Month: September 2021

Campaign to address credit discrimination in car insurance marks one year as national insurance regulators vote on landmark study of industry practices COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Root, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROOT), the parent company of Root Insurance Company, today commemorated the first anniversary of its Drop the Score campaign to eliminate credit discrimination from auto insurance. The campaign’s anniversary comes as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), a regulatory body that includes commissioners from all 50 states, launches an investigation into industry practices. Amid national discussion on racial and economic inequality, Root is working to raise awareness around the discriminatory impact of credit-based auto insurance rates currently used by all major insurers. While credit scores...

   PRESS RELEASE September 16th, 2021 Aéroports de Paris SAAugust 2021 traffic figures Groupe ADP total traffic1 is up by 10.8 million passengers in August 2021 compared to August 2020, with 20.1 million passengers welcomed for the entire network of operated airports. It stands at 55.7% of the August 2019 group traffic1. In August 2021, at Paris Aéroport alone, the traffic increased by 2.5 million passengers compared to August 2020, with 5.8 million passengers welcomed. It stands at 55.7% of the August 2019 Paris Aéroport traffic. In August 2021, Paris-Charles de Gaulle welcomed 3.6 million passengers (+1.4 million passengers2) at 47.5 % of the August 2019 traffic, and Paris-Orly 2.2 million passengers (+1.1 million passengers2) at 76.6% of the August 2019 traffic. Thus, in July and August, traffic at the Parisian airports reached 10.9...

PRESS RELEASE September 16, 2021 Today, on September 16, 2021, the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting was held in Saniona AB. In light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and in order to reduce the risk of infection spreading, the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting was held only by advance voting (postal vote) in accordance with temporary legislation. A summary of the adopted resolutions follows below. All resolutions were adopted with the required majority of votes. Election of new board member and remuneration for the new board member The extraordinary shareholders’ meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, to elect Robert E. Hoffman as new ordinary board member for the time period up until the end of the next annual shareholders’ meeting alongside the board members elected at the annual shareholders’...

 PRESS RELEASEFirst-half financial information at June 30, 2021IFRS – Regulated information – Audited Cegedim: Business rebounded strongly in the first half of 2021Like-for-like(1) revenue grew 6.2% in the first half Recurring operating income1 increased by 70.4% to €10.7 millionBoulogne-Billancourt, France, September 16, 2021, after the market close Cegedim generated consolidated H1 revenues of €251.2 million in 2021, an increase of 6.3% as reported and 6.2% like for like compared with the same period a year ago, and recurring operating income(1) rose 70.4% as reported to €10.7 million. First-half 2021 performances were boosted by an undemanding comparison with the second quarter of 2020, which was hit particularly hard by the pandemic, especially the pharmacy media business and project-related activities in...

Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mountain Top Properties, Inc (OTC PINK: MTPP) announces today they are ready to launch and announce to energy users worldwide their Microalgae Emulsion Technology. The deployment of the technology will increase interest in the benefits it provides particularly in reducing electricity costs and improving carbon neutrality. The company is currently in negotiations with the state of North Carolina regarding placing a manufacturing and post-process facility. Completion of the negotiations and signing of a lease later this year will identify the opening of a Microalgae Emulsion Innovation Center in Leland, North Carolina. The company intends to operate on a Build-Own-Operate business plan. On September 10, 2021, the company entered into a Power Purchase Agreement with Aasal...

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) recently priced a new offering of Structured Pass-Through Certificates (K Certificates), which are backed by underlying collateral consisting of fixed-rate multifamily mortgages with predominantly 7-year terms. The company expects to issue approximately $907 million in K Certificates (K-745 Certificates), which are expected to settle on or about September 23, 2021. K-745 PricingClass Principal/Notional Amount (mm) Weighted Average Life (Years) Spread (bps) Coupon Yield Dollar PriceA-1 $56.943 4.56 S+1 0.8360% 0.8252% $99.9987A-2 $703.849 6.89 S+10 1.6570% 1.1899% $102.9954A-M $146.903 6.93 S+16 1.2630% 1.2541% $99.9965X1 $760.792 6.47 T+40 0.6782% 1.4208% $4.2793XAM Non-OfferedX3 Non-OfferedDetailsCo-Lead Managers and Joint Bookrunners:...

TELUS customers can watch free trial of Acorn TV until September 21 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, TELUS announced that Optik TV customers can now access top-rated British and international programming from AMC Networks’ Acorn TV. Customers can access the free preview of Acorn TV on channel 377 and through the On Demand library now until September 21, and can add Acorn TV to their Optik TV subscription through the Variety theme pack. “We are excited to be the first content provider in Canada to bring Acorn TV in a theme pack and its top-rated British and international shows to our Optik TV customers. As we move into cooler weather across Canada, we know our customers will be looking for fresh new content to discover and enjoy at home,” said Zainul Mawji, Executive Vice-president of Home Solutions,...

Miami, FL, Sept. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via NewMediaWire — Amazonas Florestal, Ltd. (OTC: AZFL) announced today that the Company has signed an MOU with Botánica de la Sierra, a fully licensed Colombian grower. The companies are now set to organize a new division of AZFL dedicated to growing, manufacturing and distribution of high CBD and Medical Marijuana products. Botánica is a Colombian company that operates 5 cannabis related licenses in Santa Marta, province of Magdalena. They are growers of several hemp genetics with a 212-acre farm, and a separate 84-acre farm fully equipped with greenhouses for medical marijuana plant development where they grow new promising Colombian genetics containing high levels of cannabinoids. Botánica de la Sierra had been looking for the right strategic partnership to build manufacturing...