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Hurricane Hanna industry loss estimated around $350m by KCC

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Hurricane Hanna industry loss estimated around $350m by KCC

Hurricane Hanna’s impacts in Texas after its landfall packing 90 mph sustained winds over the weekend is estimated to have caused an insurance market loss of roughly $350 million by catastrophe risk modeller Karen Clark & Company (KCC). Reflecting the relatively rural and less populated or urbanised region of the Texas coastline that hurricane Hanna…

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Should I pay off my mortgage or invest the money instead?

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Should I pay off my mortgage or invest the money instead?

You have extra cash — should you pay off your mortgage early or invest? Here’s how to decide. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/67355/pay-off-mortgage-early-or-invest

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Mortgage rates today, July 28, 2020, plus lock recommendations

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Mortgage rates today, July 28, 2020, plus lock recommendations

Mortgage rates today are driven by movements in financial markets worldwide. When the economy heats up, bond price drop, and rates increase. When the economy pulls back, interest rates tend to fall. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/68009/mortgage-rates-today-july-28-2020-plus-lock-recommendations

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Is now the time for single payer?

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Is now the time for single payer?

With the news that nearly $6 million Americans have lost their employer-sponsored health due to COVID, it is finally time to ask ourselves: is the “American Model” of health care working? The “American Model” is a system of fragmentation: one in which changing jobs can mean lapses in insurance, moving to a new state can…

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Considering Valuations Does Not Make a Stock Investor More Fearful

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Considering Valuations Does Not Make a Stock Investor More Fearful
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There are a lot of things that Buy-and-Holders say about you once you abandon the strategy and become a public advocate of long-term market timing. One is that you are a “scaredy cat.” When stock prices are as high as they are today (and have been for most of the last 24 years), Shiller’s research […]

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Top 5 Money Matters Discussed at Dinner Tables During the Pandemic

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Top 5 Money Matters Discussed at Dinner Tables During the Pandemic

fizkes / Shutterstock.com As the pandemic continues to raise health concerns and strain family finances, many Americans are having more serious — and more frequent — talks at the dinner table. A new survey from nonprofit organization Life Happens polled more than 2,000 adults about how the coronavirus has affected their financial behavior. It found…

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EIOPA calls for ILS role in pandemic risk, but warns on correlations

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on EIOPA calls for ILS role in pandemic risk, but warns on correlations

Europe’s insurance and reinsurance sector watchdog, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), has highlighted the potential role of the capital markets and insurance-linked securities (ILS) in risk transfer and reinsurance facilities to support pandemic insurance provision. The Covid-19 pandemic has raised the issue of insurance coverage against such outbreaks and epidemics, with risks…

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This Phone Carrier Now Offers Free Tools to Fight Robocalls

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on This Phone Carrier Now Offers Free Tools to Fight Robocalls

T-Mobile customers are getting help in fighting the scourge of robocalls. The company that refers to itself as the “Un-carrier” has rolled out Scam Shield, a series of new free protections. It’s not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. These features include: Scam ID and blocking that…

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Insurtech investing rebounds to US $1.56bn in Q2 2020

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on Insurtech investing rebounds to US $1.56bn in Q2 2020

Investments into insurance technology (insurtech) funding rounds rebounded to reach US $1.56 billion in the second quarter of 2020, a more than 71% increase on the first-quarter of the year. This is according to the latest data from reinsurance broker Willis Re’s latest Quarterly Insurtech Briefing which was published today. Again, a number of insurance…

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This Type of Consumer Is More Likely to Misunderstand Credit Scores

By Angelica | Jul 28, 2020 | Comments Off on This Type of Consumer Is More Likely to Misunderstand Credit Scores

Knowing how credit scores work is crucial to borrowing wisely. Yet, millions of people — especially low-income consumers — do not understand how such scores work. It’s not the usual blah, blah, blah. Click here to sign up for our free newsletter. In fact, 58% of low-income consumers say their knowledge of credit scores is…

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