Insurer Argo Group Mirrors Industry In Capital Allocations to Hedge Funds

insurance types-of-insurance blue green 660x

By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight   Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), the Bermuda domiciled property/casualty insurer, produced results last week, giving an opportunity for observers to look at its’ hedge fund holdings. Argo Group has invested in hedge funds for more than seven years within an allocation to “Alternatives”. The […] Read more »

Hedge Fund Reinsurers Struggle to Match Traditional Market Rivals

By Steve Chirico of AM Best   Reinsurers, for the most part, have been struggling to optimize one side of the balance sheet and its ability to contribute to the return measures and competitiveness of the organization. This is evident by declining investment yields that are due in part to artificially depressed yields on fixed income […] Read more »