The National Retail Federation issued the following news release:. The National Retail Federation welcomed the introduction of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act, which would establish a federal program to help businesses obtain insurance coverage for pandemics modeled on a system for terrorism insurance established following 9/ 11..
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“Fulcrum Risk Solutions prides itself on being a trusted advisor for our clients, going beyond healthcare insurance to provide customized solutions that impact their bottom lines,” said Brian Morris, President of Fulcrum Risk Solutions. ” As an independent brokerage firm, our new partnership with United Benefit Advisors allows us to leverage a vast network of…
The R Street Institute issued the following statement by R.J. Lehmann, director of finance of insurance and trade policy, in response to the introduction of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D- New York:. “We appreciate the work by Rep. Maloney and her staff in preparing this legislation and agree with her conclusion that private insurance…
—Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz looks forward to reopening his synagogue doors— if his congregation can balance the laws of God and California during the coronavirus pandemic. The Orthodox congregation of Shul on the Beach in Los Angeles County's Venice Beach will follow the guidelines, consulting with rabbinical authorities who place a high importance on…
The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers issued the following news release:. The market continued to harden in Q1 2020, according to The Council of Insurance Agents& Brokers' quarterly Commercial Property/Casualty Market Survey. Respondents reported moderate to significant premium pricing increases for all account sizes and all lines of business…
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Tina Smith, Ron Wyden, and Patty Murray to release a Senate Democratic plan to expand health care coverage and affordability during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a white paper, the Senators outline a series of common sense legislative priorities that the Senate should take up…
His wife, Tabitha, read news of the two dams failing north of Midland last week, destroyed homes and tattered lives in her Facebook feed, and decided the family of four would head north from their home just north of Lafayette, Louisiana. She contacted the Michigan governor's office and the United Way of Midland County. So we packed up and headed on over, “said Dwayne…
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association issued the following statement:. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association President and CEO JC Scott issued the following statement applauding the Administration's initiative, announced, to reduce insulin costs for Medicare enrollees:. “We commend the Administration for allowing Part D plan sponsors…
Senators Thom Tillis and a bipartisan group of 125 Members of Congress recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor calling on the administration to ensure National Guard personnel who are serving on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response efforts…
Public Citizen issued the following statement by Peter Maybarduk, director of Access to Medicines Program:. Note: President Donald Trump announced that 1,750 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage plans have applied to participate in a model to limit insulin out-of-pocket payments. Only 54% of all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in so-called “enhanced…
States And Cities Continue Plunge Into Financial Black Hole
In Minnesota, a surplus of $1.5 billion turned into a shortfall of $2.4 billion within two months. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal think tank, projects that state budget shortfalls will total $765 billion over the next three years. That’s an increase from other recent CBPP estimates of shortfalls.
U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Lujan, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small are calling on Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor to waive all cost-sharing requirements for assistance under President Trump's Major Disaster Declaration for the State of New Mexico, 4529- DR, for the…
Cindy Axne celebrated a new $2,816,691 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund flood recovery efforts in rural Fremont County. The grant will fund the purchase of 20 residential properties in Fremont County that have been substantially damaged by flooding at pre-flood values, allowing Iowa families in these homes to move forward after…
—South Korea reported its highest number of new coronavirus infections in weeks on Wednesday and India reported another record single-day jump of more than 6,000 cases, as the pandemic expanded its grip across much of the globe. Still, optimism over reopening economies from business shutdowns to fight the virus spurred a rally on Wall Street, even as the…
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release:. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa has issued a consent order and judgment requiring the fiduciaries of the Shinn 401 Retirement Plan to restore $35,032 to the Eddyville, Iowa- based Ben Shinn Trucking Inc.' s employee benefit…
The Boat Owners Association of the U.S. issued the following news release:. The 2020 hurricane season starts Monday, June 1, and runs through November 30. To help, BoatUS Magazine offers a range of short hurricane-planning videos and other resources at BoatUS.com/hurricanes.
U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow and U.S. Representative John Moolenaar joined with FEMA Regional Administrator James K. Joseph in surveying damage caused by the historic flooding and dam failure earlier this week in Midland County. As Ranking Member of the Committee that oversees FEMA, I was pleased to join Administrator Joseph and my…
WILMINGTON, Del.– U.S. Senator Chris Coons joined U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and Cory Gardner and U.S. Representatives Jason Crow and Doug Lamborn and a bipartisan group of 125 Members of Congress in a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor calling on the…
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Request abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Yarrington, 202-366-1915, Director, Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime Administration,…
