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EquityZen CEO Talks Fitbit IPO on foxbusiness.com

Fitbit to IPO Amid Lawsuits and Growing Competition Fitness device-maker Fitbit (FIT) is gearing up for its long-anticipated IPO this week, expecting to raise $621 million, with a market value of nearly $4 billion. A leader in a growing industry, investors will be watching Fitbit as an indicator for the emerging “wearable tech” category. Read […]

AARP weighs in on Out-of-Network Issue

N.J. legislators must protect consumers from out-of-network costs Health insurance increasingly relies on limiting subscribers to networks to control costs. Most consumers, of course, make great efforts to use only doctors and hospitals that are in network; insurance companies make clear that in-network services will cost much less in out-of-pocket costs than out-of-network services – […]

St. Kitts PM on IPSA of root9B Technologies

Commentary: Freedom of movement is good for all citizens, and investment At the end of this year the heads of the Commonwealth countries will meet in Malta. The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal sovereign states, with a combined population of more than 2.2 billion citizens. It is an anachronism perhaps, […]

Johnson Controls in NYT

Johnson Controls to Weigh a Breakup Johnson Controls is the latest member of corporate America to weigh a breakup as the best move for its shareholders. The industrial parts maker said on Wednesday that it was considering spinning off its auto parts arm, focusing on other divisions like its building air-conditioning operations. Read more here.

CMS in Food Safety Magazine

Poultry Processing Solution CMS Technology has introduced PoultrypHresh™ and PoultrypHresh+™, multipurpose liquid additives designed to provide poultry processors with a flexible, reliable and effective means to prevent the dangerous and costly outbreak of harmful microorganisms such as Salmonella and Campylobacter. Its versatility provides for opportunities to mitigate pathogen risk in secondary processing of parts where […]

Horizon battles egregious costs

IT’S TIME TO END PRICE GOUGING BY SOME OUT-OF-NETWORK DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS. Pending legislation can help solve the problem. When insured New Jersey residents receive ER care from an out-of-network facility — or even unintended care from an out-of-network physician at an in-network facility — current regulations essentially require that their insurance company pay whatever […]

Beazley in Medscape

Key Reasons to Consider Buying Cyber Insurance By Michael J. Sacopulos, JD Hackers Are After Your Data Technology, specifically computer software, has been an overall boon to medical practices, making everything from recording a patient’s history to billing insurance companies and coordinating care with other physicians faster and easier. But as recent news stories remind […]

EquityZen in FT

Private share trading takes off as tech companies shun IPOs Employees and investors use derivatives and other methods to raise funds and reward early backers The easy availability of investor cash has allowed many technology companies to delay listing on public markets but caused a surge in trading of a different kind: in the private […]

Beazley on cyber insurance

Cyber insurers add value with access to expert resources As more organizations realize they need to improve their cybersecurity posture, insurers have begun to offer more than a simple risk transfer, adding pre-breach services, risk assessments, and expert resources to help clients prepare for what some consider “inevitable” breach events. Read more here.