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Pennsylvania on Tuesday debuted its state-based insurance marketplace, Pennie.com, which will give residents who buy individual health plans an extra four weeks to shop for coverage for 2021.. With Pennie’ s launch, Pennsylvania joins 14 states that run their own health insurance marketplaces, rather than relying on the federal marketplace healthcare.gov,…

Sep. 22– Speakers at Sunday's annual Night of Hope delivered a two-pronged message about addiction. Virginia Krieger spoke of the latter to the roughly 75 participants who bundled up against an evening chill to remember those who lost their lives through addiction. Such efforts were perhaps the furthest things from Krieger's mind nearly six years ago, That's…

Sep. 22– PINETOPS– The Pinetops Fire Department has earned a Class 3 fire response rating, making this Edgecombe County town the fourth-smallest North Carolina community to achieve the high mark. “I'd like to congratulate Chief Burress for the department's performance and for the hard work of all the department members,” N.C. Equivalent to ISO ratings named for…

–Berkley Accident& Health, a Berkley Company, announced the launch of Vigilance, an Occupational Accident Insurance product built for healthcare workers and students at risk of sharps injuries, bloodborne infections, and workplace assaults. “Sharps injuries and workplace violence are some of the most common occupational risks that healthcare workers say…

–Woodruff Sawyer, one of the largest independent insurance brokerages in the US, announced today the release of the D&O Looking Ahead Guide 2021. Woodruff Sawyer’s 2019 Looking Ahead Guide forecasted the rise of D&O premiums— the first increase in nearly 10 years— and predicted it would continue on into 2020 and beyond. The Guide includes Woodruff Sawyer’s…

Daniel J. Hilferty, an' indefatigable civic leader in Philadelphia, on Tuesday announced his retirement as chief executive of Independence Health Group, the region’ s largest health insurer. While leading Independence during a period of growth, including the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, Hilferty, 64, played central roles in raising money for Pope Francis’…

Sep. 22– WHITEHALL– Damage to Whitehall Junior-Senior High School caused by last month's flooding could cost as much as $16 million to repair, and district officials have not received information about whether the district's insurance company will cover the cost. “We have given them every bit of information they have requested and they still have not provided…

—One of the women on Donald Trump’ s short list to succeed Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court got her first taste of politics as a college student stuffing envelopes for Democrat Joe Biden’ s 1988 presidential run. But, by 1996, Joan L. Larsen was volunteering for Republican Bob Dole, and today few doubt her conservative credentials, which includes a…

She reports directly to Los Angeles Regional President, Steve Kutz. With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Heidi returns to BNY Mellon after spending four years at Northern Trust as Senior Vice President, Regional Director. Prior to joining Northern Trust, Heidi held the roles of Managing Director, Enterprise Retirement Strategy…

Larry Mown, a Braintree firefighter and fire investigator, said dispatchers received a 911 call just after 2 a.m. Tuesday from a passerby reporting a fire at 1579 Washington St.. Firefighters from Braintree, Weymouth, Quincy and Holbrook had the fire mostly put out by 3:30 a.m.. You pick the news you want, we deliver.Firefighters from Boston, Weymouth, Randolph and…

Some of the key players profiled in the study are On March 2020, Star health and ICICI Lombard has launched a policy which will cover the individual who has tested positive for COVID 19 and require hospitalization., Some of the other players that are also part of study are Allianz, Cigna TTK, Zurich, BUPA, United Health group, Anthem, CVS health, Humana, Centene and…

The Office of Personnel Management. has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register, entitled: “Federal Employees' Retirement System; Present Value Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Separated Employees”. These rules are necessary to ensure that the tables conform to the economic and demographic assumptions adopted by the Board of Actuaries and…

Sep. 22– Janice Torrez will become president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico on Jan. 1, the company announced last week. Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the second largest health insurance company in New Mexico, according to the state Office of the Superintendent of Insurance. She oversaw government relations and the overall planning, budgeting and…

The Office of Personnel Management has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register, entitled: “Federal Employees' Retirement System; Normal Cost Percentage for Certain Members of the Capitol Police”. The Office of Personnel Management is adopting its proposed rule to revise the categories of employees for computation of normal cost percentages for…

–U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Phoebe Hopps, 38, of Kewadin held tightly to a pillow bearing a likeness of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's face Friday evening, devastated by the news of her death. As the nation prepares to lay Ginsburg to rest– her casket will be outside the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday for public mourning and she'll…