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Aon & WTW cite alt. capital, disintermediation & marketplaces in defence of merger

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Aon & WTW cite alt. capital, disintermediation & marketplaces in defence of merger

Broking, advisory, benefits and consulting giants Aon and Willis Towers Watson have defended their merger, with a response to the New Zealand Commerce Commission that cites alternative reinsurance capital, disintermediation by the big four and marketplaces such as Tremor, as threats to their own combined business. The New Zealand Commerce Commission had opened a case…

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Can the Maternal CARE Act fail moms? 

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Can the Maternal CARE Act fail moms? 

In 2018, then-Senator Kamala Harris introduced the Maternal CARE (Care Access and Reducing Emergencies) Act and added the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020.  Collectively, both pieces of legislation would create a task force to study sobering disparities in medical care based on race, combat racial implicit biases in the medical field, and close…

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IRS warns of identity thieves stealing unemployment benefits

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on IRS warns of identity thieves stealing unemployment benefits

The Internal Revenue Service is advising taxpayers who received a Form 1099-G for unemployment benefits they never got to contact their state because their identity may have been stolen. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-warns-of-identity-thieves-stealing-unemployment-benefits

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AXA XL promotes Patel to Head of AXA XL ILS Capital Management

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on AXA XL promotes Patel to Head of AXA XL ILS Capital Management

AXA XL, the commercial property & casualty insurance and reinsurance arm of the AXA Group, promoted Niraj Patel to lead alternative capital activities as Head of AXA XL ILS Capital Management in late 2020, reporting to Peter Martin, who was also promoted to Head of Reinsurance Capital Management. As a reminder, Dan Brookman, the former…

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Washington State Floats a Wealth Tax Which Relies Almost Exclusively on Four People

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Washington State Floats a Wealth Tax Which Relies Almost Exclusively on Four People

What happens if you create a tax and its base is, for all intents and purposes, four people? If some Washington lawmakers had their way, we might find out. House Bill 1406 would impose a wealth tax exclusively on billionaires, accomplished by exempting the first $1 billion in household wealth. While most European countries have…

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Start planning your exit from the pandemic

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Start planning your exit from the pandemic

It’s not too early to get ready for life — and business — after the coronavirus. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/start-planning-your-exit-from-the-covid-19-pandemic

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Is your firm’s data safe?

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Is your firm’s data safe?

Accounting practices are major targets for hackers, ransomware and more Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/is-your-firms-data-safe

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AXIS Re hires Argo’s Katie Partington Howarth as CUO

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on AXIS Re hires Argo’s Katie Partington Howarth as CUO

AXIS Re, the global reinsurance business of specialty re/insurer AXIS Capital, has appointed Katie Partington Howarth, who was formerly at Argo, as the new Chief Underwriting Officer for all of its reinsurance activities. As Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of the Reinsurance Products Division at AXIS Re, Partington Howarth will have responsibility for the global…

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Mortgage and refinance rates today, January 29, 2021

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Mortgage and refinance rates today, January 29, 2021

Today’s mortgage and refinance rates  Average mortgage rates inched up by the smallest measurable amount yesterday. So they’re immediately adjacent to the new all-time low set on Wednesday and equal […] Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/73998/mortgage-and-refinance-rates-today-january-29-2021

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Prostate cancer treatment: strategies for managing side effects

By Angelica | Jan 29, 2021 | Comments Off on Prostate cancer treatment: strategies for managing side effects

After skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men in the U.S., with one in eight men at risk of being diagnosed with this cancer during his lifetime. If you or a man you care about is undergoing prostate cancer treatment, you may be living with treatment-related side effects. These can…

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