Inflation, High Interest Rates, and Catastrophes Contribute to 2023 Underwriting Loss for P&C Industry, New Triple-I/Milliman Report Shows

By NEW YORK, November 02, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The 2023 net combined ratio for the property/casualty industry is forecast to be 103.8, in part due to severe convective storm losses being the highest in decades. Hard markets continue with 2023 net written premium growth forecast at 8.3%, according to the latest underwriting projections by actuaries at the…

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Food Inflation Triggers: Is It Biden? Covid-19? Russia’s Invasion?

By More From ForbesNov 1, 2023,11:51am EDTKweichow Moutai Toasts Biden-Xi Summit With A Price Hike”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”Kweichow Moutai Toasts Biden-Xi Summit With A Price Hike”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/654269e8f286d4b2db950ea8/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Nov 1, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”11:20″,”amPm”:”am”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698852027806},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/brendanahern/2023/11/01/kweichow-moutai-toasts-biden-xi-summit-with-a-price-hike/”}},”id”:”7fcm8kpjf9ao0″},{“textContent”:”Nov 1, 2023,08:25am EDTDow Industrials: 3 Months Of Down With Major Stocks Breaking Support”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:4,”title”:”Dow Industrials: 3 Months Of Down With Major Stocks Breaking Support”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/654166e0aaa3b71026a481cf/0x0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 31, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”04:46″,”amPm”:”pm”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698785167948},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnnavin/2023/10/31/dow-industrials-3-months-of-down-with-major-stocks-breaking-support/”}},”id”:”4johb1d8hno800″},{“textContent”:”Oct 31, 2023,02:41pm EDTWhy And How…

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The Fed Can’t Manage Inflation Without Knowing Why It Happens

By More From ForbesOct 29, 2023,02:47pm EDTStudy Shows Challenges Of Managing Contagion Within Jails And Prisons”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”Study Shows Challenges Of Managing Contagion Within Jails And Prisons”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653e393728b44f7f161a5ff5/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 29, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”07:32″,”amPm”:”am”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698579174022},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterpavlo/2023/10/29/study-shows-challenges-of-managing-contagion-within-jails-and-prisons/”}},”id”:”17kag205nhcg00″},{“textContent”:”Oct 28, 2023,01:52pm EDTAbusive Captive Tax Shelters Continue To Be Sold Despite IRS Efforts”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:4,”title”:”Abusive Captive Tax Shelters Continue To Be Sold Despite IRS Efforts”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653d43d17e50232440cb7237/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 28, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”01:26″,”amPm”:”pm”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698513992590},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadkisson/2023/10/28/abusive-captive-tax-shelters-continue-to-be-sold-despite-irs-efforts/”}},”id”:”ao5bbnmr291800″},{“textContent”:”Oct 28, 2023,09:49am EDTBeware…

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‘Global Wartime Inflation’—Shock $25 Trillion Predicted Fed Flip To ‘Trigger’ A $1 Million Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP And Crypto Price Boom

By More From ForbesOct 29, 2023,08:58am EDTWhy Is Bitcoin’s Price Surging?”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”Why Is Bitcoin’s Price Surging?”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653e2b20bbfce8e23fa3f664/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 29, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”05:54″,”amPm”:”am”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698573258136},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/29/why-is-bitcoins-price-surging/”}},”id”:”1g6fioe9q44c00″},{“textContent”:”Oct 28, 2023,07:45am EDTWhy Web3 Investment Is Falling”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:4,”title”:”Why Web3 Investment Is Falling”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653cd289023157f2c2e789cc/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 28, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”05:23″,”amPm”:”am”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698484992256},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/28/why-web3-investment-is-falling/”}},”id”:”f5m5p6cpr24g00″},{“textContent”:”Oct 27, 2023,02:43pm EDTBitcoin, Terrorism, And A $130 Million Misunderstanding”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:6,”title”:”Bitcoin, Terrorism, And A $130 Million Misunderstanding”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653a88d755ae6ef325c1f754/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 27, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”01:26″,”amPm”:”pm”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698427566834},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2023/10/27/bitcoin-terrorism-and-a-130-million-misunderstanding/”}},”id”:”aeom2m585k9400″},{“textContent”:”Oct 26, 2023,12:00pm EDT … See the entire article…

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Surveys Forecast Strong Retail Q4, But Inflation Has Shoppers Expecting Discounts

By More From ForbesOct 28, 2023,01:12pm EDTBuy The Dip In These Overlooked 11%-Yielding Closed-End Funds”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:2,”title”:”Buy The Dip In These Overlooked 11%-Yielding Closed-End Funds”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/6138c07553db6ea31916897f/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 28, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”10:15″,”amPm”:”am”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698502500000},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelfoster/2023/10/28/buy-the-dip-in-these-overlooked-11-yielding-closed-end-funds/”}},”id”:”e89ol5r2jkdo00″},{“textContent”:”Oct 27, 2023,08:03pm EDTChevron Shares Enter Oversold Territory”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:4,”title”:”Chevron Shares Enter Oversold Territory”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653c0f8daa6fe7789c92a62e/290×0.jpg”,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 27, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”03:29″,”amPm”:”pm”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698434992676},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel/2023/10/27/chevron-shares-enter-oversold-territory/”}},”id”:”b9n9jcnmgq7c00″},{“textContent”:”Oct 27, 2023,11:27am EDTInvestors Are Trick-Or-Treating With Mondelez This Halloween”,”scope”:{“topStory”:{“index”:6,”title”:”Investors Are Trick-Or-Treating With Mondelez This Halloween”,”image”:”https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/653bcd2fadfdc04c99736715/290×0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=2104&cropY1=24&cropY2=1208″,”isHappeningNowArticle”:false,”date”:{“monthDayYear”:”Oct 27, 2023″,”hourMinute”:”10:46″,”amPm”:”am”,”isEDT”:true,”unformattedDate”:1698417998265},”uri”:”https://www.forbes.com/sites/gurufocus/2023/10/27/investors-are-trick-or-treating-with-mondelez-this-halloween/”}},”id”:”a4gkad0ri0l400″},{“textContent”:”Oct…

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US stocks trade mixed as investors take in Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, latest earnings

By The Fed’s favorite inflation measure came in as expected the past month, with prices up 3.7% year over year.AP/Mark LennihanUS stocks opened mixed on Friday as investors took in new data from the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge.PCE inflation rose 0.3% last month, in-line with economists’ expectations.Meanwhile, consumer spending came in stronger than expected, rising…

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Inflation Can Be Bad For Your Health In Retirement

By A new survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute® confirms what many of us already suspected – inflation can be bad for your health, especially in retirement. According to the survey, inflation is forcing Americans to delay medical care and downgrade health insurance. In fact, more than half of respondents (59 percent) say they lack…

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Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman warns of sticky inflation and looming recession – and flags the threat of financial disaster

By Leon Cooperman.Rick Wilking/ReutersLeon Cooperman warned of sticky inflation, higher interest rates, and a potential recession.The billionaire investor blamed senseless fiscal and monetary policy in an interview with Insider.Cooperman called on US authorities to clean up their act before they plunge the country into crisis.Short-sighted officials have paved the way for stubborn inflation, steeper interest…

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