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Coronavirus is America’s Chernobyl moment

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Coronavirus is America’s Chernobyl moment

In the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, there’s a scene where one of the supervisors, Dyatlov, is told there has been a breach of the nuclear reactor. When he hears that their radiation detectors are maxing out at 3.6 Roetgen, he casually responds, “3.6 Roetgen … not great … not terrible.” He was obviously wrong. The United…

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Denmark Unplugs the Economy

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Denmark Unplugs the Economy

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted lawmakers all over the world to pass sweeping relief packages for citizens and businesses unable to work and operate normally. Because of social distancing, shelter-in-place, and quarantines, the economy has practically been “frozen” and the relief packages are supposed to carry companies and workers over to the other side of…

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Virus tax breaks could boost Walmart, vodka distillers, students

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Virus tax breaks could boost Walmart, vodka distillers, students

Large retailers like Walmart Inc. and Target Corp., as well as student loan borrowers, are on a long list of potential winners from tax breaks included in a $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill approved by the Senate. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/virus-tax-breaks-could-boost-walmart-vodka-distillers-students

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How Will The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill’s Individual Payments Work?

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on How Will The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill’s Individual Payments Work?

For many households, the most important provision of the massive $2.2 trillion stimulus bill passed by the Senate last night will be the individual cash…

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Frontier Advisors hires ex-QIC ILS portfolio manager Joe Clark

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Frontier Advisors hires ex-QIC ILS portfolio manager Joe Clark

Frontier Advisors, an Australian independent investment consultant, has announced the hiring of Joe Clark, who was most recently an insurance-linked securities (ILS) portfolio manager for the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). Frontier Advisors provides consultancy to institutional investors who collectively manage more than $410 billion in assets, across numerous asset classes. Reinsurance and insurance-linked securities (ILS)…

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I’m a physician and I’m not a hero

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on I’m a physician and I’m not a hero

Upon walking through the revolving door that guards the hospital’s main entrance, I was ushered by security staff to join the queues of my peers, also seeking passage to their respective posts. “The new policy,” the officer explained, examining my hospital ID to confirm that I am, indeed, an employee. Visitors are no longer allowed.…

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Why follow a vaccine schedule?

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Why follow a vaccine schedule?

Right now, many people are hoping for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus. While that’s still on the horizon, new research suggests that families who do vaccinate their children may not be following the recommended schedule. Vaccines are given on a schedule for a reason: to protect children from vaccine-preventable disease. Experts designed…

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I can only compare COVID-19 to 9/11

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on I can only compare COVID-19 to 9/11

These are tremendous times that we have never faced before. A novel virus, lack of preparation time, and a healthcare system that already runs at near capacity, we have a disaster of epic proportions on our hands.  What can we do? What should we do? How can I help even if I am not on…

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March 26th Morning State Tax Update

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on March 26th Morning 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 post is part of that series. Past Updates:…

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Tremor launches weekly industry loss warranty (ILW) auctions

By Angelica | Mar 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Tremor launches weekly industry loss warranty (ILW) auctions

Tremor Technologies Inc., the technology-based programmatic risk transfer marketplace provider, is launching weekly auctions of industry loss warranties (ILW’s), with which it hopes to add efficiency to the process of ILW trading. Tremor noted the challenges currently being faced in the traditional insurance and reinsurance market due tot he Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and the importance…

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