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The 9 Best Things to Buy in June — and 3 Things to Avoid

By Angelica | Jun 2, 2020 | Comments Off on The 9 Best Things to Buy in June — and 3 Things to Avoid

This post comes from partner site DealNews.com. Memorial Day weekend might be the unofficial start of summer, but June is when the hottest season really kicks off. There’s plenty to celebrate this month, from Father’s Day to Splurge Day to sales that take up to 90% off computer games. Check out our June buying guide…

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Overseas Retirement: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

By Angelica | Jun 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Overseas Retirement: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Can retirement overseas really be as good as sipping a margarita while the sun sets on fishing boats parked on the pebbles of a palm-lined beach in a Costa Rican village? Or watching in wonderment as your glowing rice paper lantern rises into the night sky with thousands of others to create a spectacle during…

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Avatar’s new Casablanca Re cat bond sees 16%-18% price hike

By Angelica | Jun 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Avatar’s new Casablanca Re cat bond sees 16%-18% price hike

Guide pricing for Avatar Property and Casualty Insurance Company’s new $65 million Casablanca Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2020-1) catastrophe bond issuance has been hiked by 16%-18%, as insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors continue to demonstrate their requirement for higher returns and cat bond rates reflect the hardening Florida reinsurance market. We’re told the catastrophe bond now…

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How Much Nurses Make in Every State

By Angelica | Jun 2, 2020 | Comments Off on How Much Nurses Make in Every State

Juice Flair / Shutterstock.com Nurses serve on the front lines of health care. Their work is tough, but fortunately it’s well-compensated. And if you are considering a career as a nurse, the good news is that the industry is growing rapidly. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates there are nearly 3 million registered…

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State Farm in $250m Merna Re II 2020-1 privately placed cat bond

By Angelica | Jun 2, 2020 | Comments Off on State Farm in $250m Merna Re II 2020-1 privately placed cat bond

U.S. primary insurance carrier State Farm has returned to the capital markets to source fully collateralised reinsurance again, sponsoring a new $250 million another privately placed and issued Merna Re II Ltd. (Series 2020-1) catastrophe bond transaction. It’s the fifth year in a row that State Farm has accessed capacity from insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds…

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Property cat reinsurance rates up 26% at June 1st, Hyperion X index shows

By Angelica | Jun 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Property cat reinsurance rates up 26% at June 1st, Hyperion X index shows

Property catastrophe reinsurance rates-on-line rose by an estimated 26% at the June 1st 2020 renewal season, according to the latest data from an index tracking average risk-adjusted pricing from Hyperion X Analytics. The figure is aligned with reports that reinsurance renewal rates-on-line increased by anywhere from 20% to 30% broadly across Florida, the key property…

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Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19 [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Jun 1, 2020 | Comments Off on Emergency psychiatry during COVID-19 [PODCAST]

“The reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic in the comprehensive psychiatric emergency program (CPEP) began insidiously, with an initial sense of unease. Patients are brought into CPEP when they pose a danger to themselves or others. Often they are brought by police, but occasionally they come on their own or with concerned family members. CPEP is…

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Strategy Chain Interviews ValueWalk CEO And Founder Jacob Wolinsky

By Angelica | Jun 1, 2020 | Comments Off on Strategy Chain Interviews ValueWalk CEO And Founder Jacob Wolinsky
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Thank you to Michael Robertson of The Strategy Chain podcast for interviewing me. See below for the episode timestamps and the full audio. TX –…

The post Strategy Chain Interviews ValueWalk CEO And Founder Jacob Wolinsky appeared first on ValueWalk.

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Statement from VPC on The Death of George Floyd

By Angelica | Jun 1, 2020 | Comments Off on Statement from VPC on The Death of George Floyd
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Amid the ongoing protests across the nation in response to the tragic and unnecessary death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black Americans,…

The post Statement from VPC on The Death of George Floyd appeared first on ValueWalk.

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Telemedicine is making our patient-doctor relationships more human. And that’s a good thing.

By Angelica | Jun 1, 2020 | Comments Off on Telemedicine is making our patient-doctor relationships more human. And that’s a good thing.

COVID-19 essentially shut down my in-person primary care practice, and we immediately turned to telemedicine (“seeing” a patient virtually either through a phone or video-based visit). My primary care group did this out of necessity, but nobody predicted how much we would like it, or how effective it can be for patient care. The most…

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