Puerto Rico’s insurance industry represents $185 million in economic contributions to the government’s coffers and generates 30,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs, a study released Thursday shows.
The Advance Notice and Draft Call Letter recently issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services includes proposals that if finally implemented would result in a minor net increase of 1.6 percent to calendar year 2018 Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for Puerto Rico.
Two bond insurance subsidiaries of Assured Guaranty Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, Assured Guaranty, have made interest payments to holders of insured General Obligation and other bonds after Puerto Rico and certain of its agencies failed to pay on Jan. 3.