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I’m a physician during a pandemic. Please don’t ask me how I’m doing.

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on I’m a physician during a pandemic. Please don’t ask me how I’m doing.

When I wear a mask over my face, I am protecting both of us. When I wear a mask over my feelings, I am protecting both of us, too. When you ask me, “How are you doing?” this is why I have no answer. Four days a week, I have a (currently mostly virtual) primary…

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Tax Relief for Families in Europe

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Tax Relief for Families in Europe

Most countries provide tax relief to families with children—typically through targeted tax breaks that lower income taxes. While all European OECD countries provide tax relief for families, its extent varies substantially across countries. One way to measure targeted tax relief for families is to compare the tax burdens on labor of a family with one…

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KPMG offers performance enhancement platform for midsized companies

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on KPMG offers performance enhancement platform for midsized companies

The platform is built to unify processes, tech platform and application support in one SaaS service. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-offers-performance-enhancement-platform-for-midsized-companies

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Avatar returns with $65m Casablanca Re cat bond issued from Singapore

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Avatar returns with $65m Casablanca Re cat bond issued from Singapore

Florida focused insurer Avatar Property and Casualty Insurance Company has returned to the catastrophe bond market for what will be its second ever issuance, with a currently $65 million Casablanca Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2020-1) transaction to provide named storm reinsurance protection. The Casablanca Re Pte. Ltd. (Series 2020-1) catastrophe bond will provide at least…

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10 Household Items You Should Deep Clean Right Now

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on 10 Household Items You Should Deep Clean Right Now

TheVisualsYouNeed / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus pandemic has left many Americans locked down in their homes. As long as the virus is circulating, you should regularly clean the surfaces inside your home. We have tips for the best cleaners in “5 Household Cleaners That Can Kill the Coronavirus.” However, there is another type of “deep cleaning”…

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Does It Really Matter at What Age I Claim Social Security Benefits?

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Does It Really Matter at What Age I Claim Social Security Benefits?

Welcome to our “Social Security Q&A” series. You ask a question about Social Security, and a guest expert answers it. You can learn how to ask a question of your own below. And if you would like a personalized report detailing your optimal Social Security claiming strategy, click here. Check it out: It could result…

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Allstate’s Sanders Re II cat bond upsized by one-third to $200m

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Allstate’s Sanders Re II cat bond upsized by one-third to $200m

U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate has successfully increased the size of its new catastrophe bond transaction by one-third, with the Sanders Re II Ltd. (Series 2020-2) cat bond deal now featuring $200 million of notes. The successful upsizing of the issuance came after pricing guidance was lifted to the top-end of initial guidance, which is…

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Florida Citizens’ Personal Lines Account cat bond upsized to $110m

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Florida Citizens’ Personal Lines Account cat bond upsized to $110m

Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has opted to slightly upsize its remaining Personal Lines Account tranche of its new catastrophe bond issue, with the Everglades Re II Ltd. (Series 2020-2) deal growing by 10% to $110 million by pricing. Having withdrawn the larger $200 million layer of Coastal Account linked catastrophe bond notes, Citizens still…

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Canada Life Re took EUR 5.3bn of NN Life longevity swap & reinsurance

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Canada Life Re took EUR 5.3bn of NN Life longevity swap & reinsurance

Canada Life Reinsurance took EUR 5.3 billion of the long-term longevity risk associated with EUR 13.5 billion of in-force liabilities of NN Life’s portfolio, in the recently completed longevity swap and reinsurance arrangement. As we explained earlier this week, NN Life, part of the Nationale-Nederlanden (NN Group), has secured longevity swap and reinsurance arrangements with…

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Liberty Mutual reveals Slaughter’s departure, Perez takes CUO of GRS

By Angelica | May 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Liberty Mutual reveals Slaughter’s departure, Perez takes CUO of GRS

U.S. primary insurer and global re/insurer Liberty Mutual has announced that well-known executive James Slaughter is set to depart the company, with David Perez promoted to Chief Underwriting Officer for the Global Risk Solutions (GRS) unit as his replacement. Slaughter is well-known in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance convergence space, having worked on many…

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