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Test Your Knowledge About Hedge Fund Reinsurance In This Insider Activity
A U.S.-based global insurance company (Company X) hired a new CEO who was serving as CEO of Company Y which he co-founded with Hedge Fund Z as a hedge fund reinsurer in his tax heaven hometown. According to public disclosures he no longer had any personal interest in Y when he joined X. But the same...
Comp & lifestyle at a large HF private investing arm within a (re)insurance division?
Recently got tapped to work as an analyst for a large hedge fund's (re)insurance arm. Stage-agnostic sector-focused private investment mandate. I've been reading up after getting the details from the recruiter and this seems like a fascinating opportunity, but I can't find any alums or 2nd degree...
Single Purpose Reinsurers (SPR)
Can somebody explain me what type of firms act as single purpose reinsurers? I want to understand this because it is related to my bachelor's thesis. I understand they may for example, issue CAT bonds for insurance companies, but who are they? Also, what do they mean by single purpose?
Part 2: Reinsurance - Insuring the Insurer
What is Reinsurance? Reinsurance is a transaction “whereby the reinsurer, for a consideration, agrees to indemnify the reinsured company against all or part of the loss the company may sustain under the policy or policies it has issued”. In plain English, reinsurers simply insure the insurance...
Part 1: Insurance 101
This is part of a mini-series I hope to continue about breaking down how insurance works. If there are any topics people would like to see covered, please let me know. I hope to cover a lot of different topics, as insurance is a major contributor to the U.S. economy. About 1% of the U.S. population...
Hedge Fund Reinsurance: Why hedge funds care about (re)insurance
There seemed to be some interest in my previous article, where I gave a very basic outline of what the New York Department of Insurance calls ‘Shadow Insurance’ transactions via the use of captives. Given the interest in insurance as a topic, I have decided to test the waters again write about...
AG 48 and the Demise of Captives
For those who are knowledgeable of the space, I'm interested in hearing people's thoughts on AG 48. As we are now a month into 2015, how are firms dealing with it/where do people see things going? Additionally, are we witnessing the collapse of captives in the insurance industry? Just wanted to...
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