Great piece! I remember when these were all the rage. JPM Highbridge had a private reinsurance JV vehicle that they marketed to JPM's HNW clients. Blackstone also has Fidelity National for which GSO now manages portfolios.
Isn’t there a significant regulatory burden- especially in Europe- to an insurer using “float” to invest in anything but bonds? And especially equities/whole companies?
If the investment managers get the upside, who takes the downside? If it's Insurance Co. customers, who relied on the co. to be there, then that's Malfeasance and Fraud if the market goes into a protracted Bear Market is it not? There is supposed to be protections for consumers of Insurance and not allow "Heads I win , Tails you lose" fraudulent behavior to occur.
Is deferred revenue in SaaS, the new float?
Great piece! I remember when these were all the rage. JPM Highbridge had a private reinsurance JV vehicle that they marketed to JPM's HNW clients. Blackstone also has Fidelity National for which GSO now manages portfolios.
Sorry for your loss!
Excellent article, with so many nuggets to consider. Thank you.
Isn’t there a significant regulatory burden- especially in Europe- to an insurer using “float” to invest in anything but bonds? And especially equities/whole companies?
SQ is such a beast- relentless
If the investment managers get the upside, who takes the downside? If it's Insurance Co. customers, who relied on the co. to be there, then that's Malfeasance and Fraud if the market goes into a protracted Bear Market is it not? There is supposed to be protections for consumers of Insurance and not allow "Heads I win , Tails you lose" fraudulent behavior to occur.