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Three in SBBO’s Dallas Office Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List
Three attorneys in the Dallas office of Shapiro Bieging Barber Otteson LLP have been named to the list of The Best Lawyers in America 2021. - August 26, 2020 - Otteson Shapiro LLP
Tontine Trust Partners with Westerbrink to Launch Pan-European Lifetime Income Pension in 27 Countries
Tontine Trust is delighted to announce a partnership with leading European pension consultancy Westerbrink. The long-term strategic cooperation will be key in realising Tontine Trust’s ambitions to offer Pan-European retirement products to consumers in over 27 European markets within two... - August 26, 2020 - Tontine Trust
Amy Coddington Promoted to Senior Account Manager at RT Specialty
Amy Coddington has been promoted to senior account manager within R-T Specialty, LLC’s Environmental and Construction Professional (RT ECP) Practice. Since joining the firm in 2019, she has successfully assisted the ongoing new business, marketing, sales and coverage assessment activities of... - August 25, 2020 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
LEORON Institute Plants First Flag in Egypt with Recent Franchise Location in Cairo
LEORON Institute is excited to announce its new franchise in Egypt in partnership with Bankers Learning Hub - BLH. Led by seasoned entrepreneurs, the franchise is expected to launch September 2020, catering to the Egyptian market under the name LEORON Egypt. Following a comprehensive assessment... - August 25, 2020 - LEORON Institute
Juiice.io is Partnering with Evorese, Using the Exchange’s New IEO Model, Looking to Raise $6 Million for Their Offering
Evorese.com is partnering with JUIICE LTD to launch their Initial Exchange Offering for the market. Juiice.io is building a platform for viral user-generated content that rewards creators and influencers and looking to raise $6 million for further development. In partnership with Ledger France,... - August 23, 2020 - Evorese
Eight Shapiro Bieging Barber Otteson Lawyers Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List: Of Counsel Tom Bieging Named Lawyer of the Year
Shapiro Bieging Barber Otteson LLP announced today that eight of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Of Counsel Tom Bieging has been named 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” for Banking and Finance Law in Denver, Colorado. - August 22, 2020 - Otteson Shapiro LLP
COVID-19 Impact On Long-Term Care Insurance Purchasing Decisions Discussed by AALTCI
A new published report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance investigates how Covid-189 is impacting new applicants for long-term care insurance. - August 22, 2020 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Private Placement Markets to Form EB5 Regional Processing Center
Steve Muehler today announced that the Private Placement Markets is Preparing to File Registration Documents to Form an EB5 Regional Processing Center. - August 22, 2020 - Steve Muehler
Europesure Launches New COVID-19 Cover
Europesure launches a new COVID-19 Cancellation and Medical Expenses/Repatriation optional cover, to add to their comprehensive travel insurance product, and is one of the first companies to offer this option to residents of the EU. - August 22, 2020 - Status Global Insurance
As COVID-19 Raises Chronic Illness Fears, Life Insurers Defend Against Chronic and Critical Illness Claims
The Center for Life Insurance Disputes serves life insurance policyholders from the beginning to get claims related to COVID-19 paid. - August 21, 2020 - The Center for Life Insurance Disputes
ISI and FEMCIC Partner to Envision a More Sustainable and Resilient Mexico
Partnering together, ISI and FEMCIC will bring the Envision framework and rating system to Mexico to help public and private organizations design and build more sustainable and resilient civil infrastructure. That means better roads, bridges, dams, parks, data centers, airport runaways and taxiways, and water- and wastewater-treatment plants. That also means designing and building infrastructure that protects the environment, combats climate change, boosts the economy, and enhances human health. - August 21, 2020 - ISI
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association Announces a Strategic Partnership with Masterworks.io
The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Masterworks.io. Masterworks.io is an exclusive community of fine art investors, opening up a new asset class that makes it possible to invest in blue-chip art for a fraction of the normal price. Blue-chip... - August 21, 2020 - Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association
Automatic Mileage Tracking Arrives Through Driversnote on Android
Automatic, touch-free mileage logging now available for Android users of the Driversnote app. - August 21, 2020 - Driversnote
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires New Regional Manager of Missouri
Susan Piccione brings insurance and social services industry experience to alliance. - August 21, 2020 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Credit Union 1 Partners with iGrad to Offer Enrich Financial Wellness Platform
Credit Union 1 launches the Enrich financial wellness platform to its credit union members, offering them a hyper-personalized interactive educational experience. - August 20, 2020 - iGrad
IOA Launches the First Fully Integrated Quote Comparison and Buy Platform in the Nation
SimplyIOA Now Allows Users to Compare Quotes and Purchase Home and Auto Insurance Completely Online - August 20, 2020 - Insurance Office of America
Scholarships Awarded to Collingswood High School Students from WorkStrategy
Brian J. McIntyre, President of WorkStrategy, Inc., and his family, awarded two scholarships totaling $10,000 at the annual Collingswood High School Virtual Graduation on June 12, 2020. A former student and resident of Collingswood, New Jersey, Brian started the scholarship program in 2000 and has... - August 20, 2020 - WorkStrategy, Inc.
