Mereo Insurance, the Bermuda-based start-up with former AIG CEO Brian Duperreault as its Chairman, has now finalised a $700m+ capital raise for its equity balance-sheet we understand, gaining an ‘A-‘ rating from AM Best, while the company also deployed around $250m in capacity from its insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund at the January reinsurance renewals.Mereo Insurance … Read more
Dear Dave, Our son is in high school, and he has a car and a part-time job nights and weekends. We’ve worked with him on saving, spending and giving, but should a teenager have an emergency fund, too? If so, how much do you recommended them setting aside? Dominic Dear Dominic, This is a great … Read more
Stone Ridge Asset Management, the New York based alternative risk premia focused investment manager, grew the catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) assets under management in its range of mutual reinsurance fund strategies to more than $5 billion in the last quarter of record.When we last reported on the investment managers 40’s Act compatible mutual … Read more
In the competitive market for financial advice, advisory firms often seek to find ways to differentiate themselves from one another. For firms with high-net-worth clientele, one way to do this is to offer alternative investments, such as private equity, private debt, or hedge funds, which may offer clients the ability to invest in a more … Read more
Reflecting the ability of the majority of the market to absorb initial mark-to-market losses from hurricane Milton within just a number of weeks, the broad benchmark index for insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index, delivered a positive 0.81% return for the month of October 2024.Every ILS fund tracked by the Index delivered … Read more