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New Costco Rule Enforces ‘Social Distancing’

By Angelica | Apr 6, 2020 | Comments Off on New Costco Rule Enforces ‘Social Distancing’

The next time you head out to Costco, be sure to leave your family and friends behind. The warehouse club recently announced that only two people are now allowed to shop in store per membership card. It’s not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. The move is…

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What’s the Difference Between FICO and VantageScore Credit Scores?

By Angelica | Apr 6, 2020 | Comments Off on What’s the Difference Between FICO and VantageScore Credit Scores?

Welcome to the “2-Minute Money Manager,” a short video feature answering money questions submitted by readers and viewers. Today’s question is about credit scores; specifically, the difference between two popular scores, FICO and VantageScore. Watch the following video, and you’ll pick up some valuable info. Or, if you prefer, scroll down to read the full…

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Investors who cashed-out of ILS on coronavirus threat, likely to return: Lane

By Angelica | Apr 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Investors who cashed-out of ILS on coronavirus threat, likely to return: Lane

Insurance-linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bond investors who cashed-out their holdings during March, as the world’s financial markets declined in the face of the Covid-19 coronavirus threat, are likely to return and may bring more investors with them, Lane Financial LLC believes. As we’ve been documenting, in recent weeks some ILS funds have been receiving…

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APEC wants regional catastrophe bond market for Asia-Pacific

By Angelica | Apr 6, 2020 | Comments Off on APEC wants regional catastrophe bond market for Asia-Pacific

A regional catastrophe bond market for the Asia-Pacific region has become a focus of the business focused arm of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). APEC has long been a supporter of the use of insurance-linked securities (ILS), such as catastrophe bonds for disaster risk financing using the capital markets as a source of reinsurance, and…

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Best of Artemis, week ending 5th April 2020

By Angelica | Apr 6, 2020 | Comments Off on Best of Artemis, week ending 5th April 2020

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 5th April 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…

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Undergoing an appendectomy in a pandemic

By Angelica | Apr 5, 2020 | Comments Off on Undergoing an appendectomy in a pandemic

The world is paused. But is it? Just because the world is experiencing a pandemic does not mean that the rest of the world’s ailments all of a sudden go away.  Their priority may fall in ranking, but they persist. Health and disease continue. I ate lunch and had severe abdominal pain shortly thereafter.  Perhaps…

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COVID-19: Will the disease or the cure cause more death?

By Angelica | Apr 5, 2020 | Comments Off on COVID-19: Will the disease or the cure cause more death?

There have been increasing statements in the media to the effect that, for the COVID-19 pandemic, “the cure is worse than the disease,” and that the economic impact of the drastic and widespread quarantines will cause a severe recession that will result in excess deaths. This is very unlikely, as the overall U.S. mortality from…

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The gift COVID gave me

By Angelica | Apr 5, 2020 | Comments Off on The gift COVID gave me

COVID-19 has given us many things, some of which we expected. Scarce resources, anxiety about keeping ourselves and our families safe, a sense of unparalleled vulnerability, and a solid helping of helplessness, knowing ultimately we may not be able to function as the doctors we strive to be when it matters most. Personally, COVID-19 has…

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A physician’s predictions about COVID-19

By Angelica | Apr 5, 2020 | Comments Off on A physician’s predictions about COVID-19

It has been a month since the first case of SARS-CoV-2 presented in my hospital in South Jersey. The virus has been causing devastation around the globe since December 2019, and before the United States – China, Italy, and Spain suffered the greatest casualties. Like many physicians, I continue to blog in order to spread…

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In the midst of coronavirus: Buy disability insurance

By Angelica | Apr 5, 2020 | Comments Off on In the midst of coronavirus: Buy disability insurance

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country and leave lasting impacts on our economy, many of us are trying our best to cope with the changes. While this can take a huge toll on our mental health and leave us unsure of our next move, there’s one thing we need to do in the…

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