Private Placement Markets to List Secured Debt Fund on the Bermuda Stock Exchange
Steve Muehler today announced that the Private Placement Markets has started the process of listing a Secured Debt Fund on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. - August 20, 2020 - Steve Muehler
Will Campaign 2020 Address Need for Long-Term Care Insurance Discussion Posits AALTCI Director
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance reports that most long-term care Support Services are paid for my Medicaid and other taxpayer funded programs. How will Presidential candidates propose dealing with the ever-pressing issue? - August 20, 2020 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Tremend Enters for the Third Time in Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA Ranking, with the Highest Growth Rate in Romania
Tremend joins the most dynamic technology companies in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2019 ranking. With a 336% turnover increase between 2015 - 2018, the software development and consultancy company holds the highest position among Romanian companies included in this year's edition. - August 20, 2020 - Tremend Software Consulting
Softline Launches a Proprietary Cloud Management Platform
Maestro, Softline’s proprietary platform, is based on services from major cloud providers. Its users can manage any combination of clouds in one window, consolidate billing, increase budget transparency, and automate provisioning. - August 20, 2020 - Softline Group
ARIDO Presenting a Multi Billion Dollar Collection in Tribute to Lorenzo Soria Hollywood Foreign Press Association President During Venice Film Festival 2020
Founded by a scion descendant of the Maimonides, a prominent 11th century family, that set sail to South East Asia bringing gems and luxury goods back to Europe, Jesse Raphael & celebrity guru Thomas Chappell, a world class designer with a background in fashion, art and history. - August 19, 2020 - ARIDO Jewelry
Coda Payments Help Turbo VPN Sell Premium in Asia
Today, Coda Payments (“Coda”) and Innovative Connecting (“Innovative”), the developer of Turbo VPN, announced that users in seven markets across Asia can purchase pre-paid premium months on Codashop (www.codashop.com), a website where millions of customers come to top up... - August 19, 2020 - Coda Payments
EquityLock Commercial to Offer Commercial Real Estate Value Protection Plans Nationwide.
EquityLock Commercial to Offer Commercial Real Estate Value Protection Plans Nationwide starting October 1st, 2020. - August 19, 2020 - Steve Muehler
Dynamic Healthcare Systems Incorporates COVID-19 Telehealth Regulatory Changes for Medicare Advantage Organizations
Dynamic Healthcare Systems Makes Changes to its Risk Adjustment Solution to Meet Regulatory Expansion of Virtual Care. - August 19, 2020 - Dynamic Healthcare Systems
PCV|VRM Seeds of Hope, PCV Murcor's Nonprofit, Donates to Meals on Wheels' COVID-19 Response Fund
PCV|VRM Seeds of Hope makes a donation to Meals on Wheels COVID-19 Response Fund to help address the food scarcity issue for millions of low-income seniors. - August 19, 2020 - PCV Murcor
TBX® Fortifies Sales Team with Industry Leader
TBX®, the most successful online education, engagement, and enrollment platform for employee benefits, announced today that it has appointed Mike Keller as the company’s Senior Vice President of Sales. Keller brings more than 30 years of sales leadership experience within the employee... - August 18, 2020 - TBX® Benefits
Lori Niederlehner Joins Doeren Mayhew as National Human Resources Director
Doeren Mayhew, a top certified public accounting and advisory firm with locations in Michigan, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, London and Switzerland, announced today Lori Niederlehner, CPA, CCP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP has joined the firm as its National Human Resources Director. In her new role,... - August 18, 2020 - Doeren Mayhew
Bench International Brings Diversity of Experience, Ethnicity and Gender with Launch of Executive Recruiting Hub in Boston
Nova Diop Joins Firm to Lead Efforts to Meet Talent Demands of Nation’s Largest Life Science Cluster. - August 17, 2020 - Bench International
Doeren Mayhew Propels Up Top 100 List as Fastest Organic Growth Firm
Doeren Mayhew, a certified public accounting and advisory firm, continues to rank on Inside Public Accounting’s top 100 list, improving its position this year to number 59 from 64. The firm, with locations in Michigan, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, London and Switzerland, had revenue of... - August 17, 2020 - Doeren Mayhew
dinCloud Takes Its Security to the Next Level with Sophos Intercept X
dinCloud added Sophos Intercept X Security to offer the most secured Hosted Virtual Servers to the End Users. - August 16, 2020 - dinCloud
Magistral Consulting Sees Massive Growth, Opens International Offices
Magistral sees a growth of 250% in its revenues and has decided to open offices in New York, San Francisco, London and Oslo. - August 15, 2020 - Magistral Consulting
Portfolio BI Announced as a Finalist in 2020 The Private Equity Service Provider Awards
Portfolio BI, announced it had been named as a finalist in the 2020 The Private Equity Service Provider Awards. - August 15, 2020 - Portfolio BI
Private Placement Markets to Enter the Residential Mortgage Lender Industry in January of 2021
Steve Muehler today announced that the Private Placement Markets will be entering the Residential Mortgage Lending Industry as a Nationwide Alternative Mortgage Lender. - August 15, 2020 - Steve Muehler
