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Why Financials Sector ETFs And Mutual Funds Are In Trouble
David Trainer • Tue, May 7 • 2 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Financials Sector
David Trainer • Mon, May 6
Property Casualty Insurance And Reinsurance: What You Need To Know
Far Horizon • Fri, Mar 1 • 2 Comments
ETFs That Could Get A Lift From Snowstorm Nemo
Gary Gordon • Fri, Feb 8 • 1 Comment
Big Week Looming For Healthcare, Insurance ETFs
Benzinga • Tue, Feb 5
Downside From Davos - It's A Riskier World Than 2012 - How To Benefit
Far Horizon • Wed, Jan 30 • 2 Comments
2012 Offers Clues For ETF Investors In 2013
Todd Campbell • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 • 4 Comments
Market Sector Rotation Underway
David Fry • Wed, Dec 5, 2012 • 3 Comments
The Fiscal Cliff: Stagflation Vs. Deflation
H.J. Huneycutt • Tue, Nov 27, 2012 • 29 Comments
Invest Like Warren Buffett With These ETFs
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, Nov 15, 2012 • 4 Comments
Frankenstorm 'The Not-So-Black Swan': Climate As The New Risk Variable
AllAboutAlpha • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 105 Comments
How The Monetary System And Government Spending Impact Investment
H.J. Huneycutt • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 46 Comments
Halloween Tricks For Markets
David Fry • Wed, Oct 31, 2012
5 ETF Sectors To Watch After Hurricane Sandy
Tom Lydon • Wed, Oct 31, 2012 • 1 Comment
Natural Disasters: Unfair Stimulus
Tim Ayles • Wed, Oct 31, 2012 • 33 Comments
'Frankenstorm' May Create Headwinds For Insurance ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, Oct 29, 2012
Housing Market Improvement: Sign Of Recovery Or Stagflation?
H.J. Huneycutt • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 10 Comments
Inflation Risks Are Rising: How To Invest In A Tricky Environment
H.J. Huneycutt • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 36 Comments
Shrinking U.S. Trade Gap No Fluke; Weakening Asian Export Subsidies The Reason
H.J. Huneycutt • Thu, Aug 30, 2012 • 41 Comments
Utilities And Healthcare Remain The Best Sectors For Summer
Todd Campbell • Tue, Aug 7, 2012

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On Insurance Stock Indexes: The Trouble With KIE
David Merkel • Wed, Jan 4, 2012 • 2 Comments

Why Financials Sector ETFs And Mutual Funds Are In Trouble
David Trainer • Tue, May 7 • 2 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Financials Sector
David Trainer • Mon, May 6
Property Casualty Insurance And Reinsurance: What You Need To Know
Far Horizon • Fri, Mar 1 • 2 Comments
ETFs That Could Get A Lift From Snowstorm Nemo
Gary Gordon • Fri, Feb 8 • 1 Comment
Big Week Looming For Healthcare, Insurance ETFs
Benzinga • Tue, Feb 5
Downside From Davos - It's A Riskier World Than 2012 - How To Benefit
Far Horizon • Wed, Jan 30 • 2 Comments
2012 Offers Clues For ETF Investors In 2013
Todd Campbell • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 • 4 Comments
Market Sector Rotation Underway
David Fry • Wed, Dec 5, 2012 • 3 Comments
The Fiscal Cliff: Stagflation Vs. Deflation
H.J. Huneycutt • Tue, Nov 27, 2012 • 29 Comments
Invest Like Warren Buffett With These ETFs
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, Nov 15, 2012 • 4 Comments
Frankenstorm 'The Not-So-Black Swan': Climate As The New Risk Variable
AllAboutAlpha • Wed, Nov 14, 2012 • 105 Comments
How The Monetary System And Government Spending Impact Investment
H.J. Huneycutt • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 46 Comments
Halloween Tricks For Markets
David Fry • Wed, Oct 31, 2012
5 ETF Sectors To Watch After Hurricane Sandy
Tom Lydon • Wed, Oct 31, 2012 • 1 Comment
Natural Disasters: Unfair Stimulus
Tim Ayles • Wed, Oct 31, 2012 • 33 Comments
'Frankenstorm' May Create Headwinds For Insurance ETFs
Tom Lydon • Mon, Oct 29, 2012
Housing Market Improvement: Sign Of Recovery Or Stagflation?
H.J. Huneycutt • Thu, Oct 18, 2012 • 10 Comments
Inflation Risks Are Rising: How To Invest In A Tricky Environment
H.J. Huneycutt • Wed, Sep 19, 2012 • 36 Comments
Shrinking U.S. Trade Gap No Fluke; Weakening Asian Export Subsidies The Reason
H.J. Huneycutt • Thu, Aug 30, 2012 • 41 Comments
Utilities And Healthcare Remain The Best Sectors For Summer
Todd Campbell • Tue, Aug 7, 2012

