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Cover image for a BOK Financial report titled “Timing the market: How avoiding volatility entirely can hurt long-term reinsurance program performance.” The image shows several road construction barricades with flashing amber warning lights lined up in a nighttime work zone. Beneath the image, red text explains that avoiding volatility can mean falling behind inflation and missing market rebounds that drive long-term surplus growth. The BOK Financial logo appears at the bottom right.
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Timing the Market Can Hurt Long-Term Program Performance

For dealer-owned reinsurance entities, avoiding volatility entirely can mean falling behind inflation and missing market rebounds that drive long term surplus growth. Missing just a handful of strong market days can materially impact cumulative returns—an important reminder for long horizon trust and investment strategies.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

Blackwell Promoted to COO at NuVinAir

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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 9, 2019

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Newsby StaffDecember 9, 2019

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2019

Etheridge to Lead Client Relations for TecAssured

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2019

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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2019

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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2019

November Auto Loan Interest Rates Hit 21-Month Low

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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 5, 2019

Regulators Appear to Endorse Alternative Credit Scoring

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Newsby Tariq KamalDecember 4, 2019

November Sales Report Pushes 2019 Total Closer to 17M

All but a few Asian and highline factories reported double-digit gains in U.S. sales last month, priming the industry for a big December and a fifth straight 17 million-unit year.

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