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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, 2017

AutoGravity Hits $1 Billion Mark

More than 750,000 car buyers have downloaded the AutoGravity app, pushing the company past $1 billion in total finance amount requested.

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NewsSeptember 27, 2017

Mass. AG Sues JD Byrider for Predatory Sales and F&I Practices

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed a lawsuit accusing JD Byrider of selling poorly reconditioned vehicles under unaffordable terms with unwanted F&I products.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2017

J.D. Power: Wholesale Prices Decline in August

Wholesale prices of used vehicles up to eight years in age fell by 1.2% in August. Over the past five years, however, losses for the period averaged a more significant 2.2%.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2017

Alpha Reveals Unlimited Term Mileage Program

Alpha Warranty has updated its PriorityOne program to include unlimited mileage and extend eligibility to vehicles up to 10 model years and 125,000 miles.

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NewsSeptember 26, 2017

CFPB: More than 40% of U.S. Adults Struggle to Make Ends Meet

The bureau released results of a national survey that measures the financial well-being of specific consumer groups as well as the population as a whole. The regulator also announced the release of a new tool designed to allow consumers to measure their level of financial well-being.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2017

Dealers More Optimistic About Used-Car Market vs. New

Sentiment speaks to recent auto finance data showing prime and superprime car buyers shifting toward used, where the average monthly payment was $139 less than the record $504 average monthly payment for new in the second quarter.

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NewsSeptember 22, 2017

SouthwestRe, DAC Sold to Canada's iA Financial Group

iA Financial Group, one of the largest life and health insurance companies in Canada, has signed an agreement to acquire shares of third-party administrator SouthwestRe and its insurance arm, Dealers Assurance Co. The acquisition is expected to more than double the firm’s vehicle warranty business.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2017

GWC Warranty Names New Chief Revenue Officer

The F&I product provider named Brian Stach to the post. The former vice president for Internet Brands will oversee all of GWC Warranty's field sales operations, including a nationwide team of area vice presidents, dealer consultants, and trainers.

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Newsby Gregory ArroyoSeptember 21, 2017

House Republicans Say CFPB Prematurely Suspended Wells Fargo Investigation

House Republicans charged in a new report that the CFPB missed an opportunity to uncover Wells Fargo’s recently revealed insurance and GAP refund issues when it rushed to settle with the bank last year for opening unauthorized customer accounts. It also accused the bureau of withholding a memo backing its claims.

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NewsSeptember 21, 2017

CitiFinancial Pays $907K to Settle Military Repo Charges

CitiFinancial has agreed to pay $907,000 to settle U.S. Department of Justice charges that it illegally repossessed vehicles sold to active-duty military members.

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