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Invest in Precious Metals to Hedge Your Stock Portfolio
Back in 2007-2009, there was a massive financial crisis. Investors sold off their stocks and banked on hard cash to protect themselves and their assets….
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Read MoreLanny’s June 2020 Dividend Stock Watch List
Hopefully your stomach has been able to endure the extreme volatility, as of late. April was a fairly positive month on the valuation front, but there are always stock opportunities. Let’s buckle up and read Lanny’s Dividend Stock Watch List – May Edition. Dividend stock watch list The stock market is up approximately 2.8% from…
Read More2021 to be hardest P&C market for some time, start-ups likely: Analysts
Market forces suggest that 2021 could see the hardest property and casualty (P&C) insurance and reinsurance market conditions for a long time, according to analysts at Wells Fargo Securities. The stars are aligning in the P&C re/insurance space, with losses set to flow from the Covid-19 pandemic and the end-result being the hardest market conditions…
Read MoreAllstate reports $632m of catastrophe losses from April 2020
U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has reported $632 million pre-tax of catastrophe losses from April 2020, largely driven by severe convective storms and severe weather events. It’s a heavy start to the year for the annual aggregation of losses against Allstate’s reinsurance provided by its Sanders Re catastrophe bonds. The annual risk period for a…
Read MoreMortgage ILS Covid-19 dislocation to elevate reinsurance costs: A.M. Best
The current dislocation of the mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) market due to the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to cause mortgage reinsurance rates to rise, impacting the originate to distribute model of many mortgage insurers. Over the last few years, issuance of mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS), or mortgage insurance linked notes (ILN), has become a significant…
Read MoreAssociation’s propose federal program for “uninsurable” pandemic risk
U.S. insurance and reinsurance industry associations have launched a proposal for a industry-backed pandemic risk backstop, called the Business Continuity Protection Program (BCPP) as an alternative to the legislative proposal for a Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (PRIA) reinsurance backstop. The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), and…
Read MoreHurricane season forecast for “above-normal” activity: NOAA
The 2020 Atlantic tropical storm and hurricane season is forecast to have a 60% chance of “above-normal” levels of activity by NOAA, with the agency calling for between 6 and 10 hurricanes to form over the coming months. The forecast from NOAA joins almost every other in calling for a season of above average levels…
Read MoreSecurities Fraud During Coronavirus Crisis
BOCA RATON, Fla. (May 21, 2020) – Securities fraud levels rise in periods of economic downturns so there are reasons to be concerned about improper…
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Read MoreStatement On Community Reinvestment Act Rule Changes
Community Orgs To Trump Administration On CRA Rule: “We’ll See You In Court” The National Community Reinstatement Coalition (NCRC), the California Reinvestment Coalition (CRC) and…
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