There are five companies that dominate life reinsurance globally, and in my opinion, RGA is the best, though they are a close number 2
by most measures of market share.
Not exact matches
We compiled that information into this snapshot showing which states have the
most at stake,
measured by the total number
of jobs:
I was very proud
of the fact that our waterfront corporation has installed what is
by most objective
measures a world - leading broadband capacity.
Of course, beyond the major geographical changes as a result of the meteors, there's a new season of «Fortnite» — the most popular game in the world, by some measures — for millions of players to dig int
Of course, beyond the major geographical changes as a result
of the meteors, there's a new season of «Fortnite» — the most popular game in the world, by some measures — for millions of players to dig int
of the meteors, there's a new season
of «Fortnite» — the most popular game in the world, by some measures — for millions of players to dig int
of «Fortnite» — the
most popular game in the world,
by some
measures — for millions
of players to dig int
of players to dig into.
As detailed in a study
by Harvard Business professor Dennis Campbell, TD revolutionized the way it
measured the in - bank experience, streamlining its customer satisfaction survey and using a massive pool
of customer data to find out not only how customers felt about their banking experience, but also what specific elements
of «satisfaction» mattered
most to them.
A new generation
of service companies, like Lunar Design, have figured out that it's all in the multiple
By most outward
measures, Lunar Design would be considered a success.
As required
by SEC rules, we provide a reconciliation
of each non-GAAP financial
measure to the
most comparable GAAP
measure.
The new
measures would build on a number
of energy — and environment - related executive orders signed
by Trump seeking to gut
most of the climate change regulations put in place
by predecessor President Barack Obama.
«Shifting from animal meat to the plant - based meats developed
by Beyond Meat is one
of the
most powerful
measures someone can take to reduce their impact on our climate.»
By the mid-1990s, when Oracle had effectively neutered its competition, Ellison had begun making a sport of taking pot shots at Microsoft and its founder Bill Gates, though both were, by most measures, entirely out of his leagu
By the mid-1990s, when Oracle had effectively neutered its competition, Ellison had begun making a sport
of taking pot shots at Microsoft and its founder Bill Gates, though both were,
by most measures, entirely out of his leagu
by most measures, entirely out
of his league.
Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said about 5,000
of the
most dangerous tank cars will be pulled off the tracks within a month, part
of a series
of measures in response to recommendations
by the Transportation Safety Board in the wake
of last summer's deadly derailment and fire in Lac Megantic, Que.
This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix
of conditions: Volatility as
measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the
most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.
Perhaps the
most egregious waste
of resources committed
by many business owners is the expenditure
of money to create lead - generation infrastructure and the failure to develop a framework
by which the effort can be tracked and
measured.
While that might suggest the «smart money» is signaling a swift correction, don't necessarily buy it: Lipper research found that «following the
most recent periods
of four or more consecutive weeks
of net outflows from the Lipper High Yield ETF segment, the market — as
measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Index — performed relatively well in the calendar month that immediately followed.
Opposition to the
measure was spearheaded
by the group Priorities First Fort Collins, which according to filings, received
most of its funding from the Colorado Cable Telecommunications Association.
By rewarding those employees who engage the
most, you are also giving everyone in the company a way
of measuring their level
of engagement (and encouraging some friendly competition).
The forward price / earnings (PE) ratio — the price
of the S&P 500 divided
by the expected earnings
of those S&P 500 companies — is probably the
most popular way to
measure value in the stock market.
Already the
most dominant Chinese leader in generations, Xi has made it all too clear that China has entered a «new era,» and that it sees itself as a top global power, in stark contrast to the past four decades
of «Hide your strength, bide your time,» as put
by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, who spearheaded the market - opening
measures in 1978.
The
most directly comparable GAAP financial
measure is the combined ratio, which is computed
by adding total incurred losses and LAE, including the impact
of catastrophe losses and loss and LAE reserve development from prior years, with the insurance expense ratio.
From the viewpoint
of open government, 2002's Bill 66 is one
of the
most praiseworthy — if unheralded —
of all
measures implemented
by the Liberal government.
When valuations exceeded even 12 times normalized earnings (on our
most comprehensive
measure discussed above), seemingly «favorable» market action was followed
by profound losses averaging -69.8 % on an annualized basis (generally reflecting a few weeks
of vertical losses until enough damage was done to kick the market action
measures negative).
The
most reliable
measures we identify in market cycles across history are consistent with the expectation
of near zero total returns in the S&P 500 Index over the coming decade, and the likelihood that the market will fall
by half over the completion
of the current cycle.
That's why we hold over 200 individual investment positions in Strategic Growth, why we diversify across industries, why I left complete put option coverage underneath the Fund's portfolio even in response to a favorable shift in our
measures of market action two weeks ago (now neutral), why the dollar value
of our shorts never materially exceeds our long holdings, and why even in the
most favorable conditions, the Fund can establish leverage only
by investing a small percentage
of assets in call options (never on margin).
Our experience is that Facebook referral traffic is the
most engaged
of any referral traffic including organic search, as
measured by time on site and pages / visit.
