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Brett Horn, CFA
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Hurricane Headwinds Are a Blip In Great-West’s Results; Maintaining FVE

There was little in no-moat Great-West Lifeco’s results that would alter our view of the firm. As was the case for many insurance firms this quarter, hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and the related losses, had an adverse impact on Great-West’s third-quarter results. Book value rose nearly 4% this quarter year-over-year, but was relatively stagnant sequentially, down negative 0.2%. Adjusted earnings for the quarter dipped 15.5% year-over-year, and 18% sequentially. Excluding the effect of the...
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Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Great-West Lifeco is a financial services holding company with interests in the life insurance, health insurance, retirement savings, investment management and reinsurance businesses. Co. has operations in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia through The Great-West Life Assurance Company, London Life Insurance Company, The Canada Life Assurance Company, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company and Putnam Investments, LLC. Co., through its operating subsidiaries, provides protection and savings products that are distributed through multiple sales channels. Products are marketed under the Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life brands.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brett Horn, CFA

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