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8 01, 2021

Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Biden’s Choice for Labor Secretary — Boston’s Mayor Walsh— Signals Pro-Worker Policy

President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be labor secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Walsh would take control of a Labor Department that Biden has pledged to reorient toward workers, with a …

8 01, 2021

Why Even Bezos-Buffett-Dimon Dream Team Couldn’t Fix Health Care: Viewpoint

By | January 8th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Why Even Bezos-Buffett-Dimon Dream Team Couldn’t Fix Health Care: Viewpoint

It would be hard to think of a better team than the world’s richest man, one of its top bankers and the most esteemed investor of our time to solve such an elaborate problem as American health care. And yet, …

8 01, 2021

Taxpayers, Not Insurance, to Cover Costs of Capitol Damage by Trump Mob

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U.S. taxpayers will be on the hook for damage from a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday because the building and grounds are not insured, industry sources said. Supporters of Republican President Donald Trump angry at …

7 01, 2021

1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Shot: CDC

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 1 in 100,000 Had Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Shot: CDC

Roughly 1 in 100,000 people have had a severe allergic reaction to the first Covid-19 vaccine, a rate that’s higher than the flu vaccine but still quite rare, U.S. health officials said. A study by the Centers for Disease Control …

7 01, 2021

Who’s On the Hook If COVID-19 Vaccines Go Wrong?: Viewpoint

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The COVID-19 vaccines are here and distribution has begun. But what if something goes wrong? Whether it’s a loss of income, hefty medical bills or other serious adverse effects from getting a shot, someone has to pick up the tab, …

7 01, 2021

Goosehead Insurance Fires Employee Who Participated in Storming of Capitol

By | January 7th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Goosehead Insurance Fires Employee Who Participated in Storming of Capitol

Texas-based personal lines insurance agency Goosehead Insurance has fired an employee who participated in the storming of the Capitol yesterday. According to a posting on Goosehead’s Twitter account, Paul Davis, who was associate general counsel, is no longer with the …

7 01, 2021

Ethics and Insurance Fraud

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It has been reported that the federal government’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program has been victimized by fraud. This program was designed to extend unemployment insurance benefits to self-employed people, independent contractors, those engaged in the gig economy, part-time workers …

5 01, 2021

With China Oceanwide $2.7B Deal to Buy It Stalled, Genworth Eyes Partial IPO

By | January 5th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on With China Oceanwide $2.7B Deal to Buy It Stalled, Genworth Eyes Partial IPO

Genworth Financial and China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. can’t seem to put the finishing touches on their agreement for Oceanworth to buy Genworth, a $2.7 billion cash deal that was first proposed in October 2016. The parties had originally hoped …

5 01, 2021

Trump’s EPA Institutes Curb on ‘Secret’ Science Used in Formulating Regulations

By | January 5th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Trump’s EPA Institutes Curb on ‘Secret’ Science Used in Formulating Regulations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief said on Monday he has finalized a rule to limit what scientific research the agency can use to formulate regulations, in a concession to big business weeks before President Donald Trump leaves office. …

5 01, 2021

Riskiest Counties for Natural Disasters Are Not Always Where People Think

By | January 5th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Riskiest Counties for Natural Disasters Are Not Always Where People Think

Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her grandfather was affected by recent wildfires in neighboring Orange County. “It’s just that constant reminder, `Oh yeah, …