Reinsurance, Hedge Fund Tax “Loophole” Rule Set for the Spring
Reworked tax rules on how hedge funds can set up reinsurance shop in in offshore domiciles and continue to receive
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RMS Launches Tsunami Model, Inks Typhoon Data Partnership With Fubon
Catastrophe modelling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) on Tuesday launched a new tsunami model and a data sharing partnership with
February 3, 2015: Asia Faces Cat Risk Transfer Hurdles and Canada May Push the Earthquake Fracking Record
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Canada May Have Just Set A Fracking Earthquake World Record [http://io9.
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Obama 2016 Budget Includes Foreign Reinsurance Target, Flood Mapping Boost
The 2016 submitted today by President Barack Obama [http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2016/assets/budget.
February 2, 2015: Reinsurance M&A Reboot and Smart Beta is Stupid
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today This Quake Went a Lot Deeper Within [http://www.thehindu.com/news/
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Reports Reject South Carolina Flood Pool, Endorse High Reinsurance Levels for Wind
A pair of recent government reports say that South Carolina should avoid creating a state-sponsored residual pool for flood risks
January 30, 2015: Another Chinese Firm Shopping for Another Euro Insurer, Startup Focuses on Private Weather Data
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today A New Global Swarm of Weather-Sensing Satellites [http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/
January 29, 2015: Malaysia Aviation Reinsurance Rethink, Model Blizzard Blame Game
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Cuomo’s Plan on Weather Has Doubters [http://www.wsj.com/articles/
January 28, 2015: Embracing the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Stressing Out Florida Insurers
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Ebola crisis: World ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ for Future Pandemics [http://www.bbc.com/
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Catastrophe Q&A: RMS' Cory Isaacson
RMS named Cory Isaacson CTO on last week with a mandate to “lead the development of RMS(one),” according to
January 27, 2015: Reinsurance Deal's Morning After Chill, La Nina Cooking Up Pacific Storms
Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Severe La Nina Weather Events in Pacific May Double Due to Warming
Axis/PartnerRe Deal a “Necessity” But Not Strategic, Expect More Cost Cutting: Analysts
The announcement of the $11 billion merger between reinsurance giants Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd. is filled with
