Ακούγεται ίσως κάπως παράδοξο, αλλά για να εγκριθεί η αποστολή ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας στη Συρία που τις τελευταίες ημέρες υποφέρει και μετρά εκατοντάδες νεκρούς αμάχους μεταξύ των οποίων και παιδιά, θα πρέπει πρώτα να διεξαχθεί ψηφοφορία στον ΟΗΕ.

Η ψηφοφορία είναι προγραμματισμένη για σήμερα στις 11.00 πμ στη Νέα Υόρκη (τοπική ώρα) και αφορά στην έγκριση σχεδίου απόφασης που προβλέπει ανακωχή 30 ημερών στη Συρία, ούτως ώστε να γίνει δυνατή η διανομή ανθρωπιστικής βοήθειας.

Το σχέδιο της απόφασης έχουν καταρτίσει η Σουηδία και το Κουβέιτ, ενώ δεν έχει ξεκαθαριστεί ποια θα είναι η στάση της Ρωσίας, που έχει δικαίωμα άσκησης βέτο.

Προκειμένου το σχέδιο απόφασης να εγκριθεί από το Συμβούλιο Ασφαλείας του ΟΗΕ, απαιτούνται εννέα θετικές ψήφοι χωρίς την άσκηση βέτο, κάποιας εκ των Ρωσίας, Κίνας, ΗΠΑ, Βρετανίας ή Γαλλίας.

Global Custodian, a leading publication in the international securities industry, conducts an annual survey on agent banks in major and emerging markets and ranks each bank based on client feedback. Piraeus Bank is shortlisted for Global Custodian’s 2018 Global Excellence Award for Relationship Management & Client Service. This shortlist reflects the analysis of the latest survey’s results.

This is the second consecutive year Piraeus Bank has been shortlisted in this category. Last year, the Bank was awarded, among top-tier international banking institutions the Global Excellence Award, for providing best-in-class coverage of international clients.

Andrew Economides, Head of Securities Services at Piraeus Bank, said: “We are delighted to be shortlisted for a Global Excellence Award, for the second year running. This nomination recognizes the commitment at Piraeus Bank to deliver a best-in-class expertise and, develop and maintain long-term client relationships. At Piraeus Bank, we offer high-quality, tailor-made service to each of our institutional clients and it’s inspiring to see that these clients value our services, and that this has resulted in a Global Custodian shortlist.”

Global Custodian will announce the winners for each category at its annual ceremony in London on 15 March 2018.

Eurobank and Corallia announced the launch of the 6th cycle of egg - enter•grοw•go Programme. egg has been implemented since 2013 and has developed in the most recognized Greek programme for the support of youth entrepreneurship.  

The 6th cycle of egg - enter•grοw•go launches, a comprehensive package of financing options for new businesses, new criteria and it adopts improved qualitative features for entering the programme, in line with the standards of the most modern ecosystems worldwide.

In his address at the press conference for the launch of the 6th cycle, Eurobank’s Deputy CEO Mr. Stavros Ioannou stated among other things: «Supporting youth entrepreneurship is a timeless priority and a strategic choice. We ought to create the conditions that will, reverse the brain drain phenomenon, create return incentives for the thousands of talented people that have immigrated Greece during the crisis, and at the same time enable young entrepreneurs to play vital role in the process of economic development. Eurobank, recognizing that funding is one of the key factors that can keep ambitious and capable young entrepreneurs in the country, with the collaboration of Corallia, has designed an integrated funding program that will be enriched as the situation in the Greek economy is stabilizing. Now, is the opportunity to provide substantial support to youth entrepreneurship not only through organized programs, such as egg, but also as an investment of the wider business community to the future”. 

Corallia General Director, Professor Vassilios Makios noted: «egg continues, for the sixth consecutive year, to provide its support to innovative ideas so that they flourish and develop into viable businesses. This initiative, which we co-envisioned along with our outstanding partners at Eurobank and that is being implemented thanks to their solid support in all areas, has become today an established business school in our country. This year, we raise the bar even higher, going forward with qualitative improvements in terms of benefits, services and interconnection opportunities, offered to young businesses. Corallia, as a unit of the Athena Research Center, strongly supports the interconnection of research with production, through new technologies, for more than 10 years. It will continue to meet the demands of those who dare to innovate, contributing to the turn of the Greek growth model towards innovative activities that create added value and employment. 

Dr. Nikolaos Vogiatzis Chief Development & Operations Officer at Corallia presented the qualitative improvements included in the 6th cycle of egg, while Mrs. Roula Bachtalia, Programme Manager at egg, presented the achievements of the five previous cycles of egg as well as the extroversion program of the ecosystem. 

