In my previous article, I discussed (traditional) postal banking, in which the central government manages a deposit-taking bank (which historically used post offices as “bank branches”). Postal…
A majority of U.S. treasury rates decreased this week. The 30-year treasury rate had a decrease of 0.07%. The 10-year treasury rate had a decrease of 0.09%…
Parametrix is delighted to see expanded support from investors across the market to cover the tail risk of cloud outage events through Hannover Re’s successful renewal of…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is in the market to issue its first catastrophe bonds with two offerings totalling $150 million of notes, that are designed to…
Postal savings banks are a venerable form of public banks. They were traditionally aimed at providing payment and savings options for the broad public — they were…
Long-term U.S. treasury rates increased this week. The 30-year treasury rate had an increase of 0.02%. The 10-year treasury rate had an increase of 0.05% and is…
Aspen Capital Markets, the third-party, ILS and alternative reinsurance capital management unit that now falls under Sompo after its acquisition of Aspen, grew its assets under management…
In the absence of traffic flowing through the Strait of Hormuz quickly, oil prices will rise a lot. Forecasts of $200/barrel are coming from some analysts, and…