The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, Carol Casto, issued the following news release:. A federal grand jury sitting in Charleston indicted four defendants from McDowell County on Wednesday for federal insurance fraud crimes, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Windel Lester, 66, James Edward Lester, 47, Gregory A. Lester, 40, and…
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A study conducted by the Anderson Center for Economic Research and Hoag Center for Real Estate and Finance examines the potential impact of the Republican-sponsored House tax-overhaul bill on home prices in Orange County. Those include a new cap on the mortgage interest rate deduction of $500,000 instead of the existing $1,000,000. The House bill also…
The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release:. The Senate Finance Committee passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on November 16. “The Senate Finance Committee bill is a solid and needed tax package that will help reverse the dearth in investment, entrepreneurship and wage growth that has been missing during the weak economic…
Mike Enzi, R- Wyo., chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on the Senate Finance Committee passage of the tax reform proposal. Enzi is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which has been debating and voting on amendments to the tax reform proposal, known as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”, throughout the week. Enzi’s long-time…
Yet the disaster aid request from the White House to Congress, released today, did not contain a widely supported, permanent wildfire funding fix, nor any additional aid for communities hit hard by the record-breaking fire year. If the White House refuses to offer aid to wildfire-stricken communities, it’s up to Congress to get off the backbench and put an end to…
Thad Cochran, R- Miss., chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s third request for supplemental disaster appropriations funding:. Congress must work to complete action on the regular appropriations bills, even as it attends to this supplemental request. ” The supplemental request…
Markel Corporation today announced that F. Michael Crowley, the Company’s Vice Chairman, informed the Company of his plan to retire on December 31, 2017. Mr. Crowley, 66, oversees the sales and marketing, producer and client relationships and distribution strategy of the Company. Prior to being named Vice Chairman in August 2016, Mr. Crowley served as the…
American Family Insurance issued the following news release:. The board of directors for Madison, Wisconsin- based American Family Insurance has elected two new members: Bill Westrate, enterprise president of American Family, and Fabian Fondriest, president of American Family’s direct sales affiliate companies. The elections follow updates to the…
In Big Win for JDRF’s Coverage2Control Campaign, Anthem Decides to Cover Artificial Pancreas Systems
JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes research, today announced that its Coverage2Control campaign swayed Anthem, America’s second-largest health insurance company, to cover artificial pancreas systems. Anthem changed its policy after engaging with JDRF, hearing from the T1D community, and closely evaluating additional…
The University of Guelph issued the following news release:. The University of Guelph has received more than $3.4 million from the federal government for social sciences and humanities research ranging from global LGBT and women’s reproductive rights, to rural communities, to market effects of carbon emissions, to Indigenous sovereignty and civil society.
“The CBO’s recent report estimates that 13 million fewer Americans will have health insurance if Congress repeals the ACA’s requirement that all individuals carry adequate coverage. Our organizations are deeply troubled that Congress is considering action that would result in coverage losses, particularly without considering corresponding ways to…
The Maryland Insurance Administration issued the following news release:. Commissioner Al Redmer, Jr. encourages Maryland citizens to search the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Life Insurance Policy Locator to see if they are entitled to lost life insurance policy and annuity funds. In Maryland, 202 beneficiaries have been matched with…
Acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan traveled to O’Fallon, Missouri where he was hosted by the Phoenix Textile Corporation to discuss the need for tax reform in the United States. Acting Secretary Hargan toured and met with leadership of the Phoenix Textile Corporation which distributes textile products–such as scrubs, laboratory…
Markel Corporation reported book value per common share outstanding of $641.20 at September 30, 2017, up 6% from $606.30 at December 31, 2016. Comprehensive income to shareholders was $545.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $696.1 million for the same period of 2016. The combined ratio for the quarter and nine months ended…
NAPA AND SONOMA, Calif., Nov. 18– The California Department of Insurance issued the following news release:. Investigators from the Department of Insurance, Contractors State License Board and the Napa County District Attorney’s Office are hitting the streets again Friday, November 17 in the Napa and Santa Rosa burn areas to educate homeowners on how to avoid…
Up to 20,000 Minuteman Health members may have received a letter from Anthem notifying them that the Health Insurance Marketplace has assigned them to an Anthem plan for 2018 and asking for a first payment. The assignment to Anthem will only take place if a member does not choose his or her own plan. The New Hampshire Insurance Department encourages all…
Greg Abbott, R- Texas, issued the following news release:. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $5.024 billion to help hard-hit areas in the State of Texas to recover from Hurricane Harvey. “As President Trump has said from the beginning, the whole federal family is with the people of Texas to help them recover from this devastating…
The Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas has announced additional programs on health care and alternative political parties to wrap up the fall 2017 semester. Josh Umbehr will explore possible directions and options for U.S. health care in a conversation organized and facilitated by the Dole Institute’s Student Advisory Board.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release:. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $5.024 billion to help hard-hit areas in the State of Texas to recover from Hurricane Harvey. “As President Trump has said from the beginning, the whole federal family is with the people of Texas to help them…
