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Hedge Fund Money Is Reshaping a 180-Year-Old Insurance Model

Alternative investment managers are pouring unprecedented sums of money into the market for property cover, and reshaping a 180-year-old reinsurance model in the process. Allocations to catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities popular among hedge funds and institutional investors rose 18% to reach a record $136 billion last year, according to data provided by broker … Continued

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Published Wednesday - December 16, 2020
Climate Change Poses Much Greater Existential Risk for the World Than COVID-19

Similar to the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change ultimately will be managed by “bending the curve” of temperature rises and greenhouse gas emissions, according to Rowan Douglas, Head of Climate and Resilience Hub at Willis Towers Watson. But that’s where the similarities end. Douglas warns that the coronavirus pandemic will be a “drop in the ocean,” … Continued

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