Jan. 30– Amazon Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase& Co. announced Tuesday a joint venture to drive down health care costs, presenting a disruptive new threat to the health insurance industry eight weeks after CVS Health Corp. tied up a $69 billion purchase of Aetna Inc.. Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorganChase said their venture “will pursue…
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Yellow police tape strung at waist height around the parking lot of a building on Lee Highway bounced in the breeze Tuesday afternoon as a small crew worked to clean up what was left of two Chattanooga businesses. A backhoe scraped across the asphalt, scooping up drywall, metal and glass fallen from the building that held both Summitt Pianos and General…
Kentucky’s only Democratic congressman is framing his re-election campaign as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s job performance as the state’s top ranking health official has joined the campaign as a Republican candidate. After Vickie Yates Brown Glisson filed her candidacy papers Tuesday, U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth’s campaign said the Democratic congressman from Louisville has focused on combating the Republican agenda in Washington.
–Fidelity National Financial, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per share. About Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries. FNF is the nation’s largest title…
A.M. Best has commented that the Credit Ratings of MetLife, Inc. and its insurance subsidiaries remain unchanged following the announcement that it will increase group annuity reserves between $525 million and $575 million on a pre-tax basis for unrecorded pension liabilities as part of its pension risk transfer business. Although the full-year 2017 net…
–Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a leading provider of title insurance and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries, today reported operating results for the three and twelve-month periods ended December 31, 2017. Total revenue of approximately $2.0 billion in the fourth quarter versus $1.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016…
W. R. Berkley Corporation today reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2017 of $155 million, or $1.21 per share. The accident year combined ratio excluding catastrophes during the quarter was 94.2%. Investment income attributable to the core investment portfolio increased 12.4%. Realized pre-tax gains of $57 million, net of performance-based…
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation, a real estate investment trust, announced today tax information regarding its dividend distributions for the Company’ s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017. Because Anworth is a REIT, dividends declared in October, November, or December of a calendar year with a record date in that calendar year but which are payable in…
An Indiana Department of Correction spokesman says a man convicted in connection with a deadly Indianapolis house explosion has been found dead. Department spokesman Doug Harrison says 48-year-old Mark Leonard was found dead Tuesday morning at the Wabash Valley Correction Facility in southwestern Indiana. Garrison says the cause of death wasn’t immediately known. In 2015, Leonard was convicted in the 2012 natural gas explosion that destroyed his then-girlfriend’s home and killed two neighbors.
Jan. 30– OAKLAND– As Wednesday’s midnight deadline approaches to enroll in a 2018 healthcare plan under the Affordable Care Act, health insurance broker Jonathan Greer is fielding calls from harried consumers buying policies at the last minute. But that tax repeal doesn’t start until 2019; the penalty is still in place for 2018, and any adult who doesn’t have…
National Write Your Congressman, an organization that gives small businesses a voice in American government, finds in its Q4 2017 Quarterly Index small business owners’ satisfaction in Congress doubled following the passage of the new tax law. The Index also found small business owners’ trust in Congress increased over the previous quarter.
President Trump Promised to Replace the ACA With A “Better” System: Throughout the first several months of 2017, President Trump promised that, in replacing the Affordable Care Act, he would create a better health care system–with lower health care costs for families, “insurance for everybody,” fully protecting pre-existing conditions, and “making all groups…
Jan. 29– A former insurance agent based in Centralia has been accused of stealing more than $37,000 in customers’ premium payments, according to court documents and the Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Matthew G. Gingerich, 37, of Centralia, pleaded not guilty Friday in Lewis County Superior Court at his first appearance on a single charge…
El Cajon, CA—- 01/30/2018– Known throughout the United States, DJM Insurance Services is offering its customers the most comprehensive contractor insurance in its industry. Over the last 15 years, the company has passionately and diligently worked to guarantee personalized and affordable insurance policies for general contractors and workers from…
Office Address: Agency for International Development; Overseas Missions; Ethiopia USAID-Addis Ababa; Dept. of State Washington DC 20521-2030. Description: Agency for International Development. With a projected population of over 100 million people, Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A.M. Best has assigned the Financial Strength Rating of B and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bb” to Noor Takaful General PJSC. The ratings reflect NTG’ s balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorises as strong, as well as its marginal operating performance, limited business profile and marginal enterprise risk management. Whilst prospective…
Andover, MA—- 01/30/2018– Cox Capital is pleased to announce the addition of Tunde Kovacs, PhD to their investment committee. Tunde brings an amazing analytical skillset to Cox Capital’s investment team and keeps a pulse on the latest academic research in the field of finance. Cox Capital’s investment committee meets quarterly to discuss performance results,…
Fairless Hills, PA—- 01/30/2018– Drivers who have been putting off getting the auto body repair that they need are encouraged to start 2018 off right by making a call to the team at Peruzzi Collision Center. The team at Peruzzi Collision Center, the leading auto body repair shop serving Bensalem, PA, and the surrounding areas, is busy preparing for another year of…
Jan. 30– Several Raleigh County teachers say unless lawmakers can meet their demands, they’re ready to take action. Elsewhere in the state, including Wyoming County, school employees are considering a one-day walkout to protest the issues. Crystal Yost, an elementary teacher in Raleigh County, said her health insurance premium is increasing by nearly $300 per…
