Janice Sand

NEW YORK, N.Y. and TANAUAN, Philippines, Aug. 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Since Spring, the 'Ice Bucket Challenge' has raised over $80 million for funding ALS research. Inspired by this success, the Rice Bucket Challenge has been created by non-profit groups including the World Mind Network, Adelina Foundation and BatangasVarsitarian.net.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- SecuGen Corporation is pleased to announce that it will be showing at the Global Identity Summit in Tampa, Florida, a completely new device that combines a contactless smartcard reader with SecuGen's FAP 20 certified, optical fingerprint sensor, the U20. This new product, the Hamster Pro Duo CL(TM), is housed in a sleek new case and provides convenient access to dual mode authentication for enhanced security.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) announced it has launched a comprehensive 'Resources' website within its flagship doc prep system idsDoc. The main feature of the site, a compliance-focused blog authored by IDS Compliance Officer Jonathan Johnson, was made available to clients through the idsDoc doc prep platform on Aug. 8.

LANSDALE, Pa., Aug. 19, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, a leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that its vice president of marketing, Jody Collup, has been honored by National Mortgage Professional Magazine on its 'Top 25 Most Connected Mortgage Professionals' list.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a nationwide retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance broker/consultant, announced today the addition of the retail risk management and property/casualty team of JLT Towers Re. This strategic build-out of a team serving large, complex risk management accounts is a product of EPIC's broadening alliance partnership and collaboration with JLT Towers Re. The agreement is effective August 11.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Aug. 12, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Contrary to what has been reported for the past six months, reverse mortgage originations have been trending up according to ReverseVision, the leading provider of reverse mortgage lending solutions. ReverseVision's RV Exchange (RVX) is the leading reverse loan origination system (RLOS) and lending system of record for the majority of reverse lenders.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 6, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Mortgage document preparation vendor International Document Services, Inc. (IDS) announced it has passed its first Service Organization Control (SOC) 2SM audit with no exceptions. According to the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the organization that created the audit, SOC 2's purpose is to assess the 'controls at a service organization relevant to security, availability, processing integrity confidentiality, or privacy.'

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that casualty brokerage veteran Jennifer Terra has joined the firm as Vice President/Casualty Broker.

RALEIGH, N.C., July 29, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Massey Consulting has been selected by the Carolina Hurricanes to implement cloud-based Intacct Financial Accounting, the company announced today. The Carolina Hurricanes will use Intacct to track the financials of the franchise, each home game, as well as other entertainment events held at PNC Arena.

SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 23, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- ReverseVision, Inc., the leading provider of business solutions for the reverse mortgage industry is offering a free on-line class focused on changes announced by HUD in recent Mortgagee Letters 2014-07 and 2014-12 through its ReverseVision University (RVU).

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla., July 23, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CCMC, the leading provider of financial technology integration solutions, announced the appointment of Matthew Borg as Chief Financial Officer. He will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Gene Lederer.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 21, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Larry Weisenthal, M.D., Ph.D., today announced new findings that unravel mysteries about the root cause of atherosclerosis - the narrowing of blood vessels that leads to heart attack and stroke. It is a big step toward developing drugs, possibly in the very near future, that prevent the most common forms of heart disease.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 21, 2014 (SEN2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The shareholders of Jenkins Insurance Services (Jenkins), a Leavitt Group agency, have sold 100 percent of their shares in Jenkins to EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center). The transaction, which closed on July 17, was retroactively effective July 1. Jenkins, with California offices in Concord, Sacramento, San Jose, Orange County, and in Reno, Nevada, employs 160 and has approximately $34 million of annual revenue.

PETALUMA, Calif., July 14, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance broker/consultant, announced today the addition of Andrea Levin as a vice president in their Petaluma office. Levin brings 24 years of experience in the development and management of property and casualty insurance and risk management programs, working with a wide range of business and industry and specializing in financial institutions.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 11, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- OpenClose, an enterprise-class end-to-end loan origination system (LOS) provider, announced that lenders are successfully using the secondary marketing component of its LOS, LenderAssist(TM), to deliver greater insight and control for secondary marketing departments.

KIRKLAND, Wash., July 2, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Today LTC Financial Partners, LLC and LTC Global Marketing Inc. announced the completion of the merger of the two companies into one of America's largest distributors of senior market insurance products. Industry veteran Denise Gott, formerly Executive Vice President of LTC Financial, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the new combined entity.

MANCHESTER, N.H., June 30, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has selected Regent Education's financial aid management system -- Regent 8 -- to support financial aid processes for all their students and programs including their industry-leading online programs and their new and cutting edge Competency Based Education program known as College for America (CFA).

LANSDALE, Pa., June 24, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, a leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, announced that PrimeLending, a national residential mortgage lender, successfully implemented its eTrac(R) valuation platform to compliantly automate the lender's entire appraisal process.

OCEANSIDE, Calif., June 12, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Master jeweler Chad Elliott of Oceanside Jewelers has expanded their award winning jewelry design storefront to now include Oceanside Pawnshops. Having applied for and received a pawnbroker's license from the State of California to offer pawn loans in exchange for personal jewelry, Oceanside Jewelers is pleased to expand its services as a pawn loan specialist in the area of gold, jewelry, diamonds, fine watches, diamonds, and gemstones of all types.

LANSDALE, Pa. and HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Global DMS, a leading provider of Web-based compliant valuation management software, and Collateral Analytics, a leading provider of real estate analytics and valuation products, announced they formed a strategic alliance that integrated various components of their software valuation solutions.