Monthly Dividend Stock In Focus: Superior Plus

Updated on March 14th, 2020 by Nate Parsh Monthly dividend stocks are highly appealing to individuals such as retirees, because they make it significantly easier to budget dividend income against living expenses. We’ve compiled a list of all 58 monthly dividend stocks. You can download our full Excel spreadsheet of all monthly dividend stocks (along…

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ILW market growth to come from specialty & cyber risks: Johansmeyer

The industry-loss warranty (ILW) market can be a driver of diversification for the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market as a whole, with growth expected in specialty lines and cyber risks. This is according to Tom Johansmeyer, Head of PCS, who spoke with A.M. Best TV at our recent New York insurance-linked securities (ILS) market conference, ILS…

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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…

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Reinsurance 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…

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Cat 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…

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Monthly 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…

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How will the coronavirus affect your personal finances?

How quickly things change. Last week, the coronavirus (or Covid-19, if you prefer) was a distant problem. It was something other people in other places had to wrestle with. Sure, there was a looming sense that maybe this runaway train was steaming our way, but it still seemed distant enough that maybe it’d stop before…

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2020 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…

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ESG 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…

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