For
most of the public, the reputation
of the Federal Reserve will continue to be
measured mainly
by our success in promoting economic growth with price stability, rather than
by our interactions with educators and students.
During the middle
of the 18th Century and well into the beginning
of the 19th Century India produced far more textiles — and usually much cheaper and
of better quality — than did England, but a number
of measures aimed at undermining Indian textile producers and protecting British textile producers (tariffs that almost always exceeded 50 %, for example, and
by 1813 were as high as 85 %) meant that at some point in the first half
of the 19th Century the British textile industry had become the
most efficient in the world and was able largely to eliminate the Indian textile industry from global competition.
In our State
of Social 2018 report, we found that
most marketers (42 percent)
measure the success
of their ads
by how much engagement they receive, with leads (17 percent) and sales (15 percent) being the second and third
most common
measures of ROI:
Presently, wicked valuations are coupled with still - unfavorable market internals on our
measures, and have now been joined
by the
most extreme «overvalued, overbought, overbullish» syndrome
of conditions we identify.
With the S&P 500 within about 8 %
of its highest level in history, with historically reliable valuation
measures at obscene levels, implying near - zero 10 - 12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns; with an extended period
of extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions replaced
by deterioration in market internals that signal a clear shift toward risk - aversion among investors; with credit spreads on low - grade debt blowing out to multi-year highs; and with leading economic
measures deteriorating rapidly, we continue to classify market conditions within the
most hostile return / risk profile we identify — a classification that has been observed in only about 9 %
of history.
Among the valuation
measures most tightly correlated across history with actual subsequent S&P 500 total returns, the ratio
of market capitalization to corporate gross value added would now have to retreat
by nearly 60 % simply to reach its pre-bubble average.
If the authorities are willing to engage in loss - making activities to achieve the GDP growth target, there are two relevant characteristics
of an economy like China's that change the nature
of the GDP
measure: first, economic activity is much less affected
by hard - budget constraints than it is in
most other economies; and second, bad debt is much less likely to be written down.
In
most economies, GDP growth is a
measure of economic output generated
by the performance
of the underlying economy.
One
of the
most common ways to
measure the performance
of a product marketing manager is
by the number
of leads she generates.
The viral push is
by far the
most important aspect, I think many people are now focusing in that as a
measure of ROI.
Using the conventional total debt - to - income ratio, where debt is
measured as a share
of income, college - educated student debtors are
by far the
most indebted.2 The median college - educated student debtor has total debt equal to about two years» worth
of household income (205 %).
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one
of the
most widely recognized price
measures for tracking the price
of a market basket
of goods and services purchased
by individuals.
The figures released earlier today
by comScore on the US online display advertising market confirm what
most of us have suspected — Facebook continues to grow in influence and presence almost in every
measure imaginable.
These widely used
measures of house prices are all less than fully satisfactory in that the quarterly movements are influenced
by compositional changes and contain significant lags in recording transactions; the lags arise because
most standard indices record prices as at the date a transaction is settled, which is well after the price was determined
by agreement on a contract.
As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort
of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion
of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than
most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period
of internal divergence as
measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as
measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk
of an oncoming recession, which would become more
of a factor if we observe a substantial widening
of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.
Specifically, the tax
measures proposed in Budget 2018 - 19 to limit the tax deferral advantages on passive investment income earned inside private corporations address
most of the concerns communicated
by the GVBOT and other groups as part
of government's consultation in fall 2017.
Although a small surplus was recorded in the first two months
of 2017 - 18, monthly deficits are expected for
most of the rest
of the fiscal year, given the impact
of the
measures introduced
by the Liberal Government since the election
of 2015.
Perhaps the
most profound takeaway from their discussion with Buffett was the importance
of measuring yourself
by an «inner scorecard» as opposed to an «outer scorecard» — the need for public approval and recognition.
Historically, the
most reliable way to
measure risk attitudes is
by the uniformity or divergence
of price movements across a wide range
of securities.
By most measures, my portfolio would be considered a lower risk and conservative collection
of stocks.
Our analysis shows that wage growth, as estimated
by our composite
measure of wage pressures, is beginning to accelerate; we also show that labor market indicators
most closely correlated with wage growth, such as the quit rate, continue to improve.
His desire to break up the
most successful company
of all time as
measured by percentage gain in value per year is a passion born
of the passing
of a social mood peak
of even higher degree than that
of 1929.
The University
of Nicosia (UNIC) is,
by most measures, the leading university globally in the digital currency and blockchain field.
The launch
of a volley
of protectionist
measures by the Trump administration, which mainly target China but impact entire East Asian regional value chains (not to mention many other US trading partners,
most notably Canada), appears to have galvanized negotiations among third parties.
In recent months, we've observed one
of the
most persistent shortfalls from economic expectations in years, as
measured by various «economic surprise» indices.
Currently, the S&P 500 would have to decline
by about 55 % simply to price out at historically run -
of - the - mill valuations on the
most reliable
measures.