What Can Insurance Premiums Tell Us About Inflation?

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy What Can Insurance Premiums tell us about Inflation? Mike Pensky, portfolio manager within BlackRock's Multi- Asset Group joins Oscar Pulido on The Bid. He explains the connection between insurance and inflation, the possibility for rising insurance premiums to persist and how investors can use this to their advantage.

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Elevated Catastrophe Losses From Hail and Wind Storm Hurt Travelers Companies Q1 Profit, Stock Slides

The Travelers Companies reported a mixed first quarter. Net written premiums increased by 8% to $10.18 billion. The company's underlying combined ratio fell from 90.6% to 87.7% in the quarter. The board declared a 5% growth in the regular quarterly dividend to $1.05.

Weekly Market Pulse: Are Higher Interest Rates Good For The Economy?

Interest rates surged last week on the back of a hotter-than-expected inflation report. The rise in rates last week pushed the 10-year to its highest level since the peak at 5% in October of last year. Gold has been setting new highs, trading above $2400.

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Are The Stars Finally Aligned For U.S. Financial Stocks?

After a series of banking failures in early 2023, financial stocks are showing signs of life again. Financial stocks rallied in the last five months, signaling growing investor confidence that a wider systemic meltdown has been averted. First-quarter trends suggest that market returns may be poised to broaden - good news for financials.

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Travelers: Big 2024 EPS Growth Yields An Attractive Stock, Monitoring Technicals

Insurance stocks, including the Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF have been performing well. The Travelers Cos is a major holding in the KBWP fund and has returned 33% over the past nine months. The insurance company has seen strong earnings growth and a low PEG ratio. Travelers is expected to continue its growth trajectory.

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Resurging Corporate Profits Show Inflationary Pressures Are Reheating After Lull: Corporate Profits By Major Industry

Home Market Outlook Economy Analysis Resurging Corporate Profits Show Inflationary Pressures Are Reheating After Lull. Corporate pre-tax profits in all non-financial domestic industries combined jumped by 5.6% in Q4 from Q3. The spike in profitability in inflationary times is a sign that companies hiked prices much faster than their costs.

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What Shifting Expectations About The Fed's Next Move Could Mean For Markets

Home Investing Strategy Portfolio Strategy What Shifting Expectations About The Fed's Next Move Could Mean For Markets. Anna Castro, Managing Director and Head of Retail Asset Allocation at TD Asset Management says what's important isn't the timing of a rate cut, but whether you remain invested. Inflation, interest rates and the markets.

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Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.4781

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Is SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) a Strong ETF Right Now?

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