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Facts and Figures 2021: How Does Your State Compare?

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Facts and Figures 2021: How Does Your State Compare?

How do taxes in your state compare regionally and nationally? Facts and Figures, a resource we’ve provided to U.S. taxpayers and legislators since 1941, serves as a one-stop state tax data resource that compares all 50 states on over 40 measures of tax rates, collections, burdens, and more. For visualizations and further analysis of 2021 state tax data, explore…

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Dividend Income Summary: Lanny’s February 2021 Summary

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Dividend Income Summary: Lanny’s February 2021 Summary

Dividend income results are in for February 2021!  The global pandemic from COVID-19 is still very real, vaccines are rolling out as fast as possible, with now Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) joining the party with Pfizer (PFE) and Moderna.  Can we break through 2021 or what?! Now, with that being said, the next round of…

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NCIUA’s new cat bond hits $250m raised target, price drops 13%

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on NCIUA’s new cat bond hits $250m raised target, price drops 13%

The North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) latest catastrophe bond has now upsized by 150%, with the Cape Lookout Re Ltd. (Series 2021-1) transaction set to provide it $250 million of reinsurance from the capital markets. At the same time, the spread on the cat bond notes dropped considerably thanks to ILS investor appetite, with…

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What is home equity and how can you use it?

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on What is home equity and how can you use it?

What is home equity and how does it work? Learn how to calculate your home equity and how having equity can benefit you. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/74046/what-is-home-equity-how-to-use-it

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Mortgage and refinance rates today, March 10, 2021

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Mortgage and refinance rates today, March 10, 2021

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates nudged lower yesterday. It was the first actual drop in a week. First thing, mortgage rates looked unlikely to move far today, […] Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/74990/mortgage-and-refinance-rates-today-march-10-2021

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ERS raises $350m as specialty lines & ILS build-out continues

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on ERS raises $350m as specialty lines & ILS build-out continues

As once motor-focused specialist insurer ERS continues its expansion and diversification into a multi-line insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) operation, the company has raised $350 million of capital from private equity investors. Existing investor Aquiline has led a private investor group into this capital raise, alongside Abry Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm. As…

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Using technology for behavioral health integration [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Using technology for behavioral health integration [PODCAST]

“While behavioral health integration (BHI) has been a long-standing conversation in collaborative care or health’s team-based approach, it hasn’t always been clearly defined and rarely means more than referring a patient in need to a specialist. The biggest shift over the past twenty years has simply been recognizing just how vital behavioral health is to…

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How this medical student adjusted her study schedule for better self-care

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on How this medical student adjusted her study schedule for better self-care

Sometimes I ask myself why I chose medicine when things get tiring, and we do the same thing repeatedly with a career with such high demands. I think about how we are missing out on our 20s or 30s, and it’s been making me question life, especially when I feel more like a robot rather…

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Far More COVID-19 Deaths Occur in Places With This Trait

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Far More COVID-19 Deaths Occur in Places With This Trait

Photo by Pordee_Aomboon / Shutterstock.com It is well-known that older age greatly increases your risk of becoming severely ill or dying from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. But it turns out that being overweight is almost as dangerous. Of the 2.5 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 as of the end of February, 2.2…

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Leadenhall ILS funds ESG classified under Article 8 of EU SFDR

By Angelica | Mar 10, 2021 | Comments Off on Leadenhall ILS funds ESG classified under Article 8 of EU SFDR

Leadenhall Capital Partners LLP, London headquartered insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance related investments manger, has achieved a classification of its European open ended ILS funds under Article 8 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Leadenhall has been working to embrace environmental, social and governance (ESG) within its ILS investment fund management operations in recent…

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