Through the 6th cycle young entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to exploit new funding channels having access, at the same time, to a program with improved qualitative features in line with international standards, based on the experience of the previous five cycles.  

1. The wide range of financing options includes: 

Funding under the European EASI program and in co-operation with AFI (Action Finance Initiative) at the "hatching" stages within egg. 

Capital and long – term loans.

Eurobank intends to participate in two funds of EquiFund, the investment platform that invests in start-ups and operates under the auspices of the European Investment Fund (EIF). Through the  two funds, business teams with innovative ideas (Beyond Hackathon & egg) and
Companies, "born" in universities and research centers, can be financially supported.

From May 2018 onwards, young businesses will be able to search for funding through the Equity Crowd Funding Portal of Eurobank Equities.

Business teams can be further supported through Eurobank’s money awards.  

2. In the context of 6th cycle the lifetime that a company must have to participate in the program is extended to three (3) years from two (2). At the same time the maximum number of people per business group is increased to six (6) from four (4) in the previous cycles.
3. 
   The extroversion program for businesses participating in egg, as well as actions that aim to connect them with real economy, are strengthened by a series of actions and initiatives, in cooperation with recognized domestic and international organizations. 
   
   
   Business projects, from all sectors, that fulfil the requirements can be submitted in the new cycle.  Projects that, are in line with current and emerging business trends, in Greece and abroad, (e.g. Financial Technologies and Applications), make extensive use of innovation and new technologies and are applied extensively in everyday life (e.g. ICT, Biotechnology) and / or contribute to the extroversion and growth of the Greek economy (e.g. Innovative Tourism Applications) are widely encouraged. Under egg’s 6th cycle – a cycle of 12months total duration - people from 18 to 49 years of age that wish to turn an innovative idea into a successful business can submit their proposal. 
   
   Applications for participation in the Program may be submitted until 23.04.2018, at 15.00.
   
   Interested parties can search for further information on the new   egg - enter•grοw•go website.

Record Insurance net result of EUR 960 million
Proposed gross cash dividend of EUR 2.10

   All 12-month 2017 figures are compared to the 12-month 2016 figures unless otherwise stated.

Ageas CEO Bart De Smet said: "We are very pleased to announce our 2017 results, the best in our history. A strong operating performance in Belgium, Continental Europe and Asia, and progress made in the UK, despite continuing impact from the Ogden rate changes, all contributed to our performance.

Based on these results and confident in our capacity to generate cash, we will propose to our shareholders a gross cash dividend of EUR 2.10 per share. This represents a pay-out ratio of 42% of the net Insurance result and an increase of 24% compared to the 2016 dividend of EUR 1.70, excluding the exceptional EUR 0.40 related to the Hong Kong divestment.

I am very pleased that our continuous focus and persistence resulted in the achievement of our financial targets in 2017. I am also optimistic that we will confirm this achievement in the last year of our Ambition 2018 cycle. In the meantime, we are preparing our strategic plan for the period 2019-2021 and will present this after the summer."

Insurance Europe has welcomed the result of yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) on the draft report on a European strategy for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS).

The draft report calls on the European Commission to take legislative action on access to in-vehicle data and resources before the end of 2018, enabling service providers to offer their products to drivers inside the vehicle, free from any interference by vehicle manufacturers.

Nicolas Jeanmart, head of personal insurance, general insurance & macroeconomics at Insurance Europe, commented: “Insurance Europe shares the view that the lack of decisive and concrete action at EU level on access to in-vehicle data is one of the major factors preventing a successful deployment of C-ITS technologies and in attaining their full potential. It also limits the competition in the market for vehicle data-based services and in turn the opportunities for consumers to benefit from a full range of vehicle-based services and service providers. Such legislative action is necessary to ensure consumers really get to decide who has access to their vehicle data and for what purpose.”

These messages are also reflected in the #Data4Drivers campaign, which Insurance Europe supports.

Abudo is an online health success platform, offering healthcare courses on basic disease management and wellness for improved quality of life.

In “November 2017”, Abudo launched its online healthcare platform providing easy and structured disease education to patients, friends and family members. Abudo is an engaging, easy to digest video course provider, offering patients and their families a guideline to take control of their well-being by learning about illnesses, caregiving as well as health and security standards at workplace. Abudo has successfully debuted its first online course on HIV and AIDS, with the end goal to create awareness and improve quality of life. It aims to bring over 30+ courses regarding wellness and disease education to your doorstep.