Long-Term Care Insurance Companies May Decline Medical Marijuana Applicants Reports AALTCI
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance reports that some insurance companies will automatically reject applicants who have been medically prescribed marijuana. - August 15, 2020 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Axle Raises $27.7M to Finance America’s Freight Brokers: Anthemis and Techstars Participate in Financing
Axle, a cash flow management solution for the freight and logistics industry, announced today it has raised $27.7M in debt and equity financing. Leading fintech investors Anthemis and Techstars participated in the round. Including money previously raised from top freight-tech investors, such as... - August 14, 2020 - Axle Payments
InCorp Works with IWG to Boost Business Startups and Expansions in Asia
InCorp Global partners leading workspace provider, International Workplace Group (IWG)- who operates well-known flexible workspace brands such as Regus, Spaces and Signature by Regus, in a joint effort to give companies a boost in setting up offices across Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and... - August 14, 2020 - In.Corp Group
Northshire Consulting and Newport Group Partner for New Pooled Employer Plan Exclusively for Chambers of Commerce and Their Members
Northshire Consulting, LLC “Northshire” a nationally recognized brand and thought leader in the Chamber of Commerce community, is pleased to announce the selection of Newport Retirement “Newport” as the recordkeeper for the national Chamber of Commerce Pooled Employer Plan... - August 14, 2020 - Northshire Consulting, LLC
Bitrue Exchange Lists XinFin's Mainnet Coin XDC
Bitrue Cryptocurrency Wallet & Exchange listed XinFin's mainnet coin XDC (XinFin Digital Contract) on 13 August 2020, at 4 PM (UTC+8). - August 14, 2020 - XinFin Fintech Pte. Ltd.
Autumn Patterson Joins Mars Bank as Penn Banking Center Manager
Autumn C. Patterson joined Mars Bank as Assistant Vice President and Manager of the Penn Banking Center located at 600 Pittsburgh Road (Rt. 8). Ms. Patterson is a 13-year veteran of retail banking and will serve both consumer and commercial customers in Penn Township, Saxonburg, Butler city and... - August 13, 2020 - Mars Bank
Private Placement Markets to Increase Its Operations in the Global Online Retail & Ecommerce Market Segments
Steve Muehler today announced that the Private Placement Markets is Going to Grow IR Operations in the Global Retail & Ecommerce Market Segments. - August 13, 2020 - Steve Muehler
Bank and FinTech Execs Report Strengthening Customer and Employee Relationships Due to COVID-19
A financial services industry survey conducted jointly by the Financial Services Club and Ravco Marketing, sponsored by Salesforce, has found that the industry sees a silver lining resulting from COVID-19. Most think the crisis has had a positive influence on their customer and employee relationships and the productivity levels of work from home employees. However, the majority say that their ability to reach this year’s business goals have been negatively affected. - August 13, 2020 - Ravco Marketing, LLC
Softline Helps Yukon Advanced Optics Integrate Communications Systems for Its Offices Around the World
Softline has completed the deployment on an integrated communications system for Yukon Advanced Optics, a global developer and supplier of optical equipment. - August 13, 2020 - Softline Group
Spencer Savings Bank Awards Almost $25,000 in Scholarships to Local Students
Spencer Savings Bank was pleased to continue its scholarship program this year and award almost $25,000 in scholarships to both high school and middle school students throughout New Jersey. The scholarships will help families in New Jersey pay for their child’s education. Students were... - August 12, 2020 - Spencer Savings Bank
Private Placement Markets to Open Offices in Sydney, Australia
Steve Muehler today announced that Private Placement Markets will open offices in Sydney, Australia late in 2020. - August 12, 2020 - Steve Muehler
Equiant Selected as Back-Up Servicer and Custodian for Westgate Resorts’ Recent Securitization of $275 Million in Timeshare Loans
Equiant, a Chandler, Arizona-based loan servicer and financial technology provider, has been selected to provide back-up servicing and document custody services for the July securitization of $275 million in timeshare loans by Westgate Resorts, an Orlando-based timeshare resort developer and... - August 10, 2020 - Equiant
Tax Lien Lady Workshop on August 16, 2020 for Michigan
During this 2-hour virtual live workshop, you’ll discover what’s different for the Michigan tax sales this year and how COVID-19 shut down has affected the tax sales in this state. - August 10, 2020 - TaxLienLady.com
Medicare Supplement Insurance Association Director to Address Agents of Top Agencies
A special webinar for insurance agents who market Medicare insurance solutions will be presented by the director of the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI). "I am very pleased to be giving this timely presentation to agents and brokers with two of the nation's... - August 09, 2020 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
NAFA Warns of Adverse Consequences from DOL’s Proposed Class Exemption
Comment Letter Seeks Relief for Insurance Professionals - August 08, 2020 - NAFA, National Association for Fixed Annuities
Private Placement Markets to Opens Its Correspondent Banking Platform on Monday
Steve Muehler today announced that Private Placement Markets will open its Correspondent Banking Operations Nationwide on Monday, August 10, 2020. - August 08, 2020 - Steve Muehler