Fintech weekly deals and partnerships round-up

WeBank and SwissRe team up for insurance AI WeBank and SwissRe announced an MoU signing towards cooperation focusin on Federated Learning, one of the latest developments in the world of…

Wharton: AI head at J.P. Morgan talks about bank’s initiatives

February 7, 2019

Anna Reitman

News and Notes – Fintech

artificial intelligence, China, insurance, J.P. Morgan

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J.P. Morgan hired Apoorv Saxena in August 2018 as its global head of AI and machine-learning services based in San Mateo, Calif, where he also oversees asset and wealth management…

IBM and broker in proof-of-insurance first using blockchain

September 29, 2018

Anna Reitman

News and Notes – Fintech

blockchain, insurance

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Insurance broker Marsh announced that it is expanding its collaboration with IBM to provide clients with wider access to the industry’s first commercial blockchain solution for proof-of-insurance. By using blockchain…

Lombard Risk recommends Vermeg cash acquisition

January 12, 2018

Anna Reitman

News and Notes

insurance, Lombard Risk, Vermeg

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The Boards of Vermeg Group, a Dutch financial software provider, and Lombard Risk Management announced the terms of a recommended cash offer by Vermeg for the entire issued and to…

US Treasury issues third report into financial regulation in response to executive order

October 27, 2017

Anna Reitman

News and Notes, Uncategorized

asset management, insurance, Regulation, US Treasury

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The US Department of the Treasury today released a report that examines the current regulatory framework for the asset management and insurance industries and makes recommendations to ensure the regulatory…

White paper: Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry

November 21, 2016

Josh Galper

News and Notes

insurance, Securities Lending

No Comments

Nathan Foley-Fisher, Borghan Narajabad, Stephane Verani NBER Working Paper No. 22774 Issued in October 2016 The existing literature assumes that securities lenders primarily respond to demand from securities borrowers and…

The Fed's Tarullo: Insurance Companies and the Role of the Federal Reserve

May 23, 2016

Josh Galper

News and Notes

Federal Reserve, insurance, Tarullo

No Comments

It is a pleasure to be here with you this morning to discuss the statutory role of the Federal Reserve in supervising and regulating insurance firms. Since we inherited from…

Markets on the front line of combating global risks (Premium)

April 20, 2016

Josh Galper

Investments, Market infrastructure, Pensions, Risk Management, Technology

ESG, insurance, risk management, topstory, volatility

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Shortly after the Brussels bombing, Société Générale weighed in with a commentary on the state of affairs: “Sadly, global markets are getting used to terror attacks.” The tragic events, the…

Using insurance to protect CCPs: an idea worth considering

March 13, 2014

Jonathan Cooper

CCP, Derivatives, OTC Derivatives Clearing, Systemic Risk, Wrong Way Risk

Berkshire Hathaway, CAT bonds, CCPs, insurance

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A March 11th article in Bloomberg, “Catastrophe Prevention Drives Insurance Pitch to Clearinghouses” by Matthew Leising caught our eye. It reports on an effort to provide an additional layer of default…

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Fintech weekly deals and partnerships round-up

Wharton: AI head at J.P. Morgan talks about bank’s initiatives

IBM and broker in proof-of-insurance first using blockchain

Lombard Risk recommends Vermeg cash acquisition

US Treasury issues third report into financial regulation in response to executive order

White paper: Securities Lending as Wholesale Funding: Evidence from the U.S. Life Insurance Industry

The Fed's Tarullo: Insurance Companies and the Role of the Federal Reserve

Markets on the front line of combating global risks (Premium)

Using insurance to protect CCPs: an idea worth considering

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