Investments
Monthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Gladstone Capital Corporation
Updated on March 13th, 2020 by Nate Parsh Business development companies, or BDCs, are an attractive investment vehicle for those focused on generating income. They generally distribute most of their earnings to shareholders and as a result, typically have very high yields. Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD) is a BDC with a current dividend yield above…
Read MoreReinsurance costs rose for U.S. P&C insurers on BEAT tax & losses
The results of the U.S. property and casualty insurance sector were affected by higher reinsurance related expenses after the implementation of the BEAT tax and higher catastrophe losses, according to A.M. Best. In a recent report A.M. Best highlighted the impact of the base erosion and anti-abuse tax (BEAT) which was part of the 2017…
Read MoreCat bond “structural evolution” means details matter: Klugman, Swiss Re
The evolution of the catastrophe bond structure and risk transfer product means that the devil is now in the details when it comes to providing price guidance to clients, making the job harder but the coverage more effective, Judith Klugman of Swiss Re recently said. Speaking at the SIFMA Insurance and Risk Linked Securities conference…
Read MoreMonthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Gladstone Land Corporation
Updated on March 13th, 2020 by Nate Parsh Gladstone Land Corporation (LAND) is a Real Estate Investment Trust. REITs are popular investments because they typically pay high dividend yields. Gladstone Land is one of 166 publicly-traded REITs in the Sure Dividend database. You can see all 166 REITs here. Gladstone Land has an attractive dividend…
Read More2020 Blue Chip Stocks List | 260+ Safe High Quality Dividend Stocks
Updated on March 12th, 2020 by Bob Ciura Spreadsheet data updated daily In poker, the blue chips have the highest value. We don’t like the idea of using poker analogies for investing. Investing should be far removed from gambling. With that said, the term “blue chip” has stuck for a select group of stocks…. So…
Read MoreESG a prerequisite for the future of ILS: Plenum’s Dirk Schmelzer
Dirk Schmelzer of Plenum Investments AG has urged insurance-linked securities (ILS) market participants to realise that ESG is not just an opportunity, but an essential component of the market’s future. Schmelzer, who is a Member of the Executive Board and Portfolio Manager at specialist catastrophe bond and ILS investment manager, Plenum, recently spoke with Artemis…
Read MoreModerating forces that contributed to long soft market may return: WTW
There is an expectation that the commercial property insurance marketplace could begin to slow down around the middle of the year as some of the forces that had driven recent softening return, according to Willis Towers Watson. Among these are competition and reinsurance capital, including alternative capital from the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market. These were…
Read MoreMonthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Vermilion Energy
Updated on March 12th, 2020 by Josh Arnold Oil prices have been decimated in the first quarter of 2020 as Saudi Arabia initiated a price war with global producers. As the market gets flooded with cheaper crude oil, companies that rely upon higher prices of the commodity to generate revenue and earnings have suffered. This…
Read MoreSidecars in need of significant innovation & change: Mayer Brown’s Spitzer
The collateralised reinsurance sidecar leaves a lot to be desired, speakers at a conference discussed recently, with the structure singled out as being cumbersome and inefficient, leading to an opportunity for anyone wanting to innovate and work to improve them. Speaking at the SIFMA Insurance and Risk Linked Securities conference in Miami, Richard Spitzer, Insurance…
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