The British Insurance Brokers’ Association issued the following news release:. Thurra, a privately-owned engineering inspection business has been operating from Rochdale for more than 25 years. Nick Dykins, Managing Director, reported: “Thurra continues to grow due to our commitment to supporting insurance brokers.
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Swiss Re issued the following news release:. Swiss Re is pleased to announce that it has become a Supporting Member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation, the main umbrella body for the cooperative and mutual insurance industry globally. Jayne Plunkett, Swiss Re’s CEO Reinsurance Asia, said: ” Swiss Re has long-established…
WASHINGTON, June 20– Georgetown University issued the following news release:. Their study, published in Medical Care Research and Review, reviews nursing home prices in eight states between 2005-2010 and uncovers out-of-pocket prices that increase significantly beyond normal inflation and inflation in medical care prices. In 2010, at an average of $131 a…
The Insurance Council of Australia issued the following news release:. The Insurance Council of Australia said all states and territories must accept and urgently implement all 24 recommendations in the Shergold-Weir Building Confidence report, which revealed significant systemic deficiencies within the building industry and with compliance and…
Zurich Insurance, a property-casualty insurance company, issued the following news release:. –The Insurer Will Engage With Customers And Investee Companies About Their Plans to Reduce The Use of Carbon-Intense Fossil Fuels. The recent IPCC report, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, gives the world only 11 years to successfully transition to a…
Sam Graves, R- Missouri, issued the following news release:. Today, the entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, and U.S. Representatives Blaine Luetkemeyer, Sam Graves, Emanuel Cleaver, II, Vicky Hartzler, Ann Wagner, Wm. Lacy Clay, Billy Long, and Jason Smith sent a letter urging President Trump to support Acting…
The Certified Financial Planner Board Center for Financial Planning issued the following news release:. -Proper financial planning involves obtaining the right kind of insurance, says CFP Board Ambassador Daniel Forbes, CFP (R). Protecting yourself and your loved ones should be a part of any comprehensive financial plan, and as we approach National…
During a U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee markup of the Lower Health Care Costs Act, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy offered an amendment to the Murray-Alexander compromise package to hold Republicans’ feet to the fire for their continued efforts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act and our health care system. The Lower Health Care Costs Act…
Christopher Murphy, D- Connecticut, issued the following news release:. United States case, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, on Wednesday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor to blast the Trump administration for taking the unprecedented step in supporting a lawsuit to gut the entire…
Court Of Appeals Ponders: Who Has Right To Defend ACA?
A federal appeals court has requested written arguments on whether the House of Representatives and various Democratic-leaning states can step in to appeal a ruling striking down President Barack Obama’s health care law. The question is significant because President Donald Trump’s administration isn’t defending the law.
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, a life insurance company, issued the following news release:. SPRINGFIELD, MA and NEW YORK- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has teamed up with CommonBond, a leading financial technology company, to offer a new student loan refinancing program through CommonBond with a rate advantage to help people take…
Representatives Lee Zeldin and Carolyn B. Maloney secured committee passage of their bipartisan provisions as part of the House Financial Services Committee’s passage of the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019, which now heads to the House floor for a full House vote. Their provisions would result in a credit to homeowners with…
Today, Campaign for Accountability, a nonprofit watchdog group focused on public accountability, sent letters to executives at Apple and Google calling on the companies to remove from their platforms apps belonging to the anti-abortion behemoth Susan B. Anthony List and anti-choice/anti-LGBT group, the Family Research Council, for violating company…
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, June 26– Sompo International Holdings, a property and casualty insurance and reinsurance company, issued the following news release:. Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda- based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today the Total Consideration set forth in the table below in respect of…
The House Financial Services Committee recently passed two bills to reauthorize and reform the National Flood Insurance Program. AAF’s Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Wade notes that while the bills would make needed changes, they fail to address a root problem: low insurance premiums. *In a bipartisan effort, the House Committee on Financial…
The U.S. Embassy in Bahamas issued the following remarks by Charge d’Affaires Stephanie Bowers at the National Disaster Preparedness Baseline Assessment kickoff meeting:. Deputy Prime Minister, distinguished guests, colleagues, and friends– It is a privilege to be here today to speak about such an important matter affecting not only The Bahamas, but…
Warren Talks Health Care, Inslee Climate Change In First Debate
The first of two 10-candidate debates probably produced no clear winner or definite losers, but it did establish Elizabeth Warren as a front-runner to be reckoned with. She got the first question, and gave the last closing statement. She defended her call for Medicare for All proposal against rivals who want to create a public option for health care.
The Education and Labor subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Tom Brewer, president of the North Carolina State Fire Fighters Association, at a hearing entitled “Standing with Public Servants: Protecting the Right to Organize”:. My name is Tom Brewer and I am President of the Professional Fire Fighters and…
Bill de Blasio is making no apologies for his aggressive style during the first Democratic debate. The New York mayor says Democrats shouldn’t “be afraid to mix it up” and argues it’s a “giant turnoff to the voters” when politicians mince their words. De Blasio notably went after former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke for his opposition to eliminating private insurance in favor of nationalized health care.
