–Results from a new MoneyRates.com survey make one financial concept abundantly clear: saving early in one’s career is crucial to having the option to retire early. “Looking at what has worked for people who retired early, getting an early start on savings seems to be a key factor,” says Richard Barrington, MoneyRates’ senior financial analyst.
–In the latest health reform survey by Insure.com, Americans continue to favor Medicare as the preferred approach over other options. This survey has been conducted quarterly since fall 2019. “Medicare for all remains the most popular selection, but support for keeping everything the same has tripled since fall, 2019,” observes Les Masterson, Insure’s managing…
–UFG Insurance will light its American Building on the corner of First Avenue SE and Second Street SE in red— the color of its well-known Worth It campaign against distracted driving— starting Oct. 1 to coincide with the kickoff of Distracted Driving Awareness Month. “The National Safety Council typically brings awareness to the all-too-real problem of…
Sep. 30– Your health is unimportant to Gardner. Cory Gardner has been bragging about introducing a bill that, supposedly, prevents health insurance companies from rejecting you for having a pre-existing condition. Sen. Gardner has supported every single attempt by Republicans to gut the Affordable Care Act.
Health insurer Anthem has agreed to another multimillion-dollar settlement over a cyberattack on its technology that exposed the personal information of nearly 79 million people. Anthem said it was the last open investigation into the attack. Indianapolis- based Anthem Inc. provides health insurance coverage to more than 42 million people.
–For the first time, an insurer in Spain– Admiral Seguros, the Spanish subsidiary of global insurer Admiral- is using Artificial Intelligence to create damage valuations and to generate an offer of immediate payment on damaged vehicles. To do this, Admiral Seguros is using an AI solution, developed by the technology company Tractable, which accurately evaluates…
Continental Buying Group and Preferred Jewelers International, one of the nation's largest and most distinguished buying and retail jeweler member groups, has partnered with leading insurtech, Zillion, for the benefit of its members and their customers. Zillion has Reinvented Personal Jewelry Insurance through its highly extensible platform, enabling…
As part of the new direction of the company, industry veterans Brian Mann and Kalem Mackey, CFP ® have joined the team in leadership roles. “As part of our continued focus on helping advisors adopt best interest standards, we are excited to announce industry veterans Brian Mann and Kalem Mackey to lead the IMO forward,” said Jason L Smith founder and CEO of C2P…
The webinar, featuring Brad Russell, Research Director, Connected Home, Parks Associates, and Olli Bliss, Business Development, F-Secure, explores the market opportunities for ISPs, insurers, and other service providers to leverage identity protection services to enhance customer relationships and drive sales growth. “Services that guard against identity…
Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news:. Florida A&M University alumnus Gregory E. Deavens has been named the next head of Independence Blue Cross health insurance company in Philadelphia. Independence Blue Cross bills itself as the leading health insurance company in southeastern…
The U.S. economy plunged at an unprecedented rate this spring and even with a record rebound expected in the just-ended third quarter, the U.S. economy will likely shrink this year, the first time that has happened since the Great Recession.
–A new brief released today by the Center for Medical Economics and Innovation at the Pacific Research Institute found that reforms mandating drug rebates benefit patients rather than payers would lower overall health care costs and help patients with expensive out-of-pocket drug costs. Click here to download the brief. “Ironically, the current drug…
–Two Tampa- based companies, HealthAxis Group, LLC, and Toney HealthCare Consulting, are collaborating to meet the unique needs of government-sponsored and commercial health insurance companies and their members. The arrangement brings together THCC’s advisory and medical management-focused service solutions with HealthAxis’ full-service…
And recently, on August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura lashed Louisiana with 150- mile-per-hour winds, killing six people and registering as one of the most powerful storms on record to strike the United States.1 Hurricane Sally rapidly intensified shortly before making landfall on September 16, 2020, as a slow-moving Category 2 storm with 105 mph winds, dumping…
–Nursing home staff can now streamline charting and automate assessments with Yardi ® Skilled Nursing. The solution strengthens the long-term and post-acute care capabilities of the Yardi ® Senior Living Suite, further expanding the platform’s support for the entire care continuum. “We’re always focused on improving the care experience, both for our…
–GoHealth, Inc., a leading health insurance marketplace, released its findings on a new report of more than 2,100 Medicare beneficiaries and those nearing Medicare eligibility. The “Biannual Medicare 2020 Report” found that shopping and enrolling in a Medicare plan is overwhelming for many. GoHealth polled 1,106 Americans enrolled in Medicare and 1,000…
Sharif Street, Congresswoman Susan Wild, Rep. Mike Schlossberg, type 1 diabetic Mitch Lenett, and former Medicaid recipient Cindy Jennings hosted a virtual press conference to contrast the Trump administration's ongoing attacks on the Affordable Care Act with Vice President Biden and Pennsylvania Democrats' plans to strengthen and expand access to…
President Trump admitted over the weekend that Senator Tillis and Senate Republicans' move to confirm a new justice to the Supreme Court even after voting has started in North Carolina will threaten North Carolinians' health care, even as North Carolinians themselves confirm that health care is more important than ever. Yesterday, the President tweeted that…
Donald Trump has already broken many of his key campaign promises to North Carolina's families. He did not protect North Carolinians' health care, Social Security or Medicare; he failed to stand up to China and secure a trade deal that helped workers; he failed to boost the economy or fight for American workers; and he definitely did not drain the swamp.
