West Health Institute issued the following news release:. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the West Health Policy Center have launched the Health Savers Initiative, a collaborative research project to develop bold policy solutions to lower health care costs. Holly Harvey, director of health policy at the Committee for a Responsible…
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The Association of British Insurers issued the following news:. As the nights draw in, the Association of British Insurers is reminding home and business owners to make sure their property is winter ready. Insurers pay out pound sterling14.3 million to home and business owners each day to repair properties and replace contents damaged by bad weather such as…
Cape Cod Skilled Nursing Facility Receives $28 Million in Financing from Walker & Dunlop
–Walker& Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it has provided $28,300,000 in bridge financing for the acquisition of Pleasant Bay Campus, a 25- acre property comprising The Woodlands at Pleasant Bay, an assisted living community, as well as Pleasant Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The owner plans to conduct renovations at the property, positioning it for…
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued the following news release:. As a result of the recent Putting Members’ Interests First reforms, by 1 December 2019 superannuation trustees are required to write to members with a balance of less than $6,000. These members must be notified that their insurance cover may cease from 1 April 2020 unless…
CBIZ Reports Third-Quarter And Nine-Month 2019 Results
CBIZ, Inc. today announced third-quarter and nine-month results for the period ended September 30, 2019. Income from continuing operations of $18. 0 million, or $0. 32 per diluted share, increased by 32.4% in the 2019 third quarter, compared with $13. 6 million, or $0. 24 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2019,…
Principal Financial Group issued the following news release:. Today, Principal Financial Group (R) launched Principal (R) SimpleInvest, the company’s new digital advice program that provides retirement savers with access to personalized investment advice online as well as guidance from financial professionals. Principal SimpleInvest uses mutual…
Stock markets are mostly down as investors look ahead to an expected interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Britain’s FTSE 100 is down 0.2% to 7,291, while Germany’s DAX shed 0.2% to 12,910. Asian markets mostly closed lower, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 losing 0.6% to 22,843.12. The Federal Reserve is set to cut its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for a…
Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news release:. And with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting 71 percent of all U.S. workers have access to retirement benefits, offering a 401 to employees has become necessary in order to competitively attract and retain talent in today’s strong, steady labor market. “Our latest survey shows employers are…
U.C. Health, a network of hospitals operated by the University of Cincinnati, issued the following news release:. UC Health, Greater Cincinnati’s academic health system, will invest $221 million over the next several years to transform patient care and access across its 14- acre Clifton Campus, President& CEO Richard P. Lofgren, MD, announced on Tuesday.
SVS – Patients with artery disease are taking more painkillers, but reasons are complex
–A large new study has found that an artery disease that mostly affects legs and feet is associated with increased use of opioids, the Society for Vascular Surgery reports. Reported in the October 2019 edition of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, the study looked at 178,880 de-identified patients in a private, health insurance data base over an eight-year period…
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that in Fiscal Year 2019 the agency deleted all or part of 27 sites- including the Buckeye Reclamation Landfill site located in Belmont County, Ohio- from Superfund’s National Priorities List, the largest number of deletions in a single year since FY 2001.. “Our renewed focus on the Superfund program is…
The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:. “Our renewed focus on the Superfund program is reaching directly into the heart of communities that are looking to EPA for leadership and action,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “EPA continues to demonstrate its commitment to delist, or partially delist Superfund sites so they can…
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that in Fiscal Year 2019 the agency deleted all or part of 27 sites- including the South Minneapolis Residential Soil Contamination site in Minneapolis, and the New Brighton/Arden Hills/ TCAAP site in New Brighton, Minn.- from Superfund’s National Priorities List, the largest number of deletions in a…
There are many reasons an organization might want to temporarily rely on overtime to fill vacancies. As The News-Journal’s Dustin Wyatt explored in a story earlier this month, county employees logged a collective 627,200 hours of overtime totaling nearly $19 million in the fiscal year that ended Oct. 1. Going back to 2013, the county has paid out nearly $100…
DALTON TOWNSHIP, Michigan, Oct. 29– The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:. “Our renewed focus on the Superfund program is reaching directly into the heart of communities that are looking to EPA for leadership and action,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “EPA continues to demonstrate its commitment to delist, or partially…
Ro Khanna, D- California, issued the following statement on PG&E power shutoffs and wildfires causing residents to evacuate:. “I’m calling on Gov. Newsom to support turning PG&E into a customer owned utility. California needs to be bold and take over PG&E.
Executives from Zurich North America, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and AXA XL took the stage at the Verisk Velocity conference to lead a discussion about the challenges of responding to the evolving and expanding risks of natural and man-made hazards. The conference was held at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, New Jersey. Liz Kramer, Zurich North…
Motorists will be rewarded with Qantas Points for performing brake and tyre checks and booking their car in for a service with the launch of Qantas Car Insurance. From today, the airline’s 13 million frequent flyers can earn up to 20,000 Qantas Points when they sign up for Qantas Car Insurance, as well as one point for every dollar spent on their premium.
