EVENT: The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America hosts a briefing on “Hurricane Season: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.” PARTICIPANTS: Debra Ballen, general counsel and senior vice president of the Insurance Institute for Business& Home Safety; Bill Lapenta, director of the National Centers for Environmental Predication at the National…
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Brooklyn, NY—- 05/30/2018– Qyresearchreports include new market research report “Global Long Term Care Software Market Size, Status and Forecast 2025” to its huge collection of research reports. This report studies the global Long Term Care Software market, analyzes and researches the Long Term Care Software development status and forecast in United States, EU,…
Glendale, CA—- 05/30/2018– Millions of working Americans are facing a growing crisis due to a medical condition. Having disability insurance in Pasadena and Van Nuys, California can be a great help to stay financially protected even during the most critical time of no-income. The latest report shows at least 51 million working adults in the USA are without…
Jeff Merkley, D- Ore., is touting the benefits of a bill he introduced that would allow individuals and businesses to buy health insurance through an expanded Medicare program. Merkley spoke Tuesday in Medford about his Choose Medicare Act while surrounded by representatives from Rogue Valley health clinics. Merkley noted health insurance premiums are…
Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced today the release of ZERO ® 2.0, a state of the art, real-time sharing platform that empowers employees to be active members of their company’ s safety program. Jonathan Zaffino, President and CEO of Everest Insurance ® commented,“ We are proud to partner with Salus Systems to offer a game-changing technology solution to our…
Buying a car today can be overwhelming, especially with the abundance of available vehicles and commercials touting why this or that car is the best. If you’re in the market for a new car, start doing your research early to help make an informed decision about what type of vehicle to buy and take advantage of discounts and incentives. Kelley Blue Book, Edmunds, and…
SUNZ Holdings announced that it has acquired Risk Management America, LLC, an innovative risk management organization focused on improving workplace safety through health and safety consulting and asset protection services. RMA was founded in 2017 specializing in industry-specific risk consulting led by a quality assurance team averaging 20+ years of…
May 30– McALLEN– Jorge Zamora-Quezada, the doctor facing federal charges of healthcare fraud, was again held without bond Tuesday, a decision his defense attorney quipped is usually reserved for the likes of drug lords. Zamora-Quezada, a rheumatologist who is alleged to have misdiagnosed and mistreated patients in a scheme to defraud health insurers, was first…
May 30– McALLEN– Jorge Zamora-Quezada, the doctor facing federal charges of healthcare fraud, was again held without bond Tuesday, a decision his defense attorney quipped is usually reserved for the likes of drug lords. Zamora-Quezada, a rheumatologist who is alleged to have misdiagnosed and mistreated patients in a scheme to defraud health insurers, was first…
Yet Hamilton James, executive vice chairman of Blackstone, is pushing the notion of a new type of mandatory savings account based on a long-term worry. “We’re going to have huge numbers of the elderly poor,” said James, who spoke to the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit. James is the co-author with labor economist Teresa…
LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2018/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Onlinequotesautoinsurance.com has released a blog post presenting the direct link between car accidents and car insurance costs. Car insurance companies issue policies based on the risk profile of the customer. This risk profile determines, on average, the chances of the customer making a claim.
National Interstate Insurance Company is pleased to announce that Stephen Winborn, Senior Vice President of Claims and Risk Management for National Interstate Insurance Company, recently received the Robert T. Franklin Award at the 2018 Defense Research Institute Trucking Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The award is named in honor of the late Bob…
Ruark Consulting, LLC today released the results of its spring 2018 studies of variable annuity policyholder behavior. Twenty-five variable annuity writers participated in the study, comprising $948 billion in account value as of December, 2017.. “A variable annuity writer’ s cost to provide guarantees depends on policyholder behavior, including surrender…
Adriano Espaillat, D- New York, issued the following statement on a report that was published by the New England Journal of Medicine indicating that the death toll in Puerto Rico was higher than previously reported in the wake of Hurricane Maria:. “Today’s report and study conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine indicates the death toll in Puerto Rico…
–Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is introducing a new target date fund family subadvised by a Legg Mason- affiliated manager, QS Investors, LLC, that aims to help reduce market volatility for retirement plan savers when they are most vulnerable to market losses: just before and right after retirement. The Legg Mason Total Advantage Funds, a series of…
–Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is introducing a new target date fund family subadvised by a Legg Mason- affiliated manager, QS Investors, LLC, that aims to help reduce market volatility for retirement plan savers when they are most vulnerable to market losses: just before and right after retirement. The Legg Mason Total Advantage Funds, a series of…
–The founders of TicketGuardian, the live events industry’s leading InsurTech startup has announced today, the launch of FanShield and RegShield, two new consumer-facing insurance products that give policy owners better coverage for both ticketed live events, and registered events. “TicketGuardian has grown substantially over the past two years.
iPipeline ®– a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry– today announced the launch of AlphaTrust ® e-Sign. AlphaTrust e-Sign excels in this category,” said Tim Wallace, CEO, iPipeline.“ We all have unique use cases based on how we run our business. Many of these include top insurers and financial…
Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, today announced the appointment of five new members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. “MedPAC provides valuable insight and advice to Congress on myriad Medicare issues,” Dodaro said. The newly appointed members are Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc,…
