Welcome To ResourceShark™ Blog
ResourceShark™ Blog houses our network of website's blog postings. Here you will find a variety of topics ranging from international law to travel destinations and everything in between! If after reading our blogs you find yourself needing help from a professional in that field, please navigate to our home page and use our business directory to find a professional in your area!
The first catastrophe bond to be sponsored directly for the benefit of Alphabet, Inc., the holding company for Google and its many units, has now been priced on-target at the mid-point of guidance, while the Phoenician Re Ltd. (Series 2020-1) cat bond transaction will close at the same $237.5 million size it launched at. Alphabet,…
Read MorePublished on November 26th, 2020 by Josh Arnold The COVID-19 crisis has created many winners and losers as the world’s consumers reset some behaviors, and accelerated the shift to digital. That has occurred in industries like retail, but also in restaurants, with the chains with heavy digital presences in place before the crisis thriving, while…
Read More
Within both the market and contracts the exclusion of communicable diseases is unsurprisingly a key focus, but there are other, similarly difficult to predict losses that companies should be examining, according to industry experts. “While cyber certainly shouldn’t be unexpected, I really don’t think we’ve got our arms around it, as yet,” said Heather Kitson,…
Read More
Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven of value in the COVID-19 pandemic and shows promise for mitigating future health care crises. During the pandemic’s first wave in New York, for example, Mount Sinai Health System used an algorithm to help identify patients ready for discharge. Such systems can help overburdened hospitals manage personnel and the flow…
Read More
Patent box regimes (also referred to as intellectual property, or IP, regimes) provide lower effective tax rates on income derived from IP. Most commonly, eligible types of IP are patents and software copyrights. Depending on the patent box regime, income derived from IP can include royalties, licensing fees, gains on the sale of IP, sales…
Read More
Reinsurance capital could find itself on the hook for the largest share of COVID-19 losses from second waves of the virus sweeping Europe, with primary insurers largely happy with their loss-picks so far, analysts at Barclays have said. As Europe entered its second wave proper of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in recent weeks, the analysts…
Read MoreThey’re cute, cuddly and beloved for their ability to make us happy with their mere presence. How could any animal be considered a bad surprise gift, especially during the holidays? Especially during this particularly stressful winter? Actually, there are a number of good reasons why Fido should not be on your gift list, including: You…
Read MoreWelcome to our “Social Security Q&A” series. You ask a question about Social Security, and a guest expert answers it. You can learn how to ask a question of your own below. And if you would like a personalized report detailing your optimal Social Security claiming strategy, click here. Check it out: It could result…
Read More
China’s western region and in particular the municipality of Chongqing with its population of over 31 million, which includes the megacity of the same name, could benefit from cooperation on topics such as disaster insurance, with catastrophe bonds seen as an opportunity, according to the Singapore government’s Monetary Authority. Speaking at the 3rd Singapore-China (Chongqing)…
Read MoreThis story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. Are you a Christmas superfan who can’t get enough of Santa, snowmen, holiday music — and even holiday Muzak? Or are you staring at your gift list, synthesizer version of “Sleigh Bells Ring” playing in the background, and feeling, well, broke? A seasonal side gig may be…
Read More