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Hurricane forecasts for 2020 point to above average season

By Angelica | Apr 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Hurricane forecasts for 2020 point to above average season

Hurricane forecasts for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season so far point to an above average year of activity ahead, with the early forecasts suggesting meteorological similarities with some particularly active historical seasons. The insurance, reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS) market always watches the tropics with trepidation, given the potential for significant catastrophe losses should any…

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Premiums ceded to Mt. Logan Re outpaced losses in 2019 for Everest Re

By Angelica | Apr 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Premiums ceded to Mt. Logan Re outpaced losses in 2019 for Everest Re

Global insurance and reinsurance group Everest Re ceded more premiums to its Mt. Logan Re Ltd. collateralized reinsurance sidecar-like vehicle in 2019 than losses, the first year since 2016 when catastrophe impacts have been far outpaced by premium growth. While 2019 saw its fair share of major global catastrophe loss events that hit the reinsurance…

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Civic misbehavior

By Angelica | Apr 3, 2020 | Comments Off on Tax Fraud Blotter: Civic misbehavior

Over the Topps; a thirst for fraud; the sky is limited; and other highlights of recent tax cases. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-fraud-blotter-civic-misbehavior

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Should physicians shy away from accepting their mortalities?

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Should physicians shy away from accepting their mortalities?

In between snippets of conversation exchanged with my husband about how the first day of remote learning went for our 9 year old and whether the latest nanny was likely to quit given health risks associated with working in a two-physician frontline worker household in the context of COVID-19, we also discuss some potentially dangerous…

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April 2nd Evening State Tax Update

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on April 2nd Evening State Tax Update

On March 19 we launched a tracker providing a repository of information related to state fiscal policy responses to COVID-19. We are updating the tracker frequently and will be using the Tax Foundation blog to summarize new developments and provide analysis of relevant trends as they emerge. This blog post is part of that series.…

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A call to arms for hospital administrators

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on A call to arms for hospital administrators

As the medical director of a Midwest community emergency department that has yet to see the New York City-levels of devastation, I am begging hospital administrators across the country to begin leading their front line health care workers in preparation to meet the enemy head-on. It has become painfully clear in our hospital daily incident…

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Are Boston hospitals prioritizing money over the safety of their employees and patients?

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Are Boston hospitals prioritizing money over the safety of their employees and patients?

Growing evidence suggests that the novel COVID-19 virus can be aerosolized.  To adequately protect employees, providers require not just “droplet,” but “airborne” precautions and the appropriate healthcare worker personal protective equipment (PPE). Appropriate PPE mandates an N95 mask. News reports for weeks have described hospitals working without the necessary protection for health care providers. This…

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Intuit joins GoFundMe, Yelp to provide small business relief

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on Intuit joins GoFundMe, Yelp to provide small business relief

The Small Business Relief Initiative is designed to get money in the hands of small businesses specifically struggling to pay employees and business expenses during the pandemic. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-joins-gofundme-yelp-to-provide-small-business-relief-during-coronavirus-pandemic

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We are not being too alarmist about COVID-19

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on We are not being too alarmist about COVID-19

I’ve been reading a lot of posts expressing disappointment with the way that COVID-19 has been covered in the media and worry about the economic consequences of prolonged social distancing. This is long, and you might not care, but here’s my perspective as a former ICU nurse that witnessed many deaths, a nurse anesthetist who…

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GASB releases guidance on LIBOR transition

By Angelica | Apr 2, 2020 | Comments Off on GASB releases guidance on LIBOR transition

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board published guidance to help state and local governments transition move to newer reference rates that are less prone to market manipulation. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/gasb-releases-guidance-on-libor-transition

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