China on Wednesday announced measures to improve the living standards of retired soldiers through pension reforms. The proposed amendments to the veteran pension system have been approved by the State Council and the Central Military ...
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Visits considered “window of opportunity” to ensure preventive care Medical associations widely recommend that women visit their obstetricians and primary care doctors shortly after giving birth, but slightly fewer than half ...
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As of Nov. 2, far fewer marketplace healthcare insurance applicants applied for federal subsidies than the number eligible, a U.S. analysis showed. The Avalere Health analysis found 30 percent of marketplace healthcare insurance ...
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To help brokers and agents better meet the full insurance needs of domestic companies with foreign exposures, Liberty Mutual's Commercial Insurance strategic business unit has expanded its foreign package policy offering by introducing a ...
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Insurance brokerage firm AssuredPartners, through its New Jersey-based subsidiary has acquired Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency for an undisclosed sum. Pennsylvania-based Eastern Insurance Acquisition Agency provides commercial ...
SGI Canada Insurance Services in collaboration with Kanetix Software as a Service (SaaS) has rolled out two new eQuote products in Alberta, enabling independent contractors and small oilfield operations the ability to obtain affordable, ...
Cook Medical has announced that effective October 1, 2013, its Zilver PTX drug-eluting peripheral stent qualifies for new-technology add-on payments under Medicare’s hospital inpatient prospective payment system. In order to qualify ...
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Suncorp Group has reported a net profit after tax of $491m for the full year 2013, a decrease of 32% compared to $724m last fiscal. The drop in profits is mainly due to $632m loss after tax from resolution of the Non-core Bank. Profit ...
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Law firm Ryan & Maniskas has filed a class action lawsuit against officers and directors of Meadowbrook Insurance Group (MIG) for violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the ...
California-based personal lines insurance distribution company Confie Seguros has purchased a privately owned independent insurance agency Economy Insurance Mart of Spring Hill, for an undisclosed sum, to boost its existing footprint in ...
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Cross Insurance, an insurance brokerage and unit of Cross Financial, has launched a new division in Northeast to offer surety bonds for its clients. The new surety bond division will manage the needs of bonding and surety for a diverse ...
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Lyft, the ridesharing service known for its fleet of pink mustache-festooned cars, is eyeing international expansion supported by its biggest funding round yet. The company will be looking at entering new markets, including overseas, ...
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USA Business Insurance has broadened its customized business insurance packages offering with the introduction of a new commercial insurance program to address requirements of alarm system installation contractors. Specially priced to be ...
US personal lines insurance provider Confie Seguros has completed acquisition of Texas State Low Cost Insurance Agency for an undisclosed amount. The purchase of Austin-based Texas State Low Cost Insurance reflects the company's aim to ...
The Guarantee Company, a specialty insurance provider in North America, has selected OneShield’s Dragon platform as its new enterprise standard for policy, rating and billing system. Replacing multiple legacy core systems and ...
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