Insurer threatens to withdraw from skilled nursing home public risk underwriting

BOSTON: A key risk reinsurance major player is contemplating leaving the skilled nursing home market.

The rise in regulatory enforcement; the increasing legal propensity to charge principals and companies; the circling of greater numbers of lawyers focused on maximizing returns from every default has triggered Read More »

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Pension reform to spark property price boom

PHOENIX: The universal concern about tinkering with pension rules is that access will trigger a further escalation in property prices at a time when many economists and financial commentators would prefer to see ‘a valuation soft landing’.

Any new pension freedoms could spark a property Read More »

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New program can slow dementia

NEW YORK: Healthy eating, exercise, brain-training and health management can slow down mental decline in older people, according to a Finnish study.

Scientists studied 1,260 Finns aged 60 to 77, all of whom were considered to be at risk of dementia. Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The hundred and seventeenth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The $13m multigenerational housing development replaces the former Greyhound Opening site in Norwich. Read More »

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