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Read More »Michael Miles announces candidacy for Mayor Fatima Urcioli & Julio Seda for the council
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Read More »Infrastructure Deal Raises $ 47 Billion For Resilience, Including Cyber - MeriTalk
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Read More »Acting Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mr Ramesh Rajasingham, briefing the Security Council on the humanitarian situation in Syria – Syrian Arab Republic
as delivered New York, June 23, 2021 Thank you, Mr President. Following the Secretary-General’s remarks and his latest report, I will focus my briefing today on five points: first, the continued spread of COVID-19; second, the effects of the economic crisis; third, the water crisis; fourth, the protection of civilians; …
Read More »NRCS scientists work in partnership to save Florida manatees
Posted by Derric Cushman, Public Affairs Specialist, USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center in Conservation June 23, 2021 Did you know that the soil scientists at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) play an important role in saving Florida’s manatees? These huge but gentle creatures are worshiped by both …
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A long-time county employee has been appointed to a new position aimed at improving communication between the county board’s office and the county council. Ken Hartman, who was director of the Bethesda / Chevy Chase Regional Services Center for more than 13 years, was unanimously named director of strategic partnerships …
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana – The Indiana Forage Council (IFC), with support from Purdue Extension and SureTech Laboratories, is holding a competition for Indiana producers who will be harvesting forage for hay or bales in the state for the 2021 hay season. The Hoosier Hay Contest aims to promote forage production, …
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The Kern County District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday announced the issuance and filing of indictments against seven accused by the Kern County grand jury. The indictments were issued at a vocational school in Bakersfield for his alleged involvement in an insurance fraud conspiracy scandal, according to a press release from …
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A day after the release of a scathing report that the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions overpaid $ 250 million in unemployment benefits, former Secretary Bill McCamley on Thursday visited social media to explain his abrupt resignation last month. “I left the post for no other reason than the …
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Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler reminds insurance companies of the May 6 deadline to file pricing plans that comply with his emergency rule to temporarily ban the use of consumer credit scores. On April 23, a Thurston County Superior Court judge allowed Kreidler’s state of emergency to continue by denying …
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LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (KPLC) – It’s a persistent problem: People are still waiting for insurance to pay enough to rebuild their homes from hurricanes and winter storms. âMy insurance company wouldn’t do the roof. They only sent money for about half of the roof, âsaid Dana Frye, who ultimately received …
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Peter Prater’s family weren’t thinking about covid-19 when the call came that he had been taken to hospital with a fever. It was April and the Tallahassee Development Center, where Prater lives, had not yet been diagnosed with covid. Prater, 55, with Down syndrome and diabetes, became the first known …
Read More »Billions of dollars for Medicaid expansion hanging before recalcitrant states
The new offer, included in a massive $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that House Democrats are pushing through committees this week, could help provide health coverage to more than 2 million Americans. They are falling through the cracks of government programs amid the pandemic and economic downturn. Most are …
Read More »What types of death are not covered by life insurance?
Life insurance is not fun to think about and those who buy it certainly hope they never need it. Nevertheless, if you die, your loved ones will probably be relieved that you have taken out a policy. Although life insurance covers death from natural causes and accidents, certain circumstances could …
Read More »American Family acquires Bold Penguin
The holding company of American Family Insurance has acquired insurtech Bold Penguin, a small business insurance distribution company, it said. Bold Penguin will become a subsidiary of American Family once the deal is done. The terms were not disclosed. Employees, including Bold Penguin founder Ilya Bodner, will remain with the …
Read More »Commission cuts are too hard for UAE insurance brokers to absorb
The sale of life insurance premiums is now subject to a stricter regime, but it also imposes a financial cost on brokers. Image Credit: Think Stock A new set of regulations governing the UAE life insurance market came into effect on October 15 and drastically reduced brokerage commissions from 40% …
Read More »Auto insurers save hundreds of millions of dollars during pandemic, report says
While the COVID-19 crisis did not hit Atlantic Canada like many other Canadian provinces, it still had countless impacts. Many people throughout the pandemic have worked from home, resulting in a drastic reduction in the number of vehicles on the road, especially in urban centers. This resulted in fewer accidents, …
Read More »Tencent and Jeneration Capital Lead $ 305 Million Series E1 for Medbanks
Tencent and Asia-based growth capital asset manager Jeneration Capital jointly led a nearly 2 billion yuan ($ 305.3 million) investment in China’s oncology medical services platform Medbanks. The transaction is Medbanks’ E1 series turn and Tencent’s fifth investment in the company. The Chinese social media and gaming giant led the …
Read More »NAILBA Announces 2020 ID Twenty Award Winners, Honoring 20 Insurance Innovators and Pioneers
Especially in a non-traditional year, we were delighted to hear the stories of so many people making significant contributions to the insurance community. FAIRFAX, Virginia (PRWEB) December 17, 2020 NAILBA, the voice of independent distribution (ID), has announced the 2020 winners of the ID Twenty Awards, sponsored by Prudential. In …
Read More »SE2 acquires Convergent Financial Technologies
TOPEKA, Kan., December 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – SE2, a life insurance and annuity technology and services company, today announced the acquisition of Convergent Financial Technologies, expanding its SaaS product offering for the insurance and retirement solutions industry. UV Cloud is a highly scalable cloud native platform that enables efficient …
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