day, and some retailers offer sales that have nothing to do with those…
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MGIC Investment Corporation is back in the capital markets with what will be its third sponsorship of a mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuance, as it seeks roughly $399 million of collateralized mortgage reinsurance with the Home Re 2021-1 Ltd. issuance. MGIC Investment Corporation first entered the mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) market in 2018, securing a …
Read MoreA mask might keep you safe from the coronavirus, but it probably won’t protect you from getting a ticket in some states. It turns out that in some places, hanging anything from your rearview mirror — including a face mask — is against the law. As we reported in “ 11 Laws You Could Be…
Read MoreThe poet Maya Angelou once said, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” You want people — employers, new acquaintances, possible mates — to like you. And experts say this can be done in as little as 90 seconds by…
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A number of insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds have continued to report small increases in losses and reserves set related to business interruption claims from the Covid-19 pandemic, we understand, which continued to weigh on results over the last two months. Clarity over the extent of business interruption losses that will be faced by the reinsurance…
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The insurance and reinsurance market loss from a hailstorm event in October 2020 that struck south-east Queensland, Australia has been raised 6% to A$1.3 billion by PERILS AG. The hailstorm was originally designated as the first catastrophe to strike Australia of the 2020-21 season by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), with an expectation that…
Read MoreThis story originally appeared on Roofstock. Since the last recession, one of the key drivers of growth in new residential construction has been high-density housing. After the housing bubble burst in the mid-2000s, new construction began to rebound around 2009, and in the ensuing decade, annual construction of structures with five or more units increased…
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Argo Group, the Bermuda headquartered specialty insurance underwriter, has promoted Tom McCartney to the role of Group Head of Ceded Reinsurance, giving him responsibility for the companies reinsurance buying strategy. McCartney had joined Argo in early 2020 in a reinsurance buying focused role, as as vice president of ceded reinsurance for the Americas. Following the…
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