O n 4 October 1951, a young black woman named Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in Baltimore's Johns Hopkins hospital. The mother of five children, Henrietta was 31 and, although poor, was remembered as being strikingly pretty. Apart from that, there seemed to be nothing special about her life. But in death Henrietta was transformed. Cells removed from her body – without her family's permission – were subsequently used by doctors to revolutionise medicine. By mixing them with special plasma, they succeeded in growing her tumour cells in the laboratory. It was the first time that a human cell line had survived outside the body. Since then, HeLa cells – named after Henrietta Lacks –...
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LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 2, 2020 / ( https://compare-autoinsurance.org/ ) is a top auto insurance brokerage website, providing car insurance quotes online from trustworthy agencies all over the United States. This website has recently launched a series of blog posts that explain how the car insurance industry was affected by the coronavirus epidemic and what policyholders should expect. Most car insurance companies are returning billions of dollars to their customers. This happens because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics show that travel dropped about 50% since shelter-in-place restriction began. Drivers can expect to receive relief anytime between now and June, depending on...
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(Reuters) - Major U.S. insurers are offering credit to auto and motorcycle policyholders following a decline in driving, as most Americans stay at home under widespread orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Following is a list of companies that have offered to return premiums: Allstate, one of the largest U.S. auto insurers, said on Monday it would return more than $600 million in premiums to customers. Most customers will receive a “payback” of 15% of their monthly premium in April and May, the company said. AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE The auto insurer said it would return a total of $200 million to auto insurance customers beginning in mid-April. Customers...
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Dec 30, 2019 (Heraldkeepers) -- New York, December 30, 2019: IOT is nothing but web of connected devices, machine, people and organizations that can interact with one another. With The growing GDPs of many countries across the world has favored the growth of IOT insurance segment. With the raise in per capita income of middle class and rising income group employees the IOT insurance is gaining much of the attention of many companies associating to it. The IOT has made the insurance sector to change its way of thinking and doing business. With the help of IOT enabled product it can now give real time assessment of data, useful and important data for insurers to help track the health,...
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The Farm and Ranch Insurance market report [6 Year Forecast 2019-2025] focuses on Major Leading Industry Players, providing info like Farm and Ranch Insurance market competitive situation, product scope, market overview, opportunities, driving force and market risks. Profile the top manufacturers of Farm and Ranch Insurance, with sales, revenue and global market share of Farm and Ranch Insurance are analyzed emphatically by landscape contrast and speak to info. Upstream raw materials and instrumentation and downstream demand analysis is additionally administrated. The Farm and Ranch Insurance market business development trends and selling channels square measure analyzed. From a global...
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W ealth is a number, sure, but it’s also a feeling. I grew up living with my mom and maternal grandparents, while my dad played and coached in the NBA. For a time, our family’s safety net was held together by my grandfather’s HVAC business, but in 2001, it nearly came apart. That year, the company worked on a project performing mechanical-contracting work at Lincoln Financial Field, the home of the Philadelphia Eagles. The timeline did not account for delays. My grandfather estimates that the company lost $4 million on the project. Our house was put on the market shortly after. I loved that house because it felt like home, but also because it made me feel at home in a predominantly white...
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American Family Insurance, with creatives from BBDO New York, brought Grammy Award-winning Jennifer Hudson to Atlanta for their latest spot. As a part of their “Insure Carefully, Dream Fearlessly” campaign, American Family has Hudson surprise street musician, Alex Guthrie, with a duet to Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day.” As he sets up Woodruff Park in Atlanta, Guthrie begins to sing. Then Hudson approaches him and jumps right in, reiterating American Family Insurance’s message that any dream is possible with the right support. “I’ve been living the dream that I had when I was seven years old, so to be able to help others realize theirs is inspiring,” said Jennifer Hudson in a statement. “Music...
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NexJ enterprise software solution is the front-office system used by Policy Sales & Service and Call Center Representatives to manage client interactions Toronto, March 6, 2012 — NexJ Systems Inc., (TSX: NXJ) a leading provider of next generation enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) solutions and sixth fastest growing technology company in North America, today announced that American Family Insurance, the third-largest mutual property/casualty insurance company in the United States, ranking 358th on the 2011 Fortune 500 list, is live on the NexJ Integrated Agent Desktop. NexJ has integrated 14 of American Family Insurance’s external systems, including telephony, customer...
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The ability to deliver trust-based customer experiences is one of the biggest challenges facing providers, brands, and organizations in insurance. According to IBM, only 43 percent of consumers trust the insurance industry. In fact, this lack of trust in insurance providers has remained above 50 percent since 2007. Accenture, meanwhile, notes that digital customer communications are taking a front seat in insurance company evaluations, with 4 out of 10 insurance customers reading online reviews and basing their insurance buying decisions on them. To drive revenue, insurance industry executives must spur innovation and focus on new ways to understand, delight, and earn the trust of their...
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An interactive experience that rewards members for the things they do to pursue their dreams and protect what matters most, DreamKeep Rewards dedicates itself to building assurance rather than insurance. Finalists in the Program Partnership category, who also included Shangri-La Hotels, Caesars Entertainment and SCENE, were selected by a board of judges representing some of the top minds in loyalty and were given the opportunity to present their case at the 2018 Loyalty360 Expo, with audience members voting on the winners. The awards were given out at a ceremony in Caribe Royale's Grand Ballroom later that evening. Additionally, TLC Marketing was awarded the 360-Degree Award for overall...
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