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Here’s How Much Teachers Are Paid in Every State

By Angelica | Aug 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Here’s How Much Teachers Are Paid in Every State

Halfpoint / Shutterstock.com As the pandemic continues to weigh on the entire country, many have wondered whether asking teachers (and students) to return to the classroom is fair, safe or practical. School districts and local leaders soon will answer those questions. But one way or another, teachers will be doing their jobs this fall. Elementary…

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Hiscox reports reduced deployable ILS capital, keeps powder dry for cat risks

By Angelica | Aug 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Hiscox reports reduced deployable ILS capital, keeps powder dry for cat risks

Hiscox Group, the specialist insurance or reinsurance underwriter and ILS capital manager, has reported a shrinkage in its deployable insurance-linked securities (ILS) capital and a reduction in its appetite for catastrophe risks, as it keeps its powder dry for future opportunities. The company said it is remaining disciplined in its Hiscox Re & ILS unit,…

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Best of Artemis, week ending 2nd August 2020

By Angelica | Aug 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Best of Artemis, week ending 2nd August 2020

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 2nd August 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. Watch all of our recent virtual…

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7 habits of highly resilient physicians

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on 7 habits of highly resilient physicians

Before the pandemic, we had an epidemic of physician burnout, with many physicians caught in a cycle of exhaustion, cynicism, and loss of purpose. All the change and uncertainty the virus has brought certainly doesn’t help! It’s now more imperative than ever that physicians build resilience to all the pressures and stress of our careers.…

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The quest for external worthiness is exhausting. The experience of internal worthiness is exhilarating.

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on The quest for external worthiness is exhausting. The experience of internal worthiness is exhilarating.

We often think something will or someone can make us feel better. When the system appears broken, the culture toxic, the space unwelcoming, we are uncomfortable. To feel more comfortable, we seek to change the surroundings and, when that seems impossible, change ourselves to fit in. We quiet our inner voices to create an external…

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A Solid Month For Most Hedge Funds

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on A Solid Month For Most Hedge Funds
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June was another good month for hedge funds, although not as good as May. The Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index gained 1.38% in June as the global equity market drove gains among hedge funds. However, hedge funds underperformed the MSCI ACWI IMI, which was up 2.7% for June. The tech-heavy NASDAQ was up 4.05% in June, […]

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My intersection of race and privilege with COVID-19

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on My intersection of race and privilege with COVID-19

I am a 40-year-old Black, female pediatric psychologist, and I contracted COVID-19.  So did my 95-year-old grandmother.  This virus flourishes within the inequities, bred by historical and current racism, of social determinants of health, having a more negative impact on Black and brown individuals.  Nevertheless, we both survived.  Black Girl Magic persists, and with the…

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The hidden danger to physicians in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on The hidden danger to physicians in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD. Practicing medicine has always been hard, and as all of us have experienced over the past several months, living and working through a (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime pandemic has only made it more challenging. For those on the front lines of patient care, the added…

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We are women in academic medicine, and we are doing enough

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on We are women in academic medicine, and we are doing enough

A conversation with friends and family usually starts with, “How are you holding up?” My answer is not usually about work, but rather a response of …”Well, it’s going OK, but I wasn’t really meant to be a homeschool teacher.” As the pandemic marches on, many areas of the country have discussed the delayed reopening…

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The weaponization of professionalism

By Angelica | Aug 2, 2020 | Comments Off on The weaponization of professionalism

It’s not every day you see hundreds of doctors flooding Twitter with pictures of themselves in swimwear. The trending hashtag #MedBikini arose when health care professionals began posting in solidarity to demonstrate how maintaining a life outside of the clinic, shockingly, does not detract from one’s merit as a physician. In fact, it makes them…

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