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A critical moment that resulted in a permanent, devastating consequence

By Angelica | Mar 9, 2020 | Comments Off on A critical moment that resulted in a permanent, devastating consequence

An excerpt from Looking Within: Understanding Ourselves through Human Imaging. It started as a routine weekend shift, reading studies on patients in the hospital and the emergency department, when the phone rang. Jessie, the nuclear medicine technologist, spoke on the telephone, his matter-of-fact tone slightly colored by the ominous nature of the information conveyed. “Doc,…

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Why Homebuyers Should Not Watch HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’

By Angelica | Mar 9, 2020 | Comments Off on Why Homebuyers Should Not Watch HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’

Do you like watching HGTV’s “House Hunters”? Fine. Just don’t emulate its method of house-shopping next time you’re in the market. My wife and I have watched a lot of “House Hunters,” especially the overseas version, “House Hunters International.” In case you haven’t seen it, here’s the skinny: Presumably real homebuyers and a presumably genuine…

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EU windstorms Dragi & Eberhard final loss estimate raised to EUR 782m: PERILS

By Angelica | Mar 9, 2020 | Comments Off on EU windstorms Dragi & Eberhard final loss estimate raised to EUR 782m: PERILS

The final insurance and reinsurance industry loss estimate for the combined impacts of European windstorms Dragi and Eberhard has been set at EUR 782 million (USD 890 million) by PERILS AG, slightly up on its last estimate of EUR 772 million. PERILS announced its first estimate for the two European windstorms, which struck on March…

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Should We Get a 0% Credit Card to Pay Down Debt?

By Angelica | Mar 9, 2020 | Comments Off on Should We Get a 0% Credit Card to Pay Down Debt?

Welcome to the “2-Minute Money Manager,” a short video feature answering money questions submitted by readers and viewers. Today’s question is about paying down debt by using zero-interest credit cards; plastic that offers a 0% introductory rate for six to 18 months. Watch the following video, and you’ll pick up some valuable info. Or, if…

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ILS’ share to remain smaller at Japanese renewals, but grow in Florida

By Angelica | Mar 9, 2020 | Comments Off on ILS’ share to remain smaller at Japanese renewals, but grow in Florida

There is a a likelihood that the renewals of Japanese reinsurance programs at April 1st 2020 continue to see the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market playing a relatively minor role, with share increases harder to come by, but at Florida’s reinsurance renewals at June 1st there could be a chance for ILS players to expand their…

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Best of Artemis, week ending 8th March 2020

By Angelica | Mar 9, 2020 | Comments Off on Best of Artemis, week ending 8th March 2020

Here are the ten most popular news articles, week ending 8th March 2020, covering catastrophe bonds, ILS, reinsurance capital and related risk transfer topics. To ensure you never miss a thing subscribe to the weekly Artemis email newsletter updates or get our email alerts for every article we publish. Ten most read articles on Artemis.bm,…

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Can empathy be taught, or is it innate?

By Angelica | Mar 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Can empathy be taught, or is it innate?

In medical school, I was taught to sit down at eye-level when speaking to a patient, ask them how they’d prefer to be addressed, make sure to ask questions in an open-ended manner to allow patients to express themselves, and interject with “that must be really difficult for you” or “I can only imagine how…

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Health care and sick care are interchangeable

By Angelica | Mar 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Health care and sick care are interchangeable

Does anyone really want health care for all? I promise this is not a political rant. Americans, of any political persuasion, should not be misled by the implications of health care for all: It does not mean medical care for all. Providing a card stating you have health insurance is only a nominal solution, provided…

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Afternoon Deals: Sunday, March 8

By Angelica | Mar 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Afternoon Deals: Sunday, March 8

Every morning and afternoon we publish a list of the latest and best deals from our partner, DealNews. To learn more about the discounts and details, click on any of the deals for more information. To have this list, along with our latest news and stories, delivered daily to your inbox, sign up for our…

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Medical error disclosure programs: Old habits die hard

By Angelica | Mar 8, 2020 | Comments Off on Medical error disclosure programs: Old habits die hard

A radical change is emerging from within our health care system: Rather than deny or defend medical errors, some hospitals are acknowledging them upfront. This enlightened response has been gaining ground since 2001 when the University of Michigan Hospital introduced one of the first medical error disclosure programs: the Michigan Model. Hospitals that adopt the…

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