By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Life after cancer is not what is used to be, and long-term survivors can expect health and quality of life on par with Americans of the same age and background, according to a new study in The American Journal of Managed Care ®. Led by researchers from Precision Health Economics, the study found that…
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– Ally Financial Inc. announced key leadership changes to its auto finance, insurance and risk management organizations. Doug Timmerman has been named president of auto finance and will assume responsibility for driving the strategy and performance of the business going forward.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Validus Holdings, Ltd. announced that it expects to release its financial results for the first quarter 2018 on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. About Validus Holdings, Ltd. Validus Holdings, Ltd. is a leading global provider of reinsurance, insurance, and…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health& Medicine Week– Ten years of progress globally in the fight against malaria have masked the rapid rise of infections and deaths in African countries experiencing conflict and famine, though new strategies implemented in places like the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and northern Nigeria could provide a…
April 27– ProMedica CEO Randy Oostra has long felt that his company needed to look outside its traditional footprint to keep pace with the evolving nature of healthcare. Acquiring HCR ManorCare Inc. in a $3.3 billion blockbuster transaction Wednesday is just the kind of outside-the-box move Mr. Oostra was seeking to expand ProMedica’s national scope and…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by NewsRx journalists, a trademark application has been made for “BCBS” by Debra Hughes, representing Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The owner/registrar information for this application is: Debra Hughes, Blue Cross and Blue…
Medline today announced the opening of a 250,000- square foot manufacturing facility in the Killam Industrial Park in Laredo, Texas, expanding its Texas footprint to more than 1.5 million square feet of production and distribution space in the state. The Laredo plant is one of four Medline facilities in North America that specializes in manufacturing…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Emc Insurance Group Inc. was posted on April 16, 2018. The SEC file number is 0000356130-18-000087.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a…
Raul Labrador said Thursday that if the state’s voters both elect him governor and pass the initiative to expand Medicaid in Idaho, he’d consider working to overturn the voter-passed initiative. In Idaho, a voter-passed initiative has the same status as a law passed by the Legislature– lawmakers and the governor can change or overturn it or replace it with…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Prudential Financial Inc. was posted on April 17, 2018. The SEC file number is 0001137774-18-000069.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is…
April 26– AZTEC– The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission unanimously approved an order giving Public Service Company of New Mexico 13 days to respond to questions about the structural failure that caused a small explosion in unit 1 of the San Juan Generating Station on March 17. The PRC met today in Santa Fe. The inquiry comes following a petition filed on…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by National Security Group Inc. was posted on April 13, 2018. The SEC file number is 0000865058-18-000016.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing…
Effective immediately, businesses with under 1,000 employees will have access to the same digital wellness solution New Ocean offers to large corporations through Wellness Pro. Through Wellness Pro, New Ocean offers the same comprehensive programming available to large corporations in an easy to use, customizable package priced at $2.50 per employee per…
According to news reporting from Tokyo, Japan, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “It is controversial whether the use of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs increases the risk of herpes zoster. Financial supporters for this research include Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
April 26– A bill in Sacramento that would require utilities to submit detailed plans outlining how they would handle disastrous wildfires is moving through the California Legislature– but it’s facing fierce opposition from consumer groups who say it amounts to a giveaway to power companies. Bill Dodd, D- Santa Rosa, breezed through the Governmental…
Findings from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Update Understanding of Science and Engineering Ethics. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Engineering– Current study results on Ethics- Science and Engineering Ethics have been published. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the Shiraz University of Medical…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Letter on the CDC& FDA– A new study on Pelvic Organ Prolapse is now available. Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Michigan, “This is a retrospective cohort study examining private claims from three insurance providers for inpatient and outpatient prolapse procedures…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Marketing Weekly News– Symetra, a national provider of employee benefits, annuities and life insurance, affirms its commitment to customers to “cut through the jibber jabber” of insurance industry jargon with a new, national consumer advertising campaign launching April 16. Meet “Jibber” and “Jabber” Featuring hapless…
April 26– Former University of South Carolina baseball star Kip Bouknight has found a new job in Columbia. BB&T-Boyle Vaughan Insurance today said it has hired Kip Bouknight as a business insurance agent for its office here at 2000 Center Point Road. The Lexington native and former University of South Carolina baseball standout comes to BB&T with more than…
