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Aug. 31– As the prospects in Congress have shifted from repealing the Affordable Care Act to fixing President Obama’s signature achievement, governors haven’t stopped lobbying Congress. On Thursday, a bipartisan group of governors, led by Republican John Kasich of Ohio and Democrat John Hickenlooper of Colorado, wrote a letter to congressional leaders…

Sept. 01– From the onset of the Affordable Care Act, critics protested that it amounted to federal overreach and was too strict on states. That fight has besieged the two political parties for the past decade. Now, much of the federal battle over health care has coalesced around how much freedom states should have in crafting their Medicaid programs.

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by 1347 Property Insurance Holdings, Inc. was posted on August 17, 2017. The SEC file number is 0001387131-17-004276.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange…

Studies in the Area of Insurance Economics Reported from University of Waterloo. The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting D.P. Li, University of Waterloo, Dept. of Stat& Actuarial Sci, Waterloo, ON N2L 3 G1, Canada. Keywords for this news article include: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, North and Central America, Insurance…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Emc Insurance Group Inc. was posted on August 22, 2017. The SEC file number is 0000356130-17-000128.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– A new study on Lung Diseases and Conditions- Pneumonia is now available. According to news reporting from Farmington, Connecticut, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “It is unclear if bladder catheterization and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates have changed since…

Confie, a leading national insurance distribution company primarily focused on personal lines and small commercial insurance, announced today that it has appointed Cesar Soriano as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mordy Rothberg, the company’ s founder and executive chairman will continue to serve in the same capacities.

Aug. 31– Vice President Mike Pence arrived Thursday morning in Rockport, where a prayer service was held at a church damaged by Hurricane Harvey. “After difficult days, here in Rockport and across Southeast Texas, President Trump sent us here to say we are with you,” Pence said. Pence and some members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including former Gov. and…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– Bressler, Amery& Ross, P.C. announced that Kevin R. Ghassomian has joined the firm as a Principal in its Estate Planning and Administration Practice. Resident in Bressler’s New York office, Mr. He has practiced with law firms throughout the country, including Nevada, Ohio, California, Kentucky, and New…

Pets in the path of Hurricane Harvey could face ongoing health risks for weeks or even months after the storm clouds clear, according to Petplan pet insurance. “We are estimating that thousands of our policyholders may be impacted by Harvey before it’s all said and done,” says Natasha Ashton, co-founder and co-CEO of Petplan. To help raise awareness about…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– NEPC, LLC, one of the industry’s largest independent, full-service investment consulting firms to defined contribution plans, published the results of its 12th Annual NEPC Defined Contribution Plan and Fee Survey, which looks at trends in the management of America’s employee-fueled…

—Walking door to door in the hurricane zone, Vice President Mike Pence surveyed Harvey’s path of destruction Thursday and pledged that the Trump administration would help bring southeast Texas back “bigger and better than ever before.” The challenges will be great but we know that the generosity and the prayers and the faith of the people of Texas and the…

Hilltop Holdings Inc., a Dallas- based diversified financial services holding company, announced that it is donating $50,000 to the American Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey, which has caused catastrophic storm damage and flooding on the Texas Gulf Coast. All PlainsCapital branches are accepting monetary donations benefitting the…

Recently, a study titled ” U.S.- The Insurance Purchase Decision- August 2017″ has been published to the vast online repository of Market Research Hub, which briefly analyzes the U.S. market and consumer attitudes toward insurance and insurance companies. In U.S., while most consumers prefer to have their policies with the same company and want to renew…

Aug. 31– A former partner at the law firm Sidley Austin sold her four-bedroom, 5,000- square-foot condominium unit in the Lincoln Park area Tuesday for $4.533 million. Susan A. Stone was a partner at Sidley Austin for 21 years until joining insurance brokerage and risk management giant Marsh& McLennan in New York in February as its general counsel.

Westchester elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, member of Enea, Scanlan& Sirignano, LLP in White Plains and Somers, N.Y., addressed Caring.com’ s recent report, 2017′ s Best and Worst States to Grow Old, with insights on preparing for the elder years. The Caring.com study ranked New York as 48th overall, placing it third on the list of ten worst states to grow old for the…