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NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvergEx Group, a leading technology company, today announced that its award-winning order management system, the Eze OMS(TM), now offers PortfolioScience's RiskAPI® risk management tools directly in the Eze OMS for a fully integrated, highly configurable risk solution. Founded in 2000, PortfolioScience specializes in risk management technology for financial institutions, investment services, financial advisors and hedge funds. The...
HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) ("Flotek" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into an Amendment to its current credit facility with PNC Bank ("PNC") that, among other terms, extends the maturity to January 31, 2013 and allows the Company to repurchase up to $40 million of its outstanding convertible notes. In addition, the Company announced that it has reached an agreement in principle on a permanent restatement and...
The insurance industry, the world's largest business with $4.6 trillion in revenues, is making larger efforts to manage climate change-related risks, according to a new study published today in the journal Science. "Weather- and climate-related insurance losses today average $50 billion a year. These losses have more than doubled each decade since the 1980s, adjusted for inflation," says the study's author Evan Mills, a scientist in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)'s...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A health crisis has been developing around the world for decades. Despite life expectancies climbing for both men (11 years) and women (12 years) worldwide, we are paying for this added buffer with more mental and physical illnesses, according to the biggest-ever study of the global burden of disease. The study, collaborated on by nearly 500 international researchers, and published in the journal The Lancet, has produced the most...
The average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Indiana grew rapidly in recent years, mainly driven by the high price of medical care, according to a new study, Benchmarks for Indiana, CompScope™ 13th Edition, by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). Cambridge, MA (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 The average cost of a workers’ compensation claim in Indiana grew rapidly in recent years, mainly driven by the high price of medical care, according to a new study, Benchmarks...
A new software program helps healthcare organizations finish their Meaningful Use Risk Assessment and meet both HIPAA Security and Privacy Risk Analysis Compliance in a fast, easy and affordable way. Recommended by hundred of HIPAA Security and Privacy professionals, It is being used by dozens of state governments, hospitals, health plans and private physician practices. Boca Raton, Florida (PRWEB) December 10, 2012 Hospitals, health plans and behavioral health organizations have been...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The passage of Senate Bill 863 (de Leon) overhauling California's workers' compensation system is seen by contractors throughout the state as the sharp edge of a double-edged sword to reduce fraud and take a slice out of the construction underground economy. After years of working with state agencies to spotlight the actions of fraudulent contractors at worksites, the California Professional Association of Specialty Contractors...
LONDON, December 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First place awarded in Risk Technology Rankings for its portfolio of products, including its innovative Collaborative Risk Management solution, Misys Global Risk Misys, the global leader in financial services software solutions, has further strengthened its leading position as a risk management software provider after being awarded first place overall in the annual Risk...
Joseph A. Ginarte, a New York and New Jersey personal injury attorney, says rush for profits in construction following Hurricane Sandy and an effort to meet ongoing high demand for luxury housing in New York City should not result in safety shortcuts. New York, N.Y. (PRWEB) December 07, 2012 New York and New Jersey construction injury lawyer Joseph A. Ginarte said today that the construction boom expected in New York City and the rebuilding effort in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy could...
Rsam to Automate GRC for Global Enterprise as Firm Embarks on ISO Certification Secaucus, NJ (PRWEB) December 06, 2012 Rsam, a leading provider of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions today announced today that a prominent US-based, global management consulting firm has selected the Rsam GRC Platform to help them meet enterprise-wide risk requirements. Rsam will deliver a complete GRC solution for risk and compliance assessment, threat and vulnerability management, and an...
