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Rob Portman, R- Ohio, has introduced legislation to “require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies competitive acquisition program.” Benjamin Cardin, D- Md., John Hoeven, R- N.D., Robert Casey Jr., D- Pa., and Michael Bennet, D- Colo.. For more information, contact…

Fitch Ratings assigns an’ AA’ rating to the following City and County of San Francisco, Calif., general obligation bonds:. –Approximately $246.7 million GO refunding bonds, series 2015- R1. In addition, Fitch affirms $2.1 billion in outstanding city GO bonds and San Francisco Finance Corp. lease revenue bonds at’ AA’ and approximately $1.1 billion in various city and…

TPG Real Estate, the real estate platform of TPG, reported that it has acquired a majority stake in a $2.5 billion portfolio of high- yield real estate loans from Deutsche Bank’s Special Situations Group. In its release on Jan. 9, the Company said that under the terms of the agreement, TPG Real Estate will acquire a 75 percent stake in the portfolio, with Deutsche Bank…

Higginbotham has hired Steven Stick as senior loss control consultant. Stick comes to Higginbotham from Travelers Insurance in Richardson, Texas, where he was a technology risk control specialist. His 18- year career in loss control started in 1996 when he became the director of risk management for the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Hoge Fenton reported that attorney Denise E. Chambliss has been elevated to shareholder, effective January 1. Based primarily in the firm’s Tri-Valley office, Chambliss chairs the firm’s Trust and Estate Litigation group. “We congratulate Denise on her election to shareholder,” said Daniel W. Ballesteros, managing shareholder at Hoge Fenton.

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2015/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– Inland Empire Health Plan– one of the fastest growing not-for-profit Medicare and Medi-Cal health plans in California– is celebrating the enrollment of one million members, marking a new chapter in its 18- year history of serving communities in Riverside and San Bernardino. In 1996, IEHP was…

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. announced that its EmCare, Inc. business has entered into two agreements to acquire Emergency Medical Associates of Parsippany, N.J. and Scottsdale Emergency Associates, LTD of Phoenix, Ariz. The physician groups are expected to add an estimated $300 million to EmCare’ s revenues and approximately 1.9 million patient…

Deadly subway malfunction leaves many unanswered questions Paris attacks could prompt new bid to delay Tsarnaev trial NYC jails add restrictive housing units, limit solitary Quiet year in terms of tax changes, but ACA provides twist New tax forms to fill out on health insurance coverage Huckabee slams Obama for letting daughters listen to Beyonc How can NYC…

Tammy Englerth, 42, pleaded guilty in 2006 of the first-degree murder of Christopher Englerth, 30.. Police said Tammy Englerth placed the couple’s 8- year-old son in the car then went back inside the family’s rented duplex in Highland on Jan. 5, 2005, and set her husband ablaze. Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Tom Shaer said Tammy Englerth’s…

–EPIC, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Joe Salome and Barbara Scales have joined the firm’s Employee Benefits Consulting team in Atlanta. Joining as a Principal, Salome brings 25 years of benefits consulting experience to EPIC. He was previously a Principal and Benefits Consultant at…

Panelists for the discussion will include: Jim Stief, Vice Chair, McDonald Hopkins’ Business Law Department; Mark Klimek, Chair, McDonald Hopkins’ Tax Practice; Pat Berry, Member, McDonald Hopkins’ Succession Planning Practice; and Dale Vlasek, Member, McDonald Hopkins’ ESOP Transactions Practice. About McDonald Hopkins Founded in 1930, McDonald Hopkins’ mission…

Fitch Ratings has published long-term Issuer Default Ratings of’ BBB’ and short-term IDRs of’ F2′ for Hilltop Holdings Inc. and PlainsCapital Bank. The ratings are supported by Hilltop’s experienced and consistent management team, diverse business model for a bank of its size, solid capital position, and PlainsCapital Bank’s historically stable operating…

In 2000, Wendell and Marita Hill, who had purchased insurance policies from State Farm, became clients of Pennington after their former State Farm agent retired. The policy was issued by Phoenix Life Insurance Company, an insurance provider affiliated with State Farm Insurance. On Feb. 29, 2008, he sent a fax to Phoenix Life Insurance Company requesting a loan of…

Jan. 13– TRAVERSE CITY– The open enrollment period for 2015 health insurance available through the Affordable Care Act is two-thirds complete. It ends on Feb. 15. The fine for failing to purchase health insurance for 2015 is 2 percent of taxable income or $325 per adult, whichever is greater.

Taxpayers are required to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they have health insurance, and those who have not signed up for insurance by the Feb. 15 deadline will be charged a fine, as required by the federal healthcare law. In 2015, the fine will be $325 per adult, or two percent of household income, whichever is greater–an increase from the $95 per…

MarketReportsOnline.com adds “Life Insurance: Global Industry Guide” report to its research store.Dallas, TX—- 01/13/2015– Global Life Insurance industry guide provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size. The global life insurance market is expected to generate total gross written premiums of $2,531.6 bn in…