—Florida is now in the process of scheduling appointments for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. —A more contagious and slightly deadlier version of the COVID virus appears to be taking off in Florida, where the number of known cases doubled in the last week.
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—President Joe Biden is set to announce a wide-ranging moratorium on new oil and gas leasing on U.S. lands, as his administration moves quickly to reverse Trump administration policies on energy and the environment and address climate change. The move follows a 60- day suspension of new drilling permits for U.S. lands and waters announced last week and follows…
COVID-19 Spotlights Immediate Need for Managing Employee Leave of Absence
The latest research from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America ®- “Absence Management Redefined: During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond”– found that the pandemic has raised senior leadership’s awareness about the importance of effective absence management, particularly during a very difficult time. The FFCRA, which expired on December 31, 2020,…
Sensormatic Electronics Assigned Patent for Method for Augmenting Underwriting of Insurance Policies
Sensormatic Electronics, Boca Raton, Florida, has been assigned a patent developed by two co-inventors for a “sensor based system and method for augmenting underwriting of insurance policies.” The co-inventors are Christine Trainor, Boca Raton, Florida, and David Vavrasek, Westfield, New Jersey. Written by Jayanti Behera; edited by Sudarshan Harpal.
ADT & Branch Insurance Make it Easy and Affordable to Protect Home & Auto
–Branch Insurance, which pioneered bundling home and car insurance online, today announces a strategic partnership with ADT, a leading provider of security and smart home solutions, to offer ADT home security customers discounts on their home and car insurance. “The extensive protection ADT provides significantly reduces the risk of loss, which enables…
Insurance tech provider Benelinx today announced the release of new features including automated member level assignments and horizontal market proposal templates to enhance its robust agency management software. Not only do these features significantly reduce admin time and the potential for errors, they provide comprehensive data modeling and…
Integrity and CSG Actuarial Unite in Transformational Partnership to Provide Data and Software Solutions to Agents, Agencies, Carriers and Consumers
–Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, the nation’s largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products, today announced it has acquired CSG Actuarial, the industry’s foremost quoting technology platform and data solution for the senior health and life insurance marketplace. As part of the acquisition, CSG Principals Bryan Neary and Doug…
Use of the mobile telematics solution, the first in the U.S. that's natively in Spanish, allows users to review their driving behavior, become a safer driver, and earn rewards while doing so. According to Pew Research, Hispanics have accounted for more than half of the U.S. population growth since 2010. “Our partnership with Saive to bring a Spanish-language safe…
One solution is direct healthcare, which can provide more patient-centered care at affordable prices and is an effective model to increase access to care for the uninsured, underinsured and those on public programs like Medicaid, according to a new study published by Pioneer Institute. “This approach to investing in primary care has been shown to reduce costs,…
Haven Life ranks #2 on Built In NYC’s Prestigious Best Places to Work List
–Haven Life Insurance Agency, the customer-centric life insurance innovator backed and wholly owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, today announced its inclusion in Built In NYC’s list of Best Places to Work in 2021. The life insurance innovator jumped up 56 places from last year’s list to now be ranked the second best place to work amongst all…
Professional Beauty Association Enters New Era with Change in Leadership and Strategic Three-Year Plan
–Th e Professional Beauty Association today announces that Nina Daily will be the company’s new Executive Director as Steve Sleeper retires after more than 25 years. Under his guidance, the members of the Beauty& Barber Supply Institute, the American Beauty Association, The Salon Association, and the National Cosmetology Association joined forces to create…
New Report: 36% of Patients Sacrifice Medications to Afford Basic Needs
–The impact from the COVID-19 pandemic caused tens of millions of Americans to lose their jobs, health insurance and, for some, access to their medications. 1 New research released today by CoverMyMeds found that 65 percent of patients were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic 2 and 36 percent sacrificed their treatments or medications to pay for…
Auto Thefts Surge In 2020 The National Insurance Crime Bureau Reports
–A preliminary analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows auto theft took a dramatic leap upward in 2020 compared to 2019, reversing two years of auto theft declines. “Preliminary reports indicate a sharp increase in automobile thefts for 2020,” said NICB President and CEO David Glawe.. “Preliminary reports indicate a sharp increase in automobile…
Canadian Insurtech Foxquilt Announces Partnership with Digital Partners, a Munich Re company
-Foxquilt, a leading insurance technology company focused on empowering small businesses and B2B networks to save on small business insurance, has partnered with Digital Partners, a Munich Re company, to enable the company to operate as a full-service insurance provider and co-creator of new, end-to-end insurance products/programs for small businesses.
Zeguro, an integrated cybersecurity and cyber insurance provider for small to medium-sized businesses, today announced a strategic partnership with Vanta, an automated security and compliance expert, to help customers achieve compliance in weeks instead of months and get affordable, comprehensive cyber insurance. Achieving compliance, often a business…
In an effort to advance resilience from natural catastrophes, a group of U.S. insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, and model providers are forming an advisory board named Helix™ facilitated by The Institutes. Helix will primarily serve the U.S. market while collaborating with parallel efforts addressing catastrophe risk analytics issues globally, such as…
Elaine Luria, D- Virginia, issued the following news release on Jan. 25:. Congresswoman Elaine Luria and Congressman Michael Waltz introduced the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act, which would allow TRICARE dependents to remain on their parents' policy until age 26 without a premium increase. “The Affordable Care Act allows young adults to stay on…
Nanette Barragan, D- California, issued the following news release:. We experienced this in Los Angeles and throughout California in September when record heat waves created a state of emergency and caused tens of thousands of Southern California residents to lose power. “I'm proud to be introducing the Energy Resilient Communities Act along with…
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release:. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners recently named 42 consumer liaison representatives for 2021. Jamille Fields Allsbrook: Director of Women's Health and Rights, Adjunct Professor, Center for American Progress, University of Maryland School of Law*.