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Superstorm Sandy Hits ETFs

at Fox Business (Nov 19, 2012)
Conrad de Aenlle's Funds For Thought: Sandy may be windfall for insurance ETFs

at MarketWatch.com (Nov 1, 2012)
London Markets: BP share advance helps FTSE 100 index end higher

at MarketWatch.com (Jul 12, 2010)
Financial Stocks: Financial shares lose gains; Lincoln to repay TARP

at MarketWatch.com (Jun 14, 2010)

KIE vs. ETF Alternatives

KIE Description

The SPDR® S&P® Insurance ETF, before expenses, seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the S&P® Insurance Select Industry Index (ticker: SPSIINS). Our approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, accurate tracking, and lower costs.
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Sector: Financial

Country: United States

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In Your Portfolio: Financial Sector ETFs
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Tuesday, February 26, 3:57 PM PowerShares has shuttered 13 ETFs, representing less than 1% of the issuer's AUM, as of today's close. Affected funds follow (with competing funds in parentheses): PIC (KIE, IAK, KBWP, KBWI), PYH, PJB (IAT, KBE, KRE, RKH, QABA, KRU, KRS, KBWR), PSTL (SLX), PLK, PWND (FAN), PMA, PKOL (KOL), PKN (NLR, NUCL, URA), PTO, PAO, PCA and CVRT. (pdf) Comment!
Monday, December 17, 2012, 5:20 AM Insurers reportedly warn global regulators that plans to designate some of them as "too big to fail" are incoherent, impractical and simplistic. Firms are particularly concerned about areas of their business deemed "non-insurance," "non-traditional," and "semi-traditional", which they may even be forced to sell. These include variable annuities and third-party asset management, both of which are important profit generators. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, December 3, 2012, 5:31 AM The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has voted in favor of new regulations for how life insurers fix reserves for future claims in a decision that could free up billions of dollars for acquisitions, dividend increases and buybacks. However, critics, who include New York's Benjamin Lawsky, fear that insurers will become under-reserved and vulnerable to economic downturns. 8 Comments [Financials]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 10:26 AM Hurricane Sandy caused as much as $20B in insured losses and $50B in economic losses, says disaster-modeling firm Eqecat, more than doubling the estimate the company made 2 days ago. 5 Comments [Financials, U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 3:42 AM Hurricane Sandy is still wreaking havoc over the Eastern Seaboard, but that's not stopped insurance experts from estimating how much it will cost. AIG (AIG) CEO Robert Benmosche says, "It will be Irene, plus or minus something," for his company, so a few hundred million. Disaster-research firm Kinetic Analysis and Eqecat estimate total economic damage of around $20B, including $5B-$10B of insured losses. 3 Comments [U.S. Economy, Top Stories]
Monday, October 29, 2012, 3:08 AM With Hurricane Sandy making its way to the Eastern Seaboard, insurers such as Allstate (ALL) are preparing to send their rapid-response teams of claims specialists to assess the damage once the storm passes. The cost to insurers is likely to be less than it would have been in the past, as they've been raising home-insurance rates, tightening underwriting standards, and scaling back sales of policies in hurricane-prone areas. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy, Top Stories]
Sunday, October 28, 2012, 2:38 AM Hurricane Sandy is projected to make landfall by Tuesday morning, after which it could combine with two winter weather systems and create a super "Frankenstorm." Experts warn that the damage could be greater than the $15B worth caused by Hurricane Irene last year. Hardware stores such as Home Depot (HD) are doing a brisk trade as people stock up on essentials, but oil refineries and insurers will probably get hit hard. 3 Comments [U.S. Economy, Top Stories, Energy]
