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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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1 Insurance Stock to Keep an Eye On and 2 We Ignore

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Insurance providers use their expertise in risk assessment to help protect assets while offering consumers peace of mind through comprehensive coverage options. But concerns about claims severity and tightening regulations have tempered enthusiasm, limiting the industry’s gains to 5.6% over the past six months. This return lagged the S&P 500’s 15.6% climb.

Despite the lackluster result, a few diamonds in the rough can produce earnings growth no matter what, and we started StockStory to help you find them. Keeping that in mind, here is one insurance stock boasting a durable advantage and two best left ignored.

Two Insurance Stocks to Sell:

MGIC Investment (MTG)

Market Cap: $6.55 billion

Founded in 1957 when the modern mortgage insurance industry was in its infancy, MGIC Investment (NYSE: MTG) provides private mortgage insurance that protects lenders when homebuyers default on their loans, enabling borrowers to purchase homes with smaller down payments.

Why Does MTG Give Us Pause?

  1. Net premiums earned contracted by 1.3% annually over the last five years, showing unfavorable market dynamics this cycle
  2. Day-to-day expenses have swelled relative to revenue over the last two years as its combined ratio increased by 10.7 percentage points
  3. Earnings per share lagged its peers over the last two years as they only grew by 6.1% annually

At $28.30 per share, MGIC Investment trades at 1.2x forward P/B. Check out our free in-depth research report to learn more about why MTG doesn’t pass our bar.

Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)

Market Cap: $12.77 billion

Operating behind the scenes of the insurance industry since 1973, Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE: RGA) provides life and health reinsurance services to insurance companies, helping them manage risk and meet regulatory requirements.

Why Are We Wary of RGA?

  1. Flat book value per share over the last five years suggest it must find different ways to enhance shareholder value during this cycle
  2. Estimated book value per share growth of 1.4% for the next 12 months implies profitability will slow from its two-year trend
  3. Low return on equity reflects management’s struggle to allocate funds effectively

Reinsurance Group of America’s stock price of $193.76 implies a valuation ratio of 1x forward P/B. Read our free research report to see why you should think twice about including RGA in your portfolio.

One Insurance Stock to Watch:

Trupanion (TRUP)

Market Cap: $1.90 billion

Born from a vision to help pet owners avoid economic euthanasia when faced with expensive veterinary bills, Trupanion (NASDAQ: TRUP) provides medical insurance for cats and dogs through data-driven, vertically-integrated products priced specifically for each pet's unique characteristics.

Why Does TRUP Catch Our Eye?

  1. Annual revenue growth of 16.2% over the past two years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
  2. Performance over the past two years shows its incremental sales were extremely profitable, as its annual earnings per share growth of 143% outpaced its revenue gains
  3. Impressive 15.5% annual book value per share growth over the last five years indicates it’s building equity value this cycle

Trupanion is trading at $43.33 per share, or 5.5x forward P/B. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.

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