Jaw-Dropping Judgment Against Trump Will Cost Him More than $460 Million Because of Prejudgment Interest, AG Says
New York Attorney General Letitia James took a victory lap on Friday after Donald Trump, his adult sons, and the Trump Organization were ordered to pay more than $360 million after being found liable for defrauding banks and insurers. Judge Arthur Engoron issued his ruling in the civil bench trial…#letitiajames #donaldtrump #trumporganization #arthurengoron #manhattan #trump #donaldtrumpjr #erictrump #allenweisselberg #truthsocial (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Exclusive deals between insurance companies and pharmacies becoming more prevalent in Canada
Insurance companies are trying to manage the rising cost of prescription drugs by turning increasingly to a tactic that is drawing public scrutiny: exclusive deals with pharmacies and drug suppliers. Manulife Financial Group MFC-T, Canada’s largest insurer, recently announced – and then cancelled…#shoppersdrugmart #loblawcosltdl #pharmacists #joellewalker #kariwutzke #vernon #fedex #pharma #bioadvance #globeandmail (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
‘No one is above the law.’ Trump faces staggering fine for years of financial fraud
A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump and his business associates more than $350 million, ruling they engaged in a yearslong effort to inflate the value of their assets to defraud banks and insurance companies. Judge Arthur Engoron also barred Trump from running any business in the state…#donaldtrump #arthurengoron #trump #williambrangham #amnanawaz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rotator Cuff Tears: Take Surgeons' Word That MRI Is Needed
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Insurance companies' policies to refuse authorization of MRI scans to diagnose rotator cuff tears until patients have first tried physical therapy have probably raised overall healthcare costs as well as burdened... (Source: MedPage Today Radiology)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology - February 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Why It ’s So Hard to Get Kids Vaccinated Against COVID-19
When medical treatments or vaccines are hard to get, it’s usually because of too much demand and not enough supply. But in the case of COVID-19 vaccines for kids, it’s the other way around: low demand for the shot is tanking supply.
While the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that anyone ages six months and older get vaccinated against COVID-19, parents are finding it hard to track down kid-sized doses. Usually, they would rely on their pediatricians for all childhood vaccines, but many are not stocking the latest COVID-19 shot.
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Source: TIME: Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news
Two insurance companies seek premium hikes of more than 50% for Florida homeowners
AND ONE MORE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS READY FOR THE FULL CHAMBER. TWO INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE REQUESTING SOME BIG PREMIUM HIKES FOR FLORIDA HOMEOWNERS. IF APPROVED, THE RATES WILL JUMP BY MORE THAN 50%. BUT AS WESH 2 SENAIT GEBREGIORGIS HIGHLIGHTS, THERE ARE SOME NEW SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE…#florida #castlequay #owned #tamika #markfriedlander #friedlander #digitjumps #orangecounty #senaitvargas #quote (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group to move into full floor at Watermark in Tempe
As of Feb. 12, the listing brokers are marketing a 13,500-square-foot foot spec suite on the 14th floor of the 16-floor Watermark for the last remaining space unspoken for. The building spans 265,000 square feet. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Davis Source Type: news
Your Medicare Plan Might Not Include as Many Freebies Next Year
Insurers are likely to favor margins over growth, meaning benefits such as gym memberships might go. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
YuLife Wins Awards for Best InsurTech and Outstanding Customer Journey at the Insurance CX Awards 2024
Recognition for the tech-driven insurance company demonstrates the importance of great customer journeys in the group insurance space LONDON, Feb. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- YuLife, the tech-driven insurance company on a mission to inspire life, today announced that it has won in two... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 10, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
From cats to crypto, Hong Kong's first virtual insurer eyes growth in niches
HONG KONG -- When Alvin Kwock came across cryptocurrency in 2016, as the price of BitCoin was beginning to edge toward $1,000, the CEO of Hong Kong online insurer OneDegree said he was immediately skeptical. "Honestly speaking, it came across as a complete con," Kwock recalled. "I didn't dare…#hongkong #alvinkwock #bitcoin #onedegree #kwock (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sun Life Financial sees earnings slip in fourth quarter to $749-million
Sun Life Financial Inc. SLF-T says it earned $749 million in the last quarter of 2023, down from $1.2 billion during the same quarter a year earlier. The insurance company says diluted earnings per share in its fourth quarter were $1.28, down from $1.98 a year ago. The company says its lower net…#sunlifefinancialinc #sunlife (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Court rules against Rancho Cordova's Health Net Federal Services, confirming loss of $65B government contract
The federal claims court last week squashed a Rancho Cordova health insurance company ’s last hope of re-upping a Department of Defense contract now worth more than $65 billion. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 7, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Emily Hamann Source Type: news
Kevin Spacey Whittles $31M Owned To ‘House Of Cards’ Producer Down To $1M & Turns Witness Against Insurance Companies
UPDATE, 8:25 PM: It is the kind of deal Frank Underwood would look to the camera andgloat over. After years of Kevin Spacey battling House of Cards producer MRC over contract breaches arising from sexual misconduct allegations during his stint as the fictional politician and POTUS on the Netflix…#frankunderwood #kevinspacey #houseofcards #mrc #netflix #spacey #mrcii #hoc #lasuperiorcourt #markepstein (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wall Street titans are betting big on insurers. What could go wrong?
Blackstone listed on the New York Stock Exchange during the summer of 2007. Doing so just before the global financial crisis was hardly auspicious, and come early 2009 the firm’s shares had lost almost 90% of their value. By the time the two other members of America’s private-markets troika rang…#blackstone #kkr #apollo #athene #bermuda #globalatlantic #tpg #naic #federalreserve #clos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does insurance cover flooding and mudslides?
This week’s rain is turning streets into creeks and hillsides into mudslides. Homeowners across Southern California are facing major damage to their homes as a result — and in most cases, they won’t get any help cleaning up the mess from their insurance companies. The standard homeowners’ policy…#southerncalifornia #californians #nfip #losangelescounty #janetruiz #montecito #ruiz #rollinghillsestates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
