PRI

New Brief: End Anti-Market Distortions in Current PBM System Would Lower Patient Costs, Increase Access to Life-Saving Drugs

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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Congress, Patient, Health, Freedom, Pacific Research Institute, Sale, PRI, Innovation, Pharmacy, PBM, Pharmaceutical industry

PBMs earn revenues from fees charged to pharmacies and plans, a percentage of negotiated discounts with manufacturers, and fees tied to the drug's list price.

Key Points: 
  • PBMs earn revenues from fees charged to pharmacies and plans, a percentage of negotiated discounts with manufacturers, and fees tied to the drug's list price.
  • They earn more money when drug list prices are high, which has encouraged a rise in list prices in recent years.
  • However, patient costs are rising because their out-of-pocket costs are based on the inflated list prices.
  • He rejects the arguments of reform critics, who say eliminating PBM abuses would push the U.S. healthcare system "one step closer" to a socialized system.

SURVEY: Middle-Income Americans Split on Outlook for Personal Finances

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Professional Services, Consumer, Women, Seniors, Finance, Men, Personal Finance, Multimedia, Anxiety, Doctor of Philosophy, Food, Gasoline, PRI, Heat, Optimism, CPI, Online shopping

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI), a leading provider of financial services and products in the United States and Canada, released its Financial Security Monitor™ (FSM™) survey for the fourth quarter of 2023 showing middle-income Americans evenly split on the outlook for their personal finances.

Key Points: 
  • Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI), a leading provider of financial services and products in the United States and Canada, released its Financial Security Monitor™ (FSM™) survey for the fourth quarter of 2023 showing middle-income Americans evenly split on the outlook for their personal finances.
  • Middle-Income Financial Security Monitor™
    The latest FSM™ survey data shows that exactly half (50%) of middle-income families report their personal financial situation as being positive.
  • While this positive sentiment was higher in December 2021, the even split indicates previously trending negative perceptions are stabilizing.
  • Middle-income Americans continue to be split in their assessment of their personal finances.

Primerica Schedules Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results Webcast

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Professional Services, Insurance, Finance, Asset Management, Fintech, Banking, Personal Finance, News, PRI

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) announced today that it will hold a webcast on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the Company’s results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, as well as other business-related matters, including future expectations.

Key Points: 
  • Primerica, Inc. (NYSE:PRI) announced today that it will hold a webcast on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to discuss the Company’s results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, as well as other business-related matters, including future expectations.
  • A news release announcing the quarter’s results will be distributed after the close of the market on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.
  • The earnings news release, financial supplement and live webcast will be available on the Primerica Investors website at https://investors.primerica.com .
  • A replay of the call will be available for approximately 30 days.

New Free Cities Center Book: Reforms to Increase Affordability, Homebuilding Would Go Far to Alleviate State's Housing, Homeless Crises

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Policy, Homelessness, Barack Obama, Housing, Climate change, Crime, Freedom, Social mobility, Pacific Research Institute, Education, Culture, PRI, CEQA, Housing First, Organization

"Homelessness is a social problem that's compounded by exorbitant housing prices," said the book's authors, Dr. Wayne Winegarden and Steven Greenhut.

Key Points: 
  • "Homelessness is a social problem that's compounded by exorbitant housing prices," said the book's authors, Dr. Wayne Winegarden and Steven Greenhut.
  • "Regions with lower-cost housing have much lower levels of homelessness because a lack of low-cost housing leaves those people on the economic margins with nowhere to go."
  • The law's maze of costly reports, multiple approvals, and potential for out-of-control lawsuits has become a major obstacle to homebuilding.
  • PRI's Free Cities Center cultivates innovative ideas to improve urban life based around freedom and property rights -- not government.

GTJAI Became Signatory to PRI as a Subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Asset Management, Professional Services, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Finance, Principle, Guotai Junan Securities, PRI, ESG, Socially responsible investing, Risk management, Disclosure, Responsibility

Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“Guotai Junan International”, the “Company” or “GTJAI”, stock code: 1788.HK) announced that on 27 December 2023, its parent company, Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. ("Guotai Junan Securities"), officially signed the Principles for Responsible Investment ("PRI") in the category of "investment manager".

Key Points: 
  • Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (“Guotai Junan International”, the “Company” or “GTJAI”, stock code: 1788.HK) announced that on 27 December 2023, its parent company, Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. ("Guotai Junan Securities"), officially signed the Principles for Responsible Investment ("PRI") in the category of "investment manager".
  • Guotai Junan Securities, together with its subsidiaries including Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited, became signatories to PRI.
  • According to PRI, responsible investment involves considering environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in investment decision-making process and ownership practice.
  • As a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities, GTJAI has obtained signatory status to PRI in synchronization with the parent company.

Nathan Cummings Foundation Opens Grant and PRI Opportunity for Racial, Economic, Environmental Justice

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Organization, PRI, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Pris, Communication, NCF

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) announced today that it is accepting proposals for grants and program-related investments (PRIs).

