Nov. 27– Upward, Hartford’s downtown business development center, is turning its attention to spurring startup companies and innovation in the fast-growing fields of smart buildings and caring for the aged. A $3.9 million investment over two years from Connecticut Innovations, the state’s venture capital firm, will contribute to establishing labs that will…
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Principal Announces New $500 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
Principal Financial Group ® today announced that its board of directors has approved a new authorization for the repurchase of up to $500 million of the company’ s outstanding common stock. As of September 30, 2018, approximately $135 million remained under the company’ s May 7, 2018, $300 million authorization. Principal Financial Group, Inc. had…
–Baird and Hilliard Lyons announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement for Hilliard Lyons and Hilliard Lyons Trust Company to join Baird, an international, employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm with more than $200 billion in client assets. Hilliard Lyons, an independent investment firm,…
This year’s open enrollment period for 2019 began on Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 15. As of Monday, 2,902 people in Yakima County had signed up for health insurance through the state’s Health Benefit Exchange, said spokesman Michael Marchand. During last year’s open enrollment period, 3,243 people from Yakima County signed up.
Mercury General Corporation Announces Estimated Losses From the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire
Two major catastrophe events, known as the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire, occurred in California in November 2018 causing significant losses to the Company. The Company estimates that its pre-tax total gross losses, before reinsurance benefits, from the Camp Fire in Northern California and the Woolsey Fire in Southern California will be approximately $207…
The governor of Puerto Rico has signed several laws to help protect insurance policy holders as thousands of claims remain unresolved more than a year after Hurricane Maria. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Tuesday that his administration was not pleased with how insurance companies handled complaints filed after the Category 4 storm hit last year.
PURE Insurance Restructures Jewelry Policies to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs
–The PURE Group of Insurance Companies, which includes Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange, the policyholder-owned property and casualty insurer designed for high net worth individuals and families, announced that it is changing its approach to insuring jewelry in Connecticut by offering even more protection for losses related to theft and…
Nov. 27– RUSK– An upcoming public meeting in Rusk will allow county residents an opportunity to share thoughts and ideas about natural hazards that threaten the county, helping to update the Cherokee County hazard mitigation action plan. “This is actually an ongoing thing,” said Sergio Seguin, Cherokee County Emergency Management Coordinator.
SCPC Expresses Concern: Proposed CMS Rule Threatens Seniors’ Access to Essential Medications, Further Undermines LTC Pharmacy Economic Viability
–The Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition today said its initial review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D programs to “lower drug prices and reduce out-of-pocket expenses” would, in actuality, threaten seniors’ access to essential medications, and further undermine the economic viability of…
NETA Improves Access to Personal Training Insurance for Members After Partnering With Insure Fitness Group
–The National Exercise Trainers Association partnered with Insure Fitness Group in October 2018 to offer its members discounted access to personal training insurance, and help protect fitness instructors from potential lawsuits. “We’re thrilled to partner with Insure Fitness Group to offer NETA trainers an affordable way to protect their careers in the…
Jenkintown, PA—- 11/27/2018– The law firm of Rosen, Moss, Snyder& Bleefeld, L.L.P. is one of the Philadelphia region’s top disability law firms serving Montgomery County, Bucks County, and the entire Tri-State area. That is why the disability attorneys at Rosen, Moss, Snyder& Bleefeld, L.L.P. encourage all employees seeking long-term disability benefits to contact…
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27, 2018/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Compare-autoinsurance.org has released a new blog post that explains the basics of comprehensive car insurance and why drivers should purchase it.. A vehicle can be wrecked in so many ways not related to a collision. Social and racial tensions remain high in some areas of the United States.
Nov. 27– The latest edition of a report on predicted climate change impacts, released by the Trump administration on Friday, says Maryland is already seeing some effects of rising global temperatures. Many of them are well documented: more coastal floods, heavier downpours and shorter winters. Here is what the fourth such assessment predicts for Maryland:.
In order to prepare students for vital monetary decisions that will affect them for the rest of their lives, CEV Multimedia and the Texas Tech University Center for Financial Responsibility have collaborated to develop the Personal Financial Literacy Certification. The recent Purchasing Power Financial Stress Survey- 2018 found that 87 percent of U.S….
Albany, NY—- 11/27/2018– Transparency Market Research has published a new report titled, “Telehealth Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2017– 2025”. North America and Europe are projected to dominate the global telehealth market during the forecast period owing to increase in focus on services for business expansion in these…
Island residents Philip and Lunel Haysmer cried when they got the news. The retired couple from California recently learned that Lloyd’s of London had reversed its earlier decision denying their insurance claim for the Leilani Estates home they lost during Kilauea’s eruption earlier this year. Services and other companies, according to Jeffrey Foster, a…
A.M. Best Upgrades Issuer Credit Rating of Texas Mutual Insurance Company
A.M. Best has upgraded the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to“ a+” from“ a” and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A of Texas Mutual Insurance Company. The ratings reflect Texas Mutual’ s balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorizes as strongest, as well as its strong operating performance, limited business profile and appropriate enterprise risk…
Nov. 27– HINGHAM– The town’s fire chief says a lack of evidence has forced officials to close their investigation into a September fire that officials had deemed suspicious. The two-alarm fire on Sept. 1 caused no injuries but it took firefighters an hour to get under control and destroyed a vacant house that had stood on Hobart Street for more than a century.
In addition to explosive growth in the range of available voluntary benefits in recent years, their popularity among employees is reaching new heights as well. The evolution of benefits is expected to continue in 2019 and several trends are expected to pick up momentum.
