The Standard has promoted Kirsten Schmieding to retirement plan consultant. Kirsten is based in Dallas, Texas, and will work with advisors in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. She graduated from University of Oregon with a master’ s degree in Education and holds FINRA 6 and 63 licenses.
–International Medical Group ®, a leader in global benefits and assistance services, has been selected for a five-year service contract with AmeriCorps VISTA and NCCC/FEMA Health Care Administration Services. IMG, who has previously held contracts with the Corporation for National and Community Service, will manage the AmeriCorps VISTA and NCCC/FEMA…
KEY ACTION Agreed to accept a Federal Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 supplemental grant for the Fire Department. OTHER ACTION Accepted the resignation of part-time firefighter Adam Silla, who had been with the Perry Fire Department for 21 years. Accepted a Drug Use Prevention Grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office to benefit the Police…
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has issued a rule, published in the Federal Register, entitled: ” Federal Interest Rate Authority”. The rule was issued by James P. Sheesley, Acting Assistant Executive Secretary. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is issuing regulations clarifying the law that governs the interest rates State-chartered banks and…
iDirectDoc, the nation's leading direct primary care telemedicine company, today announced that it is offering large, self-insured employers an advanced platform to build a network of direct primary care physicians to improve member health, reduce the total cost of care, and decrease risk. “Direct primary care is a highly affordable way for self-insured…
–Haven Life, the customer-centric life insurance agency backed and wholly owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, is being recognized as one of the 2020 Best Workplaces in New York by Great Place to Work and Fortune. The ranking considered nearly 45,000 employee surveys in the New York State or the tri-state/New York Metro Statistical Area.
–GoHealth, Inc., a leading health insurance marketplace, announced that the company has successfully opened four virtual sales centers, and is on track to hire over 1,000 agents in preparation for the 2020 Annual Enrollment Period. During unprecedented times of uncertainty and high unemployment surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, GoHealth has fully…
Mentioned in today’s commentary includes: NIO Inc., Nikola Corporation, General Motors Company, Ford Motor Company, DraftKings Inc.. As investors await new earnings reports and COVID-19 uncertainty rises amid a massive surge in cases in the U.S. without any assurance of more stimulus, all eyes are on EVs and biopharma for the obvious risk-return rewards, but…
Ventas, Inc. will issue its second quarter 2020 earnings release prior to the opening of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, August 7, 2020. Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a real estate investment trust with a highly diversified portfolio of senior housing, research and innovation, and healthcare properties located throughout the United States,…
The Australian Council of Trade Unions issued the following news release:. The ACTU has reiterated that while these supports are an important foundation it will be a jobs-led reconstruction plan that allows Australia to complete the economic recovery. Quotes attributable to ACTU Secretary Sally McManus:.
–Coalition, the leading cyber insurance and security company, today announced it will enter the excess cyber insurance market to help protect middle market businesses with enhanced coverage and free access to Coalition’s state-of-the-art cybersecurity capabilities, including attack surface monitoring, an in-house response team of security experts,…
Poms& Associates, an independent, full-service insurance brokerage and risk management firm, today announced the availability of a free educational webinar that addresses many of the most frequently asked questions related to Human Resources and COVID-19. “With the pandemic causing unprecedented hurdles for organizations, ensuring your organization is…
Working across the aisle, Jared puts Maine first: working to help small businesses, fighting to give veterans better access to mental health services, and advocating for Maine's lobstermen. His independence and commitment to his district present a sharp contrast to his opponent's history of party loyalty in Maine politics. ” Last week's GOP primary results in…
The candidates' unwillingness to stand up against the Administration's lawsuit comes as Amanda Adkins, Sara Hart Weir, Adrienne Foster, Mike Beehler, and Tom Love have each showed time and again that they would be a disaster for Kansans' health care. “As their Washington backers move forward with their lawsuit to get rid of the entire Affordable Care Act in the…
The Senate Special Committee on Aging issued the following testimony by Rodney B. Jones Sr., CEO of East Liberty Health Center Inc., at a hearing entitled “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Seniors: A Look at Racial Health Disparities” on July 21:. My name is Rodney Jones and I am CEO of East Liberty Family Health Care Center, which is a Federally Qualified Health Center located…
The ad features a woman with multiple sclerosis who claims that James“ wants to allow insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions.”. The second, a Talking Points Memo article, references a deleted video James posted during his failed 2018 campaign against Sen. Debbie Stabenow, in which James calls the ACA a“ monstrosity” and…
Kemper Corporation announced today that after the markets close on Monday, August 3, 2020, Kemper will issue its second quarter 2020 earnings release and financial supplement, and will also file its quarterly report on Form 10- Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Kemper Corporation is one of the nation’ s leading specialized insurers.
–Today, Avalanche Insights released the results of a deep audience listening survey on the desired attributes that voters are looking for in presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s running mate. The results of the survey are released just days before Joe Biden’s expected announcement of his vice presidential pick, and amid growing speculation on who…
The report was co-authored by Chuck Marr, senior director of federal tax policy, research associate Stephanie Hingtgen, Arloc Sherman, vice president of data analysis and research, research assistant Katie Windham, and Kris Cox, senior tax policy analyst. The Congressional Budget Office forecasts that the unemployment rate will still exceed 9 percent early…
