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How To Manage Priorities, Energy & Emotions
With nearly a year of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and working from home, time management has become more important and more challenging than ever. Dr. Michelle Rozen, expert on managing changes in our lives both at home and at work, whose new book “2 Second Decisions: Get in the Driver’s Seat of Your Life, […]
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Read MoreUyghur Activists to Protest at The Embassy of Canada In Washington
Protest at Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC – Friday, February 19, 1:30 PM – 3 PM Eastern Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Protest At The Embassy of Canada “Uyghurs are killed in concentration camps through various methods, including torture, organ harvesting, and execution. High tech crematoriums have been built across East Turkistan to hide […]
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Read MoreYellen: It’s Important To Have Big Stimulus
CNBC exclusive: CNBC transcript: United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with CNBC’s “Closing Bell” today about the importance of a big coronavirus stimulus package. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Yellen: It’s Important To Have Big Stimulus To Help Those In Need SARA EISEN: Earlier today I spoke with Treasury […]
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Read More2021 a transition year, with reducing COVID-19 P&C exposure: RBC
The insurance and reinsurance industry is likely to experience a “transition year” in 2021, as its recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continues, alongside reducing exposure to it from property and casualty (P&C) contracts, analysts at RBC have explained. The analysts highlight that the threat to insurance and reinsurance markets, including insurance-linked securities…
Read MoreReinsurance counterparty concerns to rise, collateralized looks appealing
Counterparty risks are back on the agenda in the insurance and reinsurance market, as part of carriers and regulators heightened concerns over credit risks and creditworthiness, which could serve to make fully-collateralized reinsurance through insurance-linked securities (ILS) even more appealing to ceding companies. Regulators are increasingly raised counterparty credit risks as an issue that insurance…
Read MorePhilippine Catastrophe Insurance Facility (PCIF) means less risk ceded to reinsurers (to begin)
The Philippines is expecting to have a new private sector catastrophe insurance risk pooling facility in operation this quarter, with the initial launch of the Philippine Catastrophe Insurance Facility (PCIF) expected in Q1 2021. The Philippines Insurance Commission said that the new Philippine Catastrophe Insurance Facility (PCIF) will be the first private sector focused disaster…
Read MoreUS winter storm Uri insured loss to break records, may reach double-digit billions
The ongoing winter storm event in the United States, dubbed winter storm Uri, is thought likely to become the largest winter storm loss on record for the insurance and reinsurance industry, while the Texas insurance regulator said it could be a bigger impact than hurricane Harvey. Texas is the state front and centre of the…
Read MoreSwiss Re reports $3.9bn of COVID, $1.7bn of catastrophe losses in 2020
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported its full-year 2020 results this morning, highlighting $3.9 billion of losses from the COVID-19 pandemic and $1.7 billion from what it called a higher frequency of natural catastrophe events. Swiss Re also provided a forecast for a further up to $500 million of pandemic related claims in 2021, suggesting…
Read More2 Low-Risk Dividend Stocks In Case Of A Correction
This is a guest contribution by By Tom Hutchinson, Chief Analyst, Cabot Dividend Investor For investors, 2020 should serve as a stark and valuable reminder to expect the unexpected, at least with part of your portfolio. You never really know what lurks around the corner. Which is why you need a few low-risk dividend stocks…
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