“We at Abudo, strive to touch lives and make them better”, claims Abudo’s CEO Tariq Khursheed. “This is an authentic and well-researched content provider, engaged in promoting 100% unbiased health education”

Abudo has more than 70k online health success education disseminators. It’s vision reflects gaining a competitive edge by providing 100% unbiased and impartial health education. It talks about taboo subjects and emphasizes on debunking common misconceptions, myths and stigmas associated with diseases. The courses offered are designed for the sole purpose of helping patients and their families understand and manage their illness. All of Abudo’s courses are online and are available 24/7. Interested individuals can simply sign up for a course and access it from their desktop or mobile any anywhere, at anytime with absolutely no age, gender or accessibility restriction. All of this for just $15 is definitely what makes this platform worth subscribing.

Technavio has published a new market research report on the healthcare RCM outsourcing market in the US from 2018-2022. (Graphic: Business Wire)

Technavio market research analysts forecast the healthcare RCM outsourcing market in the US to grow at a CAGR of around 13% during the period 2018-2022, according to their latest report.

This market research report segments the healthcare RCM outsourcing market in the US based on the type of service that includes back-end services, middle services, and front-end services. The front-end service generally includes patient facing and pre-intervention activities such as appointment scheduling, eligibility verification, insurance cover, and patient admission. This service is essential as the efficient delivery of reimbursement is directly dependent on the accuracy of patient data.

In this report, Technavio analysts highlight the improvement in healthcare administrative processes as a key factor contributing to the growth of the healthcare RCM outsourcing market in the US:

Improvement in healthcare administrative processes

The major driver for the healthcare RCM outsourcing market in the US is the improvement in healthcare administrative processes, optimization, and operational efficiency. Manual processes lead to data redundancies and errors, creating a complex and inefficient system. This results in healthcare providers facing problems in vital processes such as contracts management, denials management, billing, claims management and value-based reimbursement. This increases the overall costs associated with operations and payment models.

There is a growing need and demand for processes and solutions, which can result in fast and error-free billing cycles, driving productivity and cost optimization for an enterprise. As the patient experience is increasingly becoming the top-priority for the healthcare sector, there is a rising demand for efficient bill reimbursements, appointment scheduling, claims processing, and minimizing medical billing errors. An RCM service provides the needed operational efficiency. An RCM solution improves the healthcare administrative processes pertaining to RCM by intelligently managing the critical processes such as collections, coding, reimbursement, denials management, contract management, customer service, patient billing, advisory, and follow-up.

Also, with the deployment of an RCM service, the overall healthcare industry is expected to witness a smooth transition from service-based to value-based payment models. Furthermore, the rising costs and administrative expenses in the evolving regulatory environment have fueled the increased usage of the RCM outsourced service and made it an attractive proposition for healthcare providers.

According to a senior analyst at Technavio for ITO and BPO, “The market has been continuously evolving with technological advances, and an RCM solution provides both operational and cost reduction advantage. In the current data-driven economy, it is continually being recognized as a tool for competitive advantage. A healthcare RCM solution contributes to revenue growth, compliance and overall improvement in organizational transparency. Therefore, all these factors expand the end-user base and drive the consumption of healthcare RCM outsourcing market in the US.”

Source: Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A., Sherry L. Murphy, B.S., Jiaquan Xu, M.D. and Elizabeth Arias, Ph.D. "Mortality in the United States, 2016." NCHS Data Brief No. 293 (December 2017) (Graphic: Business Wire)

The latest federal government report from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) shows that life expectancy at birth declined for the second consecutive year. Because shorter life expectancy translates into reduced costs for pension plans, it can be tempting to conclude the latest data is good news for pension plan costs.

However, pension plan sponsors should look beyond the headlines, as life expectancy continues to improve for retirement-age Americans.

“Recent mortality rates observed for the older population continue to support expected improvements in projected life expectancy for this age group, which drives pension costs,” said Eli Greenblum, Chief Actuary for The Segal Group. “It is important for actuaries for all types of pension plans, including those who work with multiemployer and public sector plans, not to reverse expectations for mortality improvement in response to the latest data.”

According to the NCHS, between 2015 and 2016, death rates increased significantly for the under-45 age groups studied. In contrast, death rates decreased for the post-65 retirement-age groups.

A subsequent analysis by the Society of Actuaries confirmed the overall age-adjusted mortality rate in the U.S. actually decreased (improved) based on the new data.

“It is important to note that experience since 2009 indicates much lower rates of mortality improvement, compared to the first decade of the century,” added Jeff Litwin, The Segal Group’s Corporate Research Actuary. “As additional experience emerges, there may be refinements necessary in actuaries’ assumptions for pension plans, but they should be based on longer-term trends. We should be cautious about setting long-term assumptions based on shorter-term trends, even when those trends last a decade.”

For more information about the latest longevity data and the implications for pension plans, or to speak with Mr. Greenblum or Mr. Litwin, please contact Todd Kohlhepp.

Assure For Life recently introduced their new Funeral Plan to the United States, making it possible to cover up to seven people for only $50-75 a month.

