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Age-related macular degeneration: Early detection and timely treatment may help preserve vision

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Age-related macular degeneration: Early detection and timely treatment may help preserve vision

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of blindness in adults over the age of 60. As its name implies, the condition primarily affects the macula, which is the region of the retina responsible for central vision. A person whose macula is impacted by retinal disease may develop difficulty with tasks such as reading…

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Cohen & Co’s second re/insurance SPAC taking Metromile public, with Hudson Structured support

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Cohen & Co’s second re/insurance SPAC taking Metromile public, with Hudson Structured support

INSU Acquisition Corp. II, the second insurance, reinsurance and insurtech investment focused Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) launched by fixed income financial services focused investment specialist Cohen & Company, LLC, is taking insurtech Metromile public in a deal that also sees ILS and reinsurance investment manager Hudson Structured participating. Metromile is an auto insurtech that…

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Remote possibilities: Tax pros look to a distanced future

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Remote possibilities: Tax pros look to a distanced future

Practitioners share their plans and thoughts on how COVID-19 is changing client interactions. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/remote-possibilities-tax-pros-look-to-a-distanced-future

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New York Lawmaker Looks to Sin Taxes Once More

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on New York Lawmaker Looks to Sin Taxes Once More

This month, New York Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D) introduced A11123 which, if enacted, would increase the excise tax on ”other tobacco products” (including cigars) from 75 percent to 129 percent of wholesale value and the excise tax on vapor products from 20 percent to 48 percent of retail value. Excise taxes on tobacco products are…

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CATCo successful in releasing another $8m of capital from side pockets

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on CATCo successful in releasing another $8m of capital from side pockets

The CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd., Markel CATCo Investment Management’s listed retrocession focused investment fund, has successfully secured another release of trapped capital which will be returned to its investors. The Markel CATCo managed retrocessional insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund has been successfully unlocking trapped capital that had been set aside for potential losses in recent…

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3 Dividend Stocks to Buy This Week!

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on 3 Dividend Stocks to Buy This Week!

3 STocks to Buy this week The stock market continues to soar. We continue to receive positive news and updates about the development, and approval, of a COVID-19 vaccine. The prospect of vaccines has resulted in many green days in the market! Still, even without the recent vaccine news, the stock market has been trending…

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How much income do you need to afford a $1M house?

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on How much income do you need to afford a $1M house?

Find out how much income is needed to afford a $1 million house. The answer will vary based on your credit, down payment, and debts. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/71443/income-to-afford-1-million-dollar-house

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Hannover Re’s catastrophe retro program dominated by capital markets

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Hannover Re’s catastrophe retro program dominated by capital markets

Global reinsurance firm Hannover Re has the capital markets at the heart of its core catastrophe retrocession program, with investors supporting some 80% of its aggregate retro and 78% of its Cat XL coverage through K-Cessions. On the whole account side, the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) investors are a little less common, although…

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Mortgage and refinance rates today, November 24, 2020

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on Mortgage and refinance rates today, November 24, 2020

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates edged a little higher yesterday, as we predicted. And conventional loans started out this morning at 3.063% (3.063% APR) for a 30-year, […] Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/72094/mortgage-and-refinance-rates-today-november-24-2020

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How Bad News Can Cause Stock Prices to Go Up

By Angelica | Nov 24, 2020 | Comments Off on How Bad News Can Cause Stock Prices to Go Up
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There is a reason why Robert Shiller was awarded a Nobel prize for his amazing research showing that valuations affect long-term returns. If that research is legitimate (I believe that it is), then it changes everything that we once thought we knew about how stock investing works. Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more […]

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