Investment Officers
Breaking The Silence: A Black InsurTech Founder’s Story
As the founder of a data and analytics InsurTech focused on the commercial auto insurance space, I knew fundraising would be a challenge. Commercial auto insurance has been unprofitable for years, ...
Jones Joins HSCM From SCOR to Expand InsurTech Group
Adrian Jones, the former leader of SCOR's P&C Ventures unit, has signed on with Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd. to expand the asset manager's InsurTech and global reinsurance groups, ...
Ranking U.S. Insurers: How They Score on ESG Performance
For the past several years, environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have figured prominently in the investment decisions of institutional investors, pension funds and shareholders. The ...
The Latest Launches From Conning, Berkshire Hathaway GUARD and Openly
Conning launched a new service designed to help institutional investors assess climate change risks for their portfolios. Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Companies added Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, ...
Allianz, Other Institutional Investors Warn Firms to Cut Ties to Coal
Some of the world's largest insurers and pension schemes are warning companies they invest in not to finance, insure, build, develop or plan new thermal coal plants or face sanctions, including ...
Pandemic-Era Carriers Attracting Hedge Funds’ Attention
Five years after London-based hedge fund Toscafund ditched the shares it held in insurance companies, the $3.5 billion firm and its peers are flocking back, drawn by sharp premium increases which are ...
Insurers May Slash Allocations for Hedge Fund Investments After Dismal Pandemic Performance
Having complained for years about hedge funds' high fees and lackluster performance, insurance firms may be preparing to cut allocations to the sector after its poor performance during recent market ...
European Insurers Urge Regulators to Avoid Banning Dividends Due to COVID-19
Global regulators should not ban insurers from paying dividends as a result of COVID-19 and should give firms more time to report their capital positions, European insurers said on Monday. The ...