Assurant is a company that helps people protect their things, like their homes or their phones. They are going to tell us how much money they made in the last three months. Some people think they will make more money than they did last year. But, the people who watch the companies and give advice say that Assurant will not make more money than they thought. So, we might not be surprised if Assurant makes less money than people expected.

There are some other companies that might make more money than people expected. These companies are:

- Oscar Health: They help people get health insurance and might make more money this year than last year.
- Brighthouse Financial: They help people with their money and might make more money this year than last year too.
- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation: They lend money to other companies and might make more money this year than last year as well.

So, these companies might be better choices for people who want to invest their money and make more money from them. Read from source...

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- The article uses inconsistent and biased data: it relies on the Zacks Consensus Estimate, which is a survey of analysts' expectations, not a company's actual performance. The article also uses the Most Accurate Estimate, which is a modified version of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, to calculate the Earnings ESP. This is a circular and arbitrary method, as the Most Accurate Estimate is based on the Zacks Consensus Estimate, and the Earnings ESP is a measure of how much the actual earnings differ from the consensus estimate. The article also does not provide any evidence or sources for its claims about the factors that might have aided the second-quarter performance, and it does not explain how it chose the stocks to consider.
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