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Do police officers get jaded over time, just like a lot of physicians do?

By Angelica | Oct 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Do police officers get jaded over time, just like a lot of physicians do?

For many years and in disturbing frequency over the past few years, police brutality has been a big-ticket issue. The excessive use of force has led to innumerable acts of civil rights violation and, most tragically, the disproportionate death and destruction of innocent Black lives. There have been many debates on what to do to…

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7 Surprising Things That Damage Your Credit Score

By Angelica | Oct 26, 2020 | Comments Off on 7 Surprising Things That Damage Your Credit Score

The next time you check your credit score, you might discover it has taken a tumble because of a seemingly small mishap on your part. This happened to me once because I misplaced a bill for a whopping $12.70. My nonpayment ended up being reported to credit bureaus, also known as credit-reporting agencies. The result…

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Genworth & Radian secure $740m of mortgage ILS cover

By Angelica | Oct 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Genworth & Radian secure $740m of mortgage ILS cover

Mortgage insurers Genworth Mortgage Insurance, a subsidiary of Genworth Financial, and Radian Guaranty, part of the Radian Group, have both closed new mortgage insurance-linked securities (ILS) issuances in the last week, successfully securing $740 million of capital markets backed, collateralized mortgage reinsurance between them. Both transactions settled at the sizes previously announced, with Genworth’s $350…

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Aspen Capital Markets third-party assets neared $700m for 2020

By Angelica | Oct 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Aspen Capital Markets third-party assets neared $700m for 2020

Third-party sources of reinsurance capital and the use of insurance-linked securities (ILS) has become increasingly important for Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, the Bermuda headquartered insurance and reinsurance group, leading to success in capital raising for the firm. Aspen’s dedicated unit that managers third-party capital and ILS funds or sidecars, Aspen Capital Markets, lifted its third-party…

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Social Security and Working: Everything You Need to Know

By Angelica | Oct 26, 2020 | Comments Off on Social Security and Working: Everything You Need to Know

This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. Social Security and working: Believe it or not, the two are more or less completely compatible with each other. You can absolutely get Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time. However, following are a few things that you do need to know. Original Article Posted at…

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15 Cities With the Worst Roads in America

By Angelica | Oct 26, 2020 | Comments Off on 15 Cities With the Worst Roads in America

This story originally appeared on CoPilot. By forcing many Americans to stay home, COVID-19 created a rare opportunity for states to accelerate much-needed road repairs without interrupting daily commutes. With traffic reduced, departments of transportation across the country went to work fixing bridges, highways and mass transit systems — many of which were long overdue…

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How coaching prevents and treats physician burnout [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Oct 25, 2020 | Comments Off on How coaching prevents and treats physician burnout [PODCAST]

“Physicians are advocates of health. This must include our own. Physicians identify threats to health. This must include those that threaten our own – burnout is proven a grave threat. Physicians seek, prescribe, and perform curative treatments. We have the treatment for burnout available – we must prescribe it for each other and seek it…

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A physician’s DIY rehabilitation miracle

By Angelica | Oct 25, 2020 | Comments Off on A physician’s DIY rehabilitation miracle

My head used to be my greatest asset, and back in 2012, I had my life on track because of it. With a medical education and a few years of work experience on my back, I felt that I had options in life. I had even saved up to be able to buy a home.…

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Are political physicians dangerous?

By Angelica | Oct 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Are political physicians dangerous?

We are accustomed in the profession of medicine to be in the position to care for and serve people from a variety of disparate occupational backgrounds and from all facets of society.  We serve the poor.  We care for the privileged.  We are destined, at some point in our training, to care for the least…

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Lung cancer screening explained by a pulmonologist

By Angelica | Oct 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Lung cancer screening explained by a pulmonologist

Lung cancer screening is a process that is used to detect the presence of lung cancer in otherwise healthy people at high risk for cancer. In 2020, 229,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and 136,000 people will die from the disease, making it the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Data…

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