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Public Policy Poll: Which Presidential Candidates to back federal incentives for owning long-term care insurance

NEWS: ACSIA Partners LLC announces a straw poll asking Americans to say which 2016 Presidential candidate, Democratic or Republican, is more likely to back federal incentives for owning long-term care insurance.

Vanessa Ruiz Mitilier Joins EPIC Insurance Brokers in Southern California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Vanessa Ruiz Mitilier has joined the firm as a senior consultant and producer in the firm's Southern California Employee Benefits Consulting Practice.

Injuries to North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Patients from Data Breach Investigated

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Personal records and insurance information on 18,000 North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System patients were compromised by a data breach that occurred last year in Texas but went undisclosed for many months, and now Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. is considering filing negligence, economic injury and failure-to-warn claims against Dallas-based Global Care Delivery, the law firm today announced.

EPIC Insurance Brokers Adds Team Members, Expands National Energy Construction Practice

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that claims advocate Dana Ingber and health, safety and environmental consultant Victor Lamb have both joined EPIC's Birmingham-based National Energy Construction Practice - a specialty risk management team serving large, complex construction, energy and distribution companies across the country.

EPIC Insurance Brokers partners with Hodges-Mace LLC for Private Exchange Platform EPIC EXP

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a national retail property and casualty insurance brokerage, and employee benefits consultant, this week unveiled its next generation private exchange, coined EPIC EXP (The EPIC Exchange Platform) in partnership with Atlanta-based Hodges-Mace, LLC.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants adds Broker Brian Laney in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Brian Laney has joined the firm as a property and casualty insurance broker/producer and principal.

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center welcomes Sheryl McLamb to its Private Client Group in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultant, announces that Sheryl McLamb has joined as an Account Manager in EPIC's Private Client Group. McLamb will be based in Sacramento as EPIC expands its private client services.

Davin Millholland Named Chief Actuary for EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants based in Georgia

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultant, announced today the additions of Employee Benefits Consulting professionals Davin Millholland and Rosemary Hughes to its rapidly growing Employer Services Platform (ESP).

IASA Conference: eSignSystems to Speak on Topic of the eSignature Customer Experience

TUCSON, Ariz. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: eSignSystems has announced that it will be holding a panel session at the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association's (IASA) 87th annual Education Conference and Business Show. The panel is entitled 'The Customer eExperience! Making it Seamless with eSignatures and eDelivery.' Brad Dupont of eSignSystems will be both moderating and speaking on the panel.

ACSIA Partners educational outreach offers free speakers on how to pay for long-term care when public programs won’t

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: ACSIA Partners announces the availability of a national network of speakers with expertise in long-term care funding. They're prepared to address any group about how to cover the long-term care expenses most longer-living Americans will incur at some point.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants continues to strengthen and deepen operations in Nevada and the West

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants (EPIC), a national retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultant, announced today the addition of Courtney Pino as a commercial insurance broker/producer as well as their move into new Reno, Nevada offices.

Edgewood Partners Insurance Center names Myesha Lamison Director, Benefits Technology in Calif.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and consultant, announces that Myesha Lamison has joined as Director, Benefits Technology as a part of EPIC's growing national Employer Services Platform (ESP) team.

Executive Financial, Inc. acquired by EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has acquired Executive Financial, Inc., an employee benefits consulting firm specializing in executive benefits, life, and disability insurance strategies.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants acquires Sorci Insurance Brokerage Inc. in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has acquired Sorci Insurance Brokerage, Inc., a specialist in providing comprehensive Workers' Compensation Insurance services to New Car Auto Dealers in California.

New Initiative Generates Opportunity for Veterans Seeking Jobs in the Health Care Sector

PUYALLUP, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: TriWest Healthcare Alliance announced today a new hiring initiative with the non-profit organization Hire America's Heroes(R). The purpose of the initiative is to provide a unique avenue for job-seeking Veterans in the Puget Sound, Washington area to find jobs in the health care industry. Interested Veterans will submit their resume to an online repository.

The Perfect Storm: Lack of Reimbursement for Healthcare Interpreting Services is Unsustainable

WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A white paper titled 'The Perfect Storm,' co-authored by Izabel E. T. de V. Souza, and Louis F. Provenzano Jr., has just been published, calling for a multi-stakeholder national effort to reimburse medical interpreting (MI) services.

Aging in Place: Homecare-Friendly Long-Term Care Plans announced by ACSIA Partners

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Many people envision long-term care insurance as a means of paying the bills when they move into a care facility. If you're one of them, 'You should widen your vision,' says Denise Gott, CEO of ACSIA Partners, an industry leader. 'LTC insurance also pays for care in one's own home. But some policies do a better job of it than others.' Today ACSIA Partners announces a campaign to promote Homecare-Friendly LTC plans.

Veteran Broker Tim Woodhull joins Edgewood Partners Insurance Center in N.Y. Region

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Timothy C. (Tim) Woodhull has joined the firm as a principal. Woodhull brings 35 years of diverse insurance industry experience and leadership in corporate insurance brokerage, insurance carrier operations, risk management and insurance program design and management.

Chris Mitchell joins EPIC Insurance as Senior VP Sales in California

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC), a retail property, casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, today announced that Christopher R. Mitchell has joined the firm as senior vice president of sales in the firm's Northern California Bay Area Property and Casualty Insurance Division.

The Joyful Child Foundation benefits from first EPIC Invitational Golf Tournament in Calif.

ONTARIO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, has been working for over six months planning an event that raised nearly $30,000 to support The Joyful Child Foundation's efforts to bring their personal safety training to children in the Inland Empire, California.

Protector Holdings acquires Oasis South Insurance Services, expands footprint in San Diego County

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Protector Holdings, a joint venture of Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) and Dowling Capital Partners, today announced the acquisition of Oasis South Insurance Services. With 8 locations across California's San Diego County, Oasis South specializes in providing insurance services to Hispanic consumers.

Data Breach Lawsuit Against Premera Blue Cross launched by Weitz and Luxenberg

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: New York-based Weitz and Luxenberg P.C. today filed a class action lawsuit against Seattle-based Premera Blue Cross on behalf of policy holders who lost sensitive private information as a result of a massive, sustained hacking of Premera's computer systems, the law firm announced.

ACSIA Partners says Getting the Lowdown on Long-Term Care Insurance No Longer Laborious Thanks to Tech-Savvy Agents

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Thinking about long-term care (LTC) insurance but loathe to schedule a lengthy interview in your home? You may be laboring under an outmoded assumption, that reaching out to an expert is a big deal. That's no longer the case with a new breed of tech-savvy agents. So says ACSIA Partners, an industry leader, in a consumer alert issued today.

National Alliance of Insurance Agencies Offers Alternatives to Traditional Long Term Care Insurance

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Whether they are too old, too ill, or find traditional long term care (LTC) insurance problematic for another reason, more than 90 percent of people do not own a policy. 'Traditionally, long term care insurance was the only solution that financial advisors and insurance agents could offer people,' says Bill Jones, CEO of The National Alliance of Insurance Agencies, Inc.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants develops unique Panda Mortality and Transit Insurance Coverage for Zoo Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage, and employee benefits consultant, announced that they have added Panda Mortality and Transit Insurance to a growing list of specialty risk management products and consulting services that the rapidly growing national firm provides.