Tim Walberg, R- Michigan, issued the following op-ed, which was co-written by Rep. Mike Bishop, R- Michigan, Rep. Dave Trott, R- Michigan, and was published on Detroit Free Press:.
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Jeff Denham, R- California, issued the following news release:. U.S. Representative Jeff Denham has introduced the Supporting Mitigation Activities and Resiliency Targets for Rebuilding Act, also known as the SMART Rebuilding Act, aimed at lowering the cost of natural disasters by helping states and communities plan ahead and rebuild smarter.
Jason Smith, R- Missouri, issued the following Capitol Report:. “Why is Congress failing to act on President Trump’s agenda?” Plus, let’s not forget that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Obamacare repeal and replace legislation President Trump asked for and sent it to the Senate months ago.
Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release:. The Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services today announced several updates to the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model for 2019 that encourages customized benefit designs and flexibilities that meet the health…
Liberty Specialty Markets, a specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance provider, which is a part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, issued the following news release:. Liberty Specialty Markets, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance, has promoted Andrew Beechey to the new role of Head of Underwriting and Strategic Development for Global Financial Risks.
At Munich Reinsurance America, Jill Beggs’ 92 can call anywhere in the world and connect with a colleague who is ready to answer her questions. “I’ve had the opportunity to travel to Europe, South America, Africa and Asia, and realized how much there is to learn and how the pace of change is different depending on where you are. Beggs has been with Munich Reinsurance…
The University of California’s Los Angeles campus issued the following news release:. By reducing out-of-pocket costs for preventive treatment, the Affordable Care Act appears to have encouraged more people to have health screenings related to their cardiovascular health, a UCLA study found. Joseph Ladapo, the study’s lead author and an associate…
The Risk and Insurance Management Society issued the following news release:. With support from its event partners- the Insurance Society of China, Peking University, the People’s Insurance Company of China, PwC, and Willis Towers Watson- the Forum covered a wide range of risk management trends, strategies and best practices for effectively managing evolving…
Nov. 23– The Navy is conducting a “relentless” search-and-rescue operation in the Philippine Sea for three sailors who went missing after a U.S. Navy transport aircraft crashed on its way to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the military said. The other eight personnel aboard the C-2A Greyhound aircraft were rescued by Navy helicopters near the site of the…
Color of Change, a civil rights advocacy organization, issued the following statement by Executive Director Rashad Robinson in response to President Trump ending protected status for Haitians:. “Since Congress first created the Temporary Protected Status program in 1990, it has protected a large number of Black immigrants who have fled political unrest…
U.S. and Japanese ships and aircraft are searching in the Philippine Sea for three sailors missing since the crash of a U.S. Navy aircraft a day earlier. Eight people were rescued about 40 minutes after the crash Wednesday of the C-2A “Greyhound” transport aircraft, the Navy said. They were taken aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and were in good condition.
Nov. 23– In adopting its tentative tax levy, River Forest District 90 is expected to ask for a 3 percent increase over last year’s rate. “is based on the applicable consumer price index of 2.1 percent, and estimating the amount of new property that we anticipate for tax year 2017,” finance director Anthony Cozzi said. District 90 board members approved the tentative…
American Family Insurance issued the following news release:. Identity theft is on the rise, with data breaches like the one at Equifax contributing to the problem. The Federal Trade Commission estimates as many as nine million Americans have their identity stolen each year.
New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino issued the following news release:. Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor announced that an Essex County employee has been charged with insurance fraud and other offenses for allegedly filing fraudulent claims for wage reimbursement and disability for…
Nov. 22– While officials in Washington D.C. are focused on a major tax reform bill– and the residue of efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act– another bit of financial deregulation continues to fly under the radar. Earlier this month, William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, spoke about the state of banking regulation in a speech to the…
Luther Strange, R- Alabama, issued the following statement after President Trump signed a new executive order designed to expand healthcare choices and increase insurance market competition to drive down costs for consumers:. “The struggles of American families to find affordable healthcare did not go away when Congress failed to act, and I support any effort…
Luther Strange, R- Alabama, issued the following news release:. Appearing this afternoon on the Fox News Channel’s America’s News HQ, U.S. Senator Luther Strange discussed the next steps the Senate must take in order to repeal and replace Obamacare. Noting that the bill passed by the House last week is progress in the right direction, Strange expressed that there is…
Made during a one-day United Nations and Caribbean Community conference in New York, the pledges came from some familiar donors and some surprising new ones. They included The Netherlands’ $700 million pledge, the European Union’s $352 million, quake-recovering Mexico’s $27 million and $1 million in debt forgiveness from politically troubled Venezuela.
Nov. 22– It felt bittersweet to Archbishop Thomas Wenski to have to hold a news conference stressing the importance of giving immigrants a path to citizenship on the day before the United States would celebrate its own roots. Two days earlier, the Department of Homeland Security announced the end of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians, which offered…
