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Issues & Answers Special Advertising Section:
June 2020

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Flood

Flood of Opportunity

Neal Schmidt

Neal Schmidt
Vice President of Commercial Underwriting
Philadelphia Insurance Companies

“Selling flood coverage is an opportunity for agents to differentiate themselves by serving as a resource for flood insurance and flood education.”


 

Asset Management

Buyer Beware

Chip Clark

Chip Clark
President
New England Asset Management, Inc.

“Be very disciplined in this market and know it’s OK to take risk, but just make sure you’re getting paid for that risk.”


Brave New World

Ryan Nava

Ryan Nava
AVP, Financial Institutions Management Liability and Specialty
Nationwide.

Peter Trochev

Peter Trochev
AVP, Financial Institutions Management Liability and Specialty
Nationwide.


Capital Strategy

Elizabeth Henderson

Elizabeth Henderson
Principal and Director of Corporate Credit
AAM

“We recommend adding to higher quality below-investment-grade strategies (i.e., avoiding CCCs), and we are encouraging our clients to take advantage of attractive government related programs.”


Municipal Bond Considerations In the COVID-19 Era

Mark Paris

Mark Paris
CIO Municipal Bonds
Invesco

“Adding some selective high yield to a diversified high-grade portfolio can possibly add significant total return to a portfolio in our opinion.”