With Assure's best funeral plan on the rise, more and more consumers are being introduced to a new idea with a different aspect than life insurance. While many know it's a good idea to get life insurance sooner rather than later, it's still an investment that's usually sought for when its "too late". There are alternatives to passing the qualifications for Final Expense Life Insurance, but those alternatives (such as not having to take a medical exam or give blood work) usually come with a heftier price sticker. Assure For Life's new policy gives a great balance between affordability and acceptance, allowing a lot of consumers to opt for something cheaper while getting much more coverage. Assure's new plan makes the question of Life Insurance Vs Funeral Plan a clear winning choice for many.

People can typically find themselves getting lost in all the rules and hidden fees of a life insurance policy. On the other hand, Assure's Family Protection Plan keeps it very simple and inviting. Before covering the plan, let's note that a typical 64-year old that's healthy would pay $50/month for a $10,000 Final Expense plan. This is if they pass all of the complex qualifications for the life insurance plan. With Assure's Family Protection Plan, burial expenses are covered for just $15-25 a month (depending on your state of residency). What makes Assure for Life's plan stand out, is that up to 7 members can be covered by the plan for just $50-75 a month.

Assure's Family Protection Plan covers everything from funeral services, cremation services, air ticket (round trip) from the United States for the policy owner to attend a funeral, transfer of the deceased to the local funeral home, cemetery or crematorium, and much more.

While policyholders aren't paying for a lump sum of cash that would be received at their policy's end, burial costs continuously rise and leave the typical final expense beneficiary with nothing left. Money can also be saved monthly with the low cost of this new plan by Assure For Life. To find ways to invest in your future, visit AssureForLife.com and find more details on a Local Funeral Plan.

Insurance is in many ways a conservative industry that is generally slow to adopt change. However, the pace of adaptation has accelerated recently with innovations in technology and the introduction of insuretechs into the space. Some insurers are leveraging these advances to change the way they do business. Through innovation and willingness to adapt, global reinsurer SCOR, which operates in 160 countries and is the 4th largest in the world, is at the forefront of this paradigm shift in insurance.

“Our partnership with SCOR Global Life proves that new synergies and collaborations are the way of the future for insurance. We are proud to be on this journey with SCOR,” said Dr. Rick Hu, CEO of Vivametrica.

As announced by SCOR last week, Vivametrica has signed an agreement to co-develop a novel underwriting and risk assessment model that uses physical activity data to determine the “biological age” of individuals. This technology draws on Vivametrica expertise, clinical research studies, and insurer validated investigations linking physical activity to mortality, and disease risk. Leveraging the power of smartphones and wearable sensors to continuously collect user information, this new model has the potential to change the client-insurer relationship, as well as provide new approaches to underwriting.

This Biological Age Model combines SCOR’s extensive knowledge and experience in insurance with the powerful analytics developed by Vivametrica using their one-of-a-kind population database. This has the potential to expedite the application process, allow access to new markets of scale, and engage clients in personal wellness.

“This partnership between Vivametrica and SCOR represents a fundamental shift in the way insurers will leverage technology, wearables, and predictive analytics. By combining Vivametrica’s deep knowledge in health, physical activity, and analytics with SCOR’s industry leadership and innovative drive, we bring the Biological Age Model that has the potential to change underwriting forever. The industry only benefits from such great partnerships between incumbents and Insuretech start-ups,” said Dr. Christy Lane, Co-CEO of Vivametrica.

For more information, visit www.vivametrica.com.

American Collectors Insurance, a leading provider of insurance for Collector Vehicles, Classic Motorcycles and Specialty Collectibles announces the opening of their new state of the art contact center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

“American Collectors Insurance continued growth in Southern New Jersey is a testament to the outstanding customer service provided by our team in Cherry Hill,” said Chuck Hellings, Director of Sales and Marketing for NSM Insurance Group, the parent company of American Collectors Insurance.

“While many of the cars and collectibles that we insure are historic in nature, we want to service our policyholders with the latest state of the art technology which has been incorporated into our new facility. With 42 years of experience within the collector car market, this investment is a recognition of our prior success and commitment to our future growth, ensuring that our employees have access to the tools they need to continue to exceed the expectations of our policyholders,” stated Hellings.

The new contact center will handle more than 80,000 internal and external customer interactions this year, servicing customers from all 50 States and the District of Columbia.

Located at Garden State Park, the 25,800-plus square-foot facility showcases an assortment of modern design elements including large window areas allowing the flow of natural light into the space. Workstations are ergonomically designed for maximum comfort while being arranged to support multiple teams. Rooms are accented with colorful designs in carpet and laminate flooring, varying paint schemes and artistