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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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NewsSeptember 27, 2018

RSVP for ACE Certification at Industry Summit

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Sonic CEO Scott Smith Steps Down, Successors Named

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NewsSeptember 26, 2018

Cox: September Sales to Decline 7.2% From Year-Ago Levels

Despite the expected volume decline, the firm put September’s seasonally adjusted annual sales rate at a healthy 17.1 million, down from last September’s 18.1 million SAAR. The company said higher interest rates and talks of tariffs may be having some pull-ahead impact in the market.

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How to Crack the Credit Union Code

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Auctions Return to Business Following Florence

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoSeptember 25, 2018

Cox Automotive’s O’Neil to Retire in February

The tech firm confirmed this week reports that COO Mark O’Neil plans to retire this February. He’ll depart almost four years after Cox’s acquisition of Dealertrack, a company he led as CEO for about 14 years.

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NewsSeptember 25, 2018

Report: Price and Inventory Still Top Priorities for Car Buyers

A joint study by Jumpstart Automotive Media and Ipsos charts the advancement of digital and mobile strategies and finds pricing, inventory, and dealer websites remain major influencers.

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