Tag Archives: hedge funds

Financial Insurance for Start-Up Hedge Funds

by Willis Towers Watson, July 3, 2014 | Posted in Financial Services

Financial insurance for hedge funds

This article details the importance of financial insurance, a category of insurance designed to protect a hedge fund from professional and director level liability. Continue reading →

Understanding Start-Up Hedge Fund Insurance

by Willis Towers Watson, July 3, 2014 | Posted in Financial Services

Insurance for hedge funds

Having the right insurance policies in place might not necessarily be top of the to-do list when setting up a hedge fund. But to overlook this key business requirement is ill advised. Today’s hedge fund manager is under a barrage … Continue reading →

General Insurance for Start-Up Hedge Funds

by Willis Towers Watson, July 3, 2014 | Posted in Financial Services

General insurance for hedge funds

This article details the importance of general insurance, a category of insurance designed to protect a hedge fund from a wide range of risk factors. Continue reading →

Employee Benefits Insurance for Start-Up Hedge Funds

by Willis Towers Watson, July 3, 2014 | Posted in Financial Services, Health and Group Benefits

Employee benefits insurance for hedge funds

This article details the importance of employee benefits, a category of insurance focused on the omission in the administration of an employee benefit program. Continue reading →

5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed: Opportunistic Suits

by Richard Magrann-Wells, June 21, 2013 | Posted in Financial Services

5 Financial News Stories

This week: opportunistic suits, cyber attacks, guaranteed returns, LIBOR criminals, and some pretty major fat-fingering. Continue reading →

Lower Hedge Fund Return Expectations: Happy Investors, Happy Hedge Fund Insurers

by Paul Richards, April 9, 2013 | Posted in Financial Services

pile of money

The lower return expectations and feeling among investors that, on balance, hedge funds had performed as expected or better in 2012 should be positive news for those in the insurance industry covering the professional liability risks of hedge funds. Continue reading →

5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed: Tempting Fate

by Richard Magrann-Wells, February 1, 2013 | Posted in Financial Services

Tempting Fate

In the news this week: tempting the fates, setting compliance officers free, trickle-down cyber risk, and more. Continue reading →

3 Key Hedge Fund Issues for 2013

by Richard Magrann-Wells, January 7, 2013 | Posted in Cyber Risk, Directors & Officers, Financial Services

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While not burdened with all the same regulation as other financial institutions, hedge funds face their own special challenges. As 2013 approached, I asked fellow bloggers Chris Keegan and Ann Longmore their take on the most critical issues for hedge … Continue reading →

5 Financial News Stories You May Have Missed — And Holy Foreclosures

by Richard Magrann-Wells, March 16, 2012 | Posted in Financial Services

This week: hedge fund premiums, banking gambles, Madoff, Mets, an AME Church,foreclosures, and a White-hot development Continue reading →

5 Financial Stories You May Have Missed – And a White Hot Development

by Richard Magrann-Wells, February 24, 2012 | Posted in Financial Services

1. Is SEC “Breaking the Buck” and the Money Markets? Money markets funds are funny animals. They are mutual funds, but unlike most funds they are extremely short term and invest in US Treasury bills and commercial paper.  But what makes … Continue reading →