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Life Insurance Considered One of the Most Important Assets for Consumers Grappling with Finances Amidst Pandemic

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Nearly a quarter of millennials said the importance of funding life insurance has increased for them, the most among any generation.

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  • Nearly a quarter of millennials said the importance of funding life insurance has increased for them, the most among any generation.
  • Life insurance is more than financial coverage in the form of death benefit protection for your loved ones.
  • When deciding when and where to purchase life insurance, it is important for consumers to consider all of their options.
  • Lincoln also offers the following resources to help consumers begin their life insurance planning process in consultation with a financial professional.

Joseph Savasta continues to support The Viscardi Center, a leading nonprofit group that empowers people with disabilities

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Mr. Savasta believes in The Viscardi Center's mission and programs that provide this vitally important work.

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  • Mr. Savasta believes in The Viscardi Center's mission and programs that provide this vitally important work.
  • The Viscardi Center is a network of non-profit organizations that provides a lifespan of services that educate, employ, provide empowerment to children and adults with disabilities.
  • Mr. Savasta embraces the Viscardi Center's vision to create a world in which people with disabilities have every opportunity to lead meaningful, fulfilling, and productive lives.
  • https://www.viscardicenter.org/about/leadership/boards-of-directors/
    The Viscardi Center was founded in 1952 by Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr. who himself wore prosthetic legs.

PulteGroup Ranks Third on PEOPLE’s 100 Companies that Care® 2021 List

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PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today its recognition on PEOPLE's 100 Companies that Care 2021 list .

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  • PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) announced today its recognition on PEOPLE's 100 Companies that Care 2021 list .
  • Published by PEOPLE magazine, the Companies that Care list is comprised of the top workplaces in the United States that have demonstrated outstanding respect, care and concern for their employees, communities and the environment.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210901005793/en/
    As part of its Built to Honor program, PulteGroup employees break ground at a veteran home donation event in June 2021.
  • Congratulations to the winners of the PEOPLE's Companies that Care list!

MGIS Recognized as One of the Best Places to Work in Insurance

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SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --MGIS, a leading national disability insurance provider for healthcare professionals, today announced it has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance in 2021.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --MGIS, a leading national disability insurance provider for healthcare professionals, today announced it has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Insurance in 2021.
  • Insurance policies managed by MGIS are backed by members of the Sun Life group that are insurance companies and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's.
  • MGIS services are provided by MGIS affiliated companies: The MGIS Companies, Inc., Medical Group Insurance Services, Inc., and MGIS Underwriting Managers, Inc. (DBA as MGIS Professional Insurance Solutions in CA and MGIS Underwriting Agency in NY).
  • Best Companies Groupworks with partners to establish "Best Places to Work," "Best Companies," and "Best Employers" programs on a national, state-wide and regional basis.

SBA Announces National Small Business Week Virtual Summit Event Schedule for September 13-15

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Washington, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Small Business Administrations National Small Business Week Virtual Summit event schedule is set.

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  • Washington, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Small Business Administrations National Small Business Week Virtual Summit event schedule is set.
  • This annual event, happening September 13-14, 2021, honors the nations 31 million small businesses for their perseverance, ingenuity, triumphs, and creativity.
  • SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced National Small Business Week in a news release last month.
  • To register for the National Small Business Week Virtual Summit and to participate in summit workshops, please visit http://www.sba.gov/NSBW.

California Health and Wellness Assisting Members Across Alpine, Amador and Placer Counties During State of Emergency

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Gavin Newsoms declared state of emergency in Alpine, Amador and Placer Counties, California Health and Wellness is providing special assistance to members in these counties.

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  • Gavin Newsoms declared state of emergency in Alpine, Amador and Placer Counties, California Health and Wellness is providing special assistance to members in these counties.
  • During the duration of the state of emergency, members in counties affected by the fires can obtain an emergency supply from the drug store where they originally filled their prescription.
  • If their drug store is closed, members can call California Health and Wellness at 1-877-658-0305, option 2 for assistance.
  • At California Health & Wellness, we believe every person deserves a safety net for their health.

BlazeSports America Celebrates 25 Years of Service and Advancement in Adaptive Sports

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BlazeSports America , a nonprofit organization founded after the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and a leader in the field of adaptive sports and recreation, announces its 25th anniversary.

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  • BlazeSports America , a nonprofit organization founded after the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games and a leader in the field of adaptive sports and recreation, announces its 25th anniversary.
  • Beginning with a wheelchair basketball program, BlazeSports now offers 12 programs between both Youth and Veteran athletes.
  • We are beyond proud to be celebrating our 25th anniversary, states Dawn Churi, Executive Director of BlazeSports.
  • BlazeSports will be celebrating the anniversary with a Blaze Day in The Community on Saturday, September 25.

OrthogenRx® Debuts HARMOKNEE™ Customer Support Services at American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting

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The AAOS Annual Meeting is where the musculoskeletal community will reunite in person for the first time in nearly two years.

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  • The AAOS Annual Meeting is where the musculoskeletal community will reunite in person for the first time in nearly two years.
  • OrthogenRx is exhibiting at booth #3935 and featuring their products, as well as launching the HARMOKNEE Customer Support Services program.
  • HARMOKNEE Customer Support Services underpins OrthogenRx's aspiration to provide every patient with the products they need through a seamless and integrated process.
  • "HARMOKNEE support services is the result of that effort, making OrthogenRx products easy to obtain and backed with dedicated support for patients and providers."

Arthritis Research Canada Launches Awareness Campaign

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Arthritis Research Canada is the largest clinical arthritis research organization in North America, conducting research with a focus on helping people with arthritis overcome the challenges raised by their diseases.

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  • Arthritis Research Canada is the largest clinical arthritis research organization in North America, conducting research with a focus on helping people with arthritis overcome the challenges raised by their diseases.
  • This September, join Arthritis Research Canada in talking about what #ArthritisIs and how arthritis research can help:
    #ArthritisIs: How would you describe arthritis to someone who doesn't have any firsthand experience with it?
  • Arthritis Research Canada is the largest clinical arthritis research institution in North America.
  • Arthritis Research Canada is leading research aimed at arthritis prevention, early diagnosis, new and better treatment, and improved quality of life.

Shortsighted Border Policy Puts Millions With Chronic Disease at Risk of Blood Plasma Shortages

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This decision also highlights a notable disconnect in communications among the very federal agencies that are working tirelessly to make much needed progress to end this pandemic.

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  • This decision also highlights a notable disconnect in communications among the very federal agencies that are working tirelessly to make much needed progress to end this pandemic.
  • A number of chronic conditions rely on blood plasma and plasma-derived products for treatment, to assist with blood clotting and counter blood loss or other blood volume declines.
  • Given that plasma donations are already down 20 percent because of COVID, this recent change poses considerable concern.
  • The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) is an international coalition of patient, provider, community, business and labor groups, and health policy experts, committed to raising awareness of the number one cause of death, disability and rising health care costs: chronic disease.