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April 20– A new trial was granted this week for a Herreid woman convicted in February of arson, conspiracy to commit arson and insurance fraud. Brandner was found guilty by a Campbell County jury of plotting with three others to set the fire that badly damaged the Road House Bar and Grill in January 2015. Immediately following the February trial, Brandner’s…

April 19– ROCKINGHAM– Mark Harris says he won’t accept soaring health care costs, vanishing jobs and a ballooning federal deficit as the United States’ “new normal.” One of three Republican candidates squaring off in a June 7 primary to represent the 9th Congressional District in the U.S. House, Harris spoke to roughly two-dozen pastors and lay leaders at a Pee Dee…

April 20– The decision announced Wednesday by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to offer on-campus student housing for the first time since its founding in 1899 is not earth-shattering in itself. But the move could be a sign of bigger changes to come for the City Avenue school, which has long been a relatively quiet presence in the region’s…

UnitedHealth’s decision to slash its participation in the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges shows how these still-new marketplaces remain unsettled heading toward their fourth year. UnitedHealth covered 795,000 people through the exchanges as of the end of March, or roughly 6 percent of the 12.7 million total people who signed up for 2016…

Medical Courier Market- Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2020 Albany, NY—- 04/20/2016– Medical couriers carry out the important task of transporting medical samples or equipment from one location to another. As compared to the global market for general couriers, the growth of the medical couriers market is expected to be stronger…

April 20– The federal agency tasked with investigating a plane crash near Taylor that killed two earlier this month issued preliminary findings Wednesday but did not report a cause. The report by National Transportation Safety Board investigators studied the crash that killed Mick Brethower of Georgetown and Hubert Davis of the Houston area.

A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to A- from A and the issuer credit rating to“ a-” from“ a” of Wawanesa General Insurance Company. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the FSR of A+ and the ICR of“ aa-” of WGIC’ s parent, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company. A.M. Best also has affirmed the FSR of A and the ICR of“ a” of Wawanesa Mutual’ s other subsidiary, Wawanesa…

April 20– It’s no secret that many businesses and agencies in the Florida Keys are staffed by people who live on the mainland and commute to Monroe County. But some may be surprised to find that of the approximately 240 full-time firefighters employed by Monroe County Fire Rescue, the Key West Fire Department, Marathon Fire Rescue and Islamorada Fire Rescue,…

According to Technavio’ s latest report, the global fertility services market is expected to exceed USD 21 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of almost 9% during the forecast period. The emergence of assisted reproductive technology technologies such as IVF, ICSI, and IUI will also contribute to increased adoption of these services,” says Barath Palada, lead…

April 20– BURLEY– Layne Andrews first felt the pain in his left foot four years ago as he made the long walk from Wal-Mart to his home. “When I got back, I laid down and the pain was just really intense,” he said, as he waited to see a doctor Tuesday in Twin Falls. He tried that, working at McCain Foods in Burley for about 2 1/ 2 months, and had to quit because the pain in his foot was so…

–Professional Indemnity Insurance in Brazil is a report about the Brazilian market for and distribution of policies covering professional liability. For 2011, 2015 and with a forecast for 2019, the study breaks down the market for professional indemnity insurance on a standardised basis by professional group with 13 categories considered as follows:…

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Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Avant Loans Funding Trust 2016- B. This is a $300.7 million consumer loan ABS transaction that is expected to close on May 5, 2016. Loans typically have an original term of between 24– 60 months, an original balance between $1,000 to $35,000 and a fixed APR between 9.95%-…

“The Report Life Insurance in Norway, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019 provides information on pricing, market analysis, shares, forecast, and company profiles for key industry participants.- MarketResearchReports.biz” Albany, NY—- 04/20/2016– Life Insurance in Norway, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019. Timetrics’ Life Insurance in Norway, Key Trends and…

The cost of workers’ compensation insurance in NH is the 12th highest in the nation, according to the 2014 rankings issued by the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services. Worker’s Comp premiums in the Granite State are 18 percent higher than the national median, while our Bay State neighbors to the south pay 37 percent less, on average, than the…

At a NH House hearing in late January, dozens of people bided their time, waiting to speak about what is likely to be one of the biggest issues of this legislative session: Medicaid expansion, also known as the NH Health Protection Program. The bill calls for extending Medicaid expansion through 2020. Opponents of Medicaid expansion argue it possesses the same…