Monday, August 27, 2012, 6:22 AM State regulators are looking at changes that would force insurers such as AIG (AIG) and MetLife (MET) to increase by billions of dollars the amount that they would have to hold against the riskier mortgage bonds they've been acquiring lately. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners could implement the changes later this year in a move that could cool interest in the once-toxic assets. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, August 27, 2012, 5:48 AM The drought will probably cause insurers their biggest agricultural loss ever, with gross indemnities of $30B and an underwriting loss of $18B. However, the government will pay for $14B through reinsurance programs and private firms $4B-$5B. Companies with exposure include QBE (QBEIF.PK), American Financial (AFG) and Wells Fargo's (WFC) Rural Community. 2 Comments [Financials, Commodities]
Thursday, May 31, 2012, 12:05 PM Regulators are examining 48 insurers across 13 countries to assess whether they should be designated as "systemically important" as part of an attempt to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis. The designation could lead to higher capital requirements - the industry doesn't have a global minimum standard - and increased supervision. Comment! [Financials]
Thursday, March 29, 2012, 12:12 PM The market's interpreting the Supreme Court hearings over Obamacare as positive for insurers, which are getting a lift. Comments from Justices indicate they believe that if mandatory insurance is struck down, they may have to also void the rule requiring carriers to provide coverage to all. AET +5.3%, CVH +4.6%, CI +3.9%, UNH +3.4%, HUM +1.9%, WLP +2.1%, HNT +3.1%. (previously I, II) 1 Comment [On the Move]
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 11:24 AM Last year's natural disasters, from the earthquake in Japan to the storms in the U.S., cost the global economy a record $370B, Swiss Re says. The insurance industry took a hit of $116B, more than double 2010 and the second-largest ever. Had the Japanese had better insurance, the figure would have been much higher. 1 Comment [Financials]
Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 6:30 AM Insurers can expect a claims bill of $1B-$2B from the wave of 150 tornadoes that swept fives states in the south and Midwest last week, risk-modeling firm Eqecat said yesterday. Comment! [Financials]
Monday, January 23, 2012, 3:06 AM France and Germany will reportedly call today for a relaxation of global bank capital rules to ensure lending isn't choked off. The countries will urge special treatment for banks that own insurance companies, and call for a three-year delay to the mandatory deadline to disclose leverage ratios. 6 Comments [Global & FX, Financials]
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 5:52 AM Worldwide economic losses from disasters climbs to a record $350B in 2011 from $226B in 2010, due to the earthquakes in New Zealand and Japan, the floods in Thailand, and severe storms in the U.S., Swiss Re (SWCEY.PK) says. The insurance industry's losses were far lower at $108B, up from $48B in 2010. Comment! [Global & FX, Financials]
Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 3:40 AM Insurers may have to boost reserves by billions of dollars if regulators insist on a stricter approach for meeting claims on "universal-life" products, the WSJ reports, with states saying that firms have improperly minimized reserves. No names have been mentioned, but Genworth (GNW), Lincoln, (LNC) and Protective (PL) use the disputed methodology. Comment! [Financials]

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In more risk-on news--sector highs: Financials $XLF, Insurance $KIE, Materials $XLB, Industrials $XLI.
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Bo Peng
Why Sandy is bullish http://bit.ly/Tk7sPo No, really. SPY, GLD up, even KIE may go up if it turns out to be a whimper. Stay safe!
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Dr. Kris
Insurance stocks moving into the spotlight, many @ new highs. HTH (+5.6%) is today's biggest gainer; insurance etf KIE b/o on heavy volume.
10/16/12
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On Insurance Stock Indexes http://bit.ly/u3s2JF $BRK-A $BRK-B $KIE $KBW
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WaysToPlay CNA's Q3 benefits from fewer catastrophes http://bit.ly/4E8b8f $KIE #Insurance #ETF #MKT #News
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WaysToPlay: After Reform Passes, how well will health reform work after it passes? http://bit.ly/43uddB $KIE #Insurance #Healthcare #ETF
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