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...Many workers wish for the simplicity of a pension that does not run out: 73 per cent of workers surveyed last year by insurer Nationwide said they wished their 401k plan had a lifetime income option....
...In California, one of the areas most affected by wildfires, some big US insurers have pulled back....
...They fought, they organised, and, in the case of a handful of Minnesota bank workers known as the Willmar 8, they went on strike through a freezing winter after the company’s male president said “we are...
...Judges and creditors committees are then co-opted as social workers to sort out its problems....
...Last year, a Nevada jury ordered UnitedHealthcare to pay a TeamHealth subsidiary $60mn in compensation and punitive damages connected to one such claim....
...From their statement: These are a request for a report on worker health and safety differences; a request for additional reporting on freedom of association and a request for a report on warehouse working...
...Dethroning China’s insurance king The chair of China’s biggest insurer has an alleged history of dodgy dealings in Hong Kong....
...“Teachers had to leave schools to get vaccinated, rather than health workers going to schools.”...
...Louise Vaughan, a charity worker who purchased a flat from L&Q in Camberwell, south London, in 2012, took issue with the housing association in February when she received a letter warning residents that...
...At one stage, it had asked the government to put up sovereign assets to cover the costs of any potential compensation, something it refused to do....
...That could affect not just liability claims but also those filed by companies seeking financial compensation for business interrupted by the lockdowns....
...Workers’ compensation insurers in California and Illinois have moved to lift this requirement for essential workers, however, making it easier for healthcare and delivery workers to claim that they contracted...
...Follow the money (2): Pie Insurance, an insurtech start-up focused on workers’ compensation cover in the US, has raised $127m from venture funds, reports Insurance Insider....
...A version of this article was first published by the Nikkei Asian Review on March 6 2020. @2020 Nikkei Inc....
...He will lose about $24,000 in revenue monthly for as long as the Covid-19 emergency continues, but he must still find $5,000-$6,000 in taxes, utilities and homeowner association fees....
...Mr Biden’s surprise success in Minnesota suggests he can win over working class Midwest voters needed to clinch the nomination....
...1976; Daniel Boorstin, librarian of US Congress, Washington, DC, July 29 1976 Fifth row: Felix Rohatyn, chairman, Municipal Assistance Corporation, New York, April 15 1976; William Paley, chairman, CBS Inc...
...Some nurseries are encouraging key workers to continue sending their children into nursery so they can continue to access this government funding....
...To get by, hospitals must also have enough money coming in from commercial insurers or beg for extra subsidies. Many are on the brink....
...The $57.1bn Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has appointed Lou Lazatin as chief executive....
...At Facebook, possibly Alphabet’s closest peer, the ratio looks less like an internet company than a Minnesota jam manufacturer, 37:1....
...Problematic policies sold by AIG, such as professional liability and workers’ compensation, are known in industry jargon as “long-tail”, leaving the insurer on the hook for potential liabilities years into...
...AIG paid Berkshire about $10bn for “adverse development reinsurance” to cover workers’ compensation and other policies. It was among the biggest such deals ever struck in the insurance industry....
...Some companies, such as BlackRock, revealed data on their overall workforces but declined to share figures for minority workers that manage money....
...Most must pay for their phone calls to consumers and provide compensation if items are damaged....
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