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nathan Cummings Foundation (NCF) announced today that it is accepting proposals for grants and program-related investments (PRIs).
  • This grant and PRI opportunity flows from the foundation's strategic plan to activate the totality of its assets to support organizations driving people-centric impact outcomes toward racial, economic, and environmental justice (REEJ).
  • "We are excited to have an open line for values-aligned organizations and innovators to reach us," said NCF President and CEO Rey Ramsey.
  • For additional information about this announcement, please contact NCF's Director of Communications Candice Wynter, at [email protected] .

A UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE COULD SAVE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IF READY BEFORE NEXT PANDEMIC

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Thursday, January 11, 2024
Death, Computation, National Science Foundation, Operations research, Infection, Research, City University, Tropical medicine, Manuscript, Agency, Health, BCM, Baylor College of Medicine, Absenteeism, Baylor University, PRI, CUNY, MERS, MBA, City, AHRQ, Public health, State, Graduate Center, CUNY, COVID-19, Health policy, Public health informatics, Doctor of Philosophy, Human services, Lancet, Messenger, Bangladesh Technical Education Board, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Coronavirus, National school, Model

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic? A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are common to either many or all coronaviruses, thereby offering some degree of protection against a range of strains. A new study suggests if such a vaccine were available at the start of the pandemic, it could have saved millions of lives, prevented suffering, and saved billions of dollars in direct medical and other costs until the strain-specific (i.e., SARS-CoV-2) vaccine went through the entire development, testing, and emergency use authorization process that lasted 10 months.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- What if scientists had developed a universal coronavirus vaccine in the years prior to 2020 so that it was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?
  • A universal coronavirus vaccine targets parts of the virus that are common to either many or all coronaviruses, thereby offering some degree of protection against a range of strains.
  • The experiments simulated what would happen if a universal coronavirus vaccine was available at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • A universal coronavirus vaccine was also shown to be highly cost-effective even if a more specific and more efficacious vaccine came to market.

ACE Money Transfer and HABIBMETRO Partner to Promote Legal Remittance Channels

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Monday, January 8, 2024
Transfer, Chubb Limited, PRI, Partnership, Cryptocurrency

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Money Transfer, a leading global money transfer company, and HABIBMETRO, one of Pakistan's leading banks, have joined forces to promote the use of legal channels to boost remittance inflows to Pakistan.

Key Points: 
  • MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Money Transfer, a leading global money transfer company, and HABIBMETRO, one of Pakistan's leading banks, have joined forces to promote the use of legal channels to boost remittance inflows to Pakistan.
  • ACE Money Transfer and HABIBMETRO have stepped forward to support the Pakistan government's key initiatives to curb the black market, including but not limited to the recent countrywide crackdown against illegal routes for remitting money and enhancing the output of the Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI).
  • "Overseas Pakistanis play a vital role in Pakistan's economy, and we want to encourage them to use legal channels for sending money home.
  • We believe that our partnership with ACE Money Transfer will make it easier for overseas Pakistanis to send money home through legal channels, and we are confident that the campaign will be a success."

ACE Money Transfer and HABIBMETRO Partner to Promote Legal Remittance Channels

Retrieved on: 
Monday, January 8, 2024
Transfer, Chubb Limited, PRI, Partnership, Cryptocurrency

MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Money Transfer, a leading global money transfer company, and HABIBMETRO, one of Pakistan's leading banks, have joined forces to promote the use of legal channels to boost remittance inflows to Pakistan.

Key Points: 
  • MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Money Transfer, a leading global money transfer company, and HABIBMETRO, one of Pakistan's leading banks, have joined forces to promote the use of legal channels to boost remittance inflows to Pakistan.
  • ACE Money Transfer and HABIBMETRO have stepped forward to support the Pakistan government's key initiatives to curb the black market, including but not limited to the recent countrywide crackdown against illegal routes for remitting money and enhancing the output of the Pakistan Remittance Initiative (PRI).
  • "Overseas Pakistanis play a vital role in Pakistan's economy, and we want to encourage them to use legal channels for sending money home.
  • We believe that our partnership with ACE Money Transfer will make it easier for overseas Pakistanis to send money home through legal channels, and we are confident that the campaign will be a success."

Primerica Senior Field Leaders Meet to Plan for Growth in 2024 and Beyond

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Thursday, January 4, 2024
Finance, Consulting, Accounting, Professional Services, Insurance, Growth, PRI

Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI), a leading provider of financial products and services in the United States and Canada, will kick off the new year with over 800 of its top field leaders meeting in Dallas, Texas on January 4-5, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Primerica, Inc. (NYSE: PRI), a leading provider of financial products and services in the United States and Canada, will kick off the new year with over 800 of its top field leaders meeting in Dallas, Texas on January 4-5, 2024.
  • Along with discussing company-wide initiatives for 2024, the annual leadership meeting will celebrate 2023 milestones and discuss opportunities ahead for the year.
  • “During 2023, Primerica grew nearly 5% to 141,5721 life-licensed representatives.
  • We issued just over $119 billion of term life insurance raising our term life insurance coverage in force to nearly $945 billion.