—The National Rifle Association is banned from marketing insurance in New York for five years and will pay $2.5 million to settle an investigation into“ dangerous” policies promoted to gun owners as a way to cover costs in self-defense shootings, state financial regulators said Wednesday. “The NRA violated the New York insurance law by soliciting dangerous and…
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The Miller Law Firm Recovers $2.5 Million for Hayes Valley Homeowners Association in Only 5 Months
Concerned with the stagnant negotiations with the Builders’ insurance counsel, the Board of Directors turned to The Miller Law Firm as specialty construction defect counsel to expedite the resolution and settlement of their claim, resulting in over $39,000 per unit recovered for their Association. Richard Kramer of JAMS, the case settled only 5 months after…
InnSure Corporation launches its Insurance Innovation Leadership Academy
InnSure launches the first-ever Insurance Innovation Leadership Academy with MIT Executive Ed. program as cornerstone.. “We believe that delivering proven MIT innovation leadership frameworks through an insurance specific lens will amplify and accelerate industry progress across the value chain” said Charlie Sidoti, Executive Director of InnSure.
Deep Longevity Launches The First Longevity Medicine Course For Physicians
–Regent Pacific Group Limited’ s Deep Longevity, Inc, a company subject to a conditional acquisition by the Group which is a pioneer in deep biomarkers of aging and longevity today announced the launch of the first Longevity Medicine course for Physicians on LabXchange Platform. It is the first of several Longevity Medicine chapters, with upcoming courses…
States Pleading For More Federal Help Battling Resurging COVID-19
With more shutdowns looming and a vaccine months away from wide distribution, governors across the U.S. are pleading for more help from Washington ahead of what is shaping up to be a bleak winter.
More than 50% of Americans are Considering Benefit Changes as a Result of COVID-19, According to Guardian Life
–Open enrollment is well underway and Americans are approaching it very differently than in years past. For instance, more than half of working Americans said they are likely to make benefits changes as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and nearly half are likely to make changes as a result of the presidential election. “This year’s pandemic has…
Sapiens UnderwritingPro Now Certified on Microsoft AppSource
HOLON, Israel, Nov. 18, 2020/ PRNewswire/– Sapiens Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sapiens International Corporation,, a leading global provider of software solutions for the insurance industry, today announced the availability of Sapiens UnderwritingPro for Life and Annuities, a next-generation web based solution for automated underwriting and new…
White House ‘Confident’ Judy Shelton Will Be Confirmed To The Fed
The Senate on Tuesday voted against advancing the nomination of Judy Shelton to a seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors. Mitt Romney of Utah, Susan Collins of Maine and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee have opposed Shelton’s nomination, which can be voted on again.
The multimillion-dollar settlement to resolve civil litigation arising from when the city of Flint switched its public water supply to the Flint River was presented to the court today for preliminary approval, with support from additional entities that recently joined the effort to resolve the lawsuits and provide Flint residents with more financial…
David M. and Marjorie Rosenberg, friends of Penn State Brandywine, have pledged an estate gift of $250,000 to the campus' Center for Ethics and Civic Engagement, which seeks to develop pathways for students to become socially responsible leaders and citizens who are prepared to create positive change in the world. “The Rosenbergs share this belief, and their…
Capital BlueCross Finds Sharp Drop In Child Vaccinations Due To Pandemic
–The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an alarming drop in childhood immunizations for preventable diseases such as measles, whooping cough, and polio, according to data released today by Capital BlueCross. Jennifer Chambers, Capital BlueCross’ chief medical officer. An examination of Capital BlueCross’ childhood immunization claims from…
Fixed-rate deferred annuity sales surged 60% in the third quarter to $15.8 billion, driven in part by strong sales through banks, according to the Secure Retirement Institute (R) U.S. Individual Annuity Sales Survey. With $6.54 billion in fixed-rate deferred sales in the third quarter– nearly $3 billion higher that the second quarter– bank sales represented…
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 18– The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release:. This month, New Jersey, Arizona, Montana, and South Dakota passed recreational marijuana ballot initiatives and Mississippi passed a medical marijuana measure. “Too many drivers are distracted behind the wheel, and with 35 states and Washington,…
While most people start learning how to drive with a hand-me-down car from parents or relatives, there comes a time when they want to get their first new car. With hundreds of models to choose from, narrowing it down to just one can seem overwhelming. Specifically, each model earns a Top Safety Pick recommendation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Emanuel Cleaver, D- Missouri, issued the following news release on Nov. 17:. Today, United States Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II and Rashida Tlaib introduced the Restructuring Environmentally Sound Pensions in Order to Negate Disaster Act of 2020 to protect federal pensions from the economic impact of climate change by establishing a Federal Advisory…
Peter A. DeFazio, D- Oregon, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17:. Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio, Representative Mike Thompson, Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina…
Lambda Legal issued the following news release:. A federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia's blanket exclusions of coverage for gender-confirming care in West Virginia's Medicaid and state employee health insurance plans was filed today. The suit was filed by Lambda Legal, Nichols Kaster, PLLP, and the Employment Law Center, PLLC.
John Yarmuth, D- Kentucky, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17:. To combat disingenuous and harmful claims by Republicans and Medicaid opponents, the House Budget Committee has released a report breaking down the data and debunking common attacks used to undermine the integrity of the Medicaid program.
Hofstra University issued the following news:. The panel discussion “The Health of Our Nation” featured Meena Bose, PhD, executive dean for Public Policy and Public Service Programs at the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs; Julius Wool, adjunct assistant professor, Department of Health Professions; Wendy Darwell, vice…
