Accidental Death Insurance
for War Risk & High Risk Destinations Specific countries listed in AREA 1 and AREA 2.
Not exact matches
Yemen bears particularly close watching as Houthi missile attacks pose a direct
risk to critical Saudi infrastructure, and the proxy
war could prove to be the tripwire
for a direct confrontation between Riyadh and Tehran.
«Thus, the
risks of potential «trade
wars» and the potential negative impact on the global economy and on oil demand if these
risks do materialise should constitute a serious concern
for OPEC,» the authors argue.
For example, at the end of last year, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz called the
risk of
war between Russia and Ukraine a grave threat to his outlook.
While Trump won praise
for getting Kim to the table, some analysts are worried he'll get outmaneuvered — and that could actually increase the
risk of
war.
«It had looked to many investors that the world was headed
for a trade
war and an escalating
risk of
war in Syria,» Marc Chandler, global head of currency strategy at Brown Brothers...
For example, on Friday Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin acknowledged there's «a level of
risk» that the tariff dispute between the U.S. and China will erupt into a full - scale trade
war — something investors clearly don't want.
More from the CFO Council: Trump's tariff proposal, trade
war will be bad
for both US and China: CNBC Survey Companies are taking action on gun control because politicians won't: CNBC Survey There's been an «overreaction» in Thai stocks to trade -
war risks, says exchange executive
WASHINGTON, April 18 - «Robust» business borrowing, rising consumer spending, and tight labor markets indicate the U.S. economy remains on track
for continued growth, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday, with the
risks of a global trade
war the one big outlier.
But given Trump's unwillingness to stake out clear positions on taxes and spending, and his enthusiasm
for threatening trade
wars with China and Mexico, supporting Trump could
risk elevating the populist, protectionist wing of the Republican party over the significant chunk of Republicans who believe in cutting spending and promoting free trade.
«If you start having a Chinese trade
war or greater geopolitical
risk, then it starts to become a greater worry
for the market overall,» Clifton said.
And the president's move to replace H.R. McMaster with policy hawk Bolton, who Sherman described as «a man who has never seen a
war he does not want to wage,» could add more
risk into the mix, especially ahead of a historic summit under consideration
for Trump and Kim.
Many investors have been surprised at the complacency in the markets given geopolitical
risks (North Korea,
for example), domestic political
risks (tax reform, trade
war, etc.) and central banks in the U.S., Europe and China either removing, or talking about removing, monetary - policy accommodation.
Mr. Campbell,
for example, notes a couple of plausible explanations
for higher stock prices: the lack of recent world
wars,
for example, and the spread of stock ownership to a larger group of investors, which distributes
risk more broadly.
With Britain looking
for partners outside the EU, there will surely be more accommodation, no less, which will heighten the
risk of damaging further the relationship with Donald Trump's United States, bracing itself
for a possible trade
war with China.
Missile strikes on Syrian government bases overnight killed dozens of pro-regime forces, raising the
risks of a wider regional
war just weeks after Israel was blamed
for hitting an air station in the country used by Iranian elite forces.
David Kotok, chair and chief investment officer
for Cumberland Advisors, said investors are now pricing in the
risks of a trade
war and other issues stemming from Trump's words and actions.
Such
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of
war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required
for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific
risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
But that runs the
risk of kicking off a string of tit -
for - tat responses that could culminate in a trade
war.
Western allies press Trump to maintain nuclear deal with Iran: Reuters US intelligence monitors Iranian cargo shipments into Syria: CNN A trade
war is a major
risk for China's debt - ridden economy: CNBC Federal judge orders gov» t must accept new DACA immigration applications: WaPo Unification of Koreas still unlikely as leaders prepare to meet: Reuters US Consumer Confidence Index rebounded in April after March decline: CB New home sales in US increased to 4 - month high in March: MarketWatch Richmond Fed Mfg Index turns negative
for first time since 2016: Bond Buyer S&P Case - Shiller Home Price Index surged in Feb, up 6.3 % y - o - y: CNBC Federal Housing Finance Agency: US house prices continued to rise in Feb: HW Corp bonds with lowest investment - grade rating look vulnerable: Bloomberg 10 - year Treasury yield reaches 3.0 %
for first time since 2014: CNN Money
Stocks have been on a bumpy ride lately as concerns over a trade
war prompt investors to rethink their appetite
for risk.
For now, we believe that the
risks of a full - blown trade
war remain contained and are largely dependent on actions taken by the Trump administration in the U.S..
Hefty U.S. fiscal stimulus and the
risk of trade
wars create a wider array of potential outcomes — both positive and negative — with implications
for financial
risk premia.
Investor demand
for emerging market (EM) debt has been strong lately, as the near - term
risk of trade
wars has faded and income seekers have flocked to the asset class» higher yields.
Risks of a Federal Reserve's interest rate hike in June moved front and center Thursday, jostling
for position with a simmering China - U.S. trade
war, and weaker currencies on the growing list of headaches
for stock investors in Asia.
First, the tail
risks (low - probability, high - impact events) in the global economy — a eurozone breakup, the US going over its fiscal cliff, a hard economic landing
for China, a
war between Israel and Iran over nuclear proliferation — are lower now than they were a year ago.
In recent issues of The McAlvany Intelligence Advisor I've covered the U.S. government's ongoing «
War on Cash»... how our government is trying to take over the Internet with the latest push
for «net neutrality»... the
risks and advantages of digital currency like bitcoin... how U.S. banks are preparing
for «bail - ins» during the next financial crisis... how the U.S. government is using Common Core to indoctrinate children so they'll submit to the coming socialist society... and much, much more.
«While Americans do respond to the arguments that American jobs are being lost to low price imports and that the US should push
for better trade deals, the counter arguments — that tariffs could hurt the solar industry overall, and that there is a
risk of starting a trade
war — do better,» notes Steve Kull, the director of University of Maryland's PPC.
It should be a matter of concern
for the bulls that they have once again failed to push through with the advantage that they had, in the form of heightened
risks in the Syrian region and over the global trade
war fears and this is going to keep the prices under pressure.
At great personal
risk, he escaped through the Soviet borders and worked
for the Polish resistance in Warsaw throughout the
war.
In The Challenge of Peace, their 1983 pastoral letter, the bishops «identified as critical the need
for arms control and disarmament, efforts to minimize the
risk of «any
war.»»
«The prospects
for a trade
war are quite high,» said Robert Powell, global
risk briefing manager at EIU.
What happens not in «normal» times, when maybe America can muddle along, but in a time of great economic crisis, or in a time of
war when the youth of another generation are asked to
risk their lives
for their country?
If
war in general is to be seen as sinful because it
risks the triumph of chaos over shalom, then nuclear
war must be the ultimate sin — representing the absolute triumph of chaos and the end of all possibility
for wholeness and well - being.
As I thought I had made reasonably clear in my article, the just
war way of thinking about the moral exigencies of world politics begins with a presumption
for justice — a presumption that the magistrate has the moral obligation to defend the common good, even at the
risk of his own life — and then proceeds to a moral analysis of the various means available
for securing justice, which can include proportionate and discriminate armed force.
This legally questionable action
risks escalating further, as US defence secretary James Mattis has admitted, an already devastating conflict and therefore makes real accountability
for war crimes and use of chemical weapons less, not more likely.»
To the degree that one believes the State exists, not to make men love one another or even to express the neighbor love of its citizens, but to preserve justice and to maintain
for its citizens order and security, one is likely to believe that in some circumstances this can be done only through military force and at the
risk of
war.
«The Mediterranean is once again the «asylum route» into Europe
for people who are forced to leave their countries due to
war, persecution (and) violence and
risk their lives at sea,» said Barbara Molinario, a UNHCR spokeswoman in Rome.
A must - see
for history buffs and those interested in military aircraft,
war ships, equipment and who want to get a better understanding of the
risk our military men and women take in combat.
This new study and many other previous studies clearly contradict the propaganda espoused by Big Pharma and the U.S. Government dietary advice, which has been waging a
war against saturated fats since the 1970s and the McGovern Report that promoted the false hypothesis that saturated fats led to an increase in lipid cholesterol levels and an increased
risk for heart disease.
That this House: (1) notes with concern the impact on the Dairy Industry of the Coles milk pricing strategy and that: (a) dairy farmers around the country are today seriously questioning their future having suffered through one of the worst decades in memory including droughts, floods, price cuts and rising cost of inputs such as energy and feed; (b) unsustainable retail milk prices will, over time, compel processors to renegotiate contracts with dairy farmers and the prospect that these contracts will be below the cost of production may force many to leave the industry; (c) the fact that supermarkets are now selling milk cheaper than many varieties of bottled water will be the straw that finally breaks the camel's back
for many dairy farmers; and (d) the
risk of other potential impacts includes: (i) decreased competition as name brands are forced from the shelves; and (ii) the possible loss of fresh milk supplies to some parts of the country as local fresh milk industries become unviable; and (2) calls on the Government to: (a) ask the ACCC to immediately examine the big supermarkets and milk wholesalers after recent price cuts to ensure they do not have too much market power and are not anti-competitive in their behaviour; and (b) support the new Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price
war between the country's major supermarket chains».
But also you
risk not giving yourself time to sell them
for a good price (need to get a bidding
war going) and you don't leave yourself time to find proper replacements.
Another would be to give vote only to
war veterans: people who were ready to
risk their life
for the country.
But
war is
risk and
for Johnny Mercer his tours in Afghanistan saw his great friend Lance Bomb Bombardier Mark Chandler shot dead next to him.
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At the
risk of pursuing your completely silly semantic tangent, but since I'm perfectly happy
for people to say «Derry» or «Londonderry» as they prefer, and while I merrily concede that I doubt anyone will ever persuade me to call the «North Sea» the «German Sea», if you wish to replace my «mainland» with your «Great Britain», then go
for it, but since only «Great Britain» was party to the Treaty of Versailles, might I then ask how you propose to continue to engage Mainland Shetland, Hoy, Anglesey etc. separately in the current
war with Germany?
So it appears they'll be waging a multi-front
war to save programs
for at -
risk communities.
For instance, children of women who were starving during pregnancy in the second world
war grew up with an increased
risk of developing cancer and diabetes.
For example, girls born to Dutch women who were pregnant during a long famine at the end of the second world
war had twice the usual
risk of developing schizophrenia.
But the murder of conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval highlights the
risks biologists face when their passion
for nature puts them on the front line of the narco -
wars.