Sep. 26– BOISE– Idaho families and small businesses will have a wide range of options for medical and dental insurance next year. The Idaho Department of Insurance will post final plan rates next week, but preliminary numbers suggest a modest year-over-year increase. Eligibility for both Medicaid and premium tax credits are determined by the Idaho Department…
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Sep. 26– The Wall Street hedge funds trying to take over PG&E Corp. have increased their proposed payout for wildfire claims as the investors seek to wrest control of the bankrupt California utility. In a filing Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, a group of bondholders offered to infuse Pacific Gas and Electric and its PG&E parent with $29.2 billion in “new money…
Sep. 26– A federal court has told the Metropolitan District, Greater Hartford’s regional water and sewer authority, that it cannot use a multimillion dollar-insurance policy to offset $10 million or more in costs and potential damages it faces for imposing illegal charges on homeowners in suburban towns. The MDC filed a claim with QBE on a $5 million Public…
Sep. 26– Iowa Republicans, as you might imagine, did not react favorably to news that Democrats who run the U.S. House are revving up an impeachment inquiry, with the support of Iowa representatives. In a statement, Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann argued Democrats are “hell-bent on erasing the votes” of Iowans who voted for President Donald Trump.
Five months after this spring’s historic flooding, they’re beginning to get an idea of how much they will receive as FEMA teams investigate their requests. East St. Louis has been temporarily approved by FEMA to receive $209,557– or about 8% of what it wants– to fix its sewer system the city claims was damaged by flooding on the Mississippi River.
As a leader in the Erie County Chapter of the Links, Inc., she was instrumental in developing plans and raising funds for what will be the nation’s first monument to honor African American war veterans, scheduled to be unveiled next year in the Buffalo and Erie County Naval& Military Park. A clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry with a career of more than 40 years…
US hits Cuba’s Raul Castro, family with travel ban Mexico finds rumors, bodies, but not 43 missing students Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits southern Chile At UN, Venezuela’s rival delegations circle each other Groups: Migrants told to wait in Mexico faced’ bait, switch’ IMF not saying when Argentina could get last disbursement Oil spills reach more than 100 regions…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency- Connecticut Field Office issued the following news release:. Sign-up for this U.S. Department of Agriculture program began Sept. 11. “There is no doubt that extreme weather has greatly impacted Connecticut’s agricultural producers over the last several years, and 2019 is no exception,” said Clark Chapin,…
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for ProAssurance Corporation and Certain Subsidiaries
AM Best has revised the outlooks to negative from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A+ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings of“ aa-” of certain members of the ProAssurance Group. Concurrently, AM Best has upgraded the FSR to A+ from A and the Long-Term ICR to“ aa-” from“ a+” of Eastern Alliance Insurance Company and its affiliates that are now a part of…
Wyndham Destinations Provides Update On Hurricane Dorian Impact
–Wyndham Destinations, Inc., the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company, today provided an update of the anticipated impact of Hurricane Dorian on its operations. About Wyndham Destinations Wyndham Destinations believes in putting the world on vacation. As the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company, Wyndham…
When it comes to planning for retirement, too many people– and financial professionals– are stuck looking backward, said Scott Hall, regional sales director at OneAmerica ®. In a recent“ Ditch the Rear-View Mirror” presentation at NAIFA Performance+ Purpose in Orlando, Florida, Hall encouraged financial professionals to consider how to protect their clients’…
GE Announces Pricing for its Debt Tender Offers
GE today announced the pricing and the accepted tender amounts for its previously announced offers to purchase for cash up to $2,500,000,000 aggregate purchase price of its U.S. Dollar-Denominated Debt Securities listed in Table I below, and up to $2,500,000,000 aggregate purchase price of its Euro-Denominated Debt Securities listed in Table II below.
Sep. 26– Each day as Iliana Torres-Sanchez sat in stop-and-go traffic on the 836 Expressway, she felt her stress level rising. South Florida has been recognized as one of the worst areas in the nation for traffic and commuting– with hundreds of thousands of drivers on the highways each day and many crossing county lines. Not only does South Florida have congestion…
Families Of Injured Patients File California Ballot Measure To Adjust $250,000 Maximum Compensation Cap Set By Politicians In 1975 That Has Never Been Updated, Reports Consumer Watchdog
The ballot measure would adjust the maximum $250,000 compensation cap set in 1975 by the legislature on quality of life and wrongful death survivor damages that has never been updated. California’s maximum $250,000 compensation cap set by the legislature 45 years ago is worth 80 percent less today, only $50,768 in 1975 dollars. California is 1 of just 3 states…
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System issued payments last year for 359 pensions over the IRS public pension limit, according to the retirement system’s data. CalSTRS sends the retirees and beneficiaries on the list two checks each month: one for the maximum pension disbursement and another that is classified and taxed as wages according to a…
New Britain firefighters stepped forward Wednesday night to raise some of the first donations for the fund. More than a half-dozen firefighters helped servers at Chili’s in New Britain, taking orders, delivering drinks and bringing out meals; 15 percent of the customers’ bills were donated to the fund. The donations went to the Community Foundation of Greater…
Keystone Honors Granite Insurance as National Partner of the Year
Keystone Insurers Group awarded Granite Insurance of Granite Falls, North Carolina, its highest honor– National Partner of the Year– on Sept. 17 at Keystone’ s national conference in Reston, Virginia. -GA– Fallaize Insurance Agency- IL– Árachas Group- IN– PCE Insurance Group- KY– Insuramax- MI– Top O’ Michigan Insurance- MO– Hawkins Insurance Group- OH– Huesman Schmid…
Hertz and Team Rubicon Partner to Support Disaster Relief
–The Hertz Corporation, one of the world’s largest car rental companies, and Team Rubicon, a veteran-led global disaster response organization, are pleased to announce their new partnership. Hertz is investing in Team Rubicon to ensure the organization is equipped with the necessary resources to quickly respond whenever and wherever needed.
AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Eastern Atlantic Insurance Company
AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ a-” of Eastern Atlantic Insurance Company. Concurrently, AM Best has affirmed the FSR of A- and the Long-Term ICR of“ a-” of Western Pacific Mutual Insurance Company, A Risk Retention Group, an affiliate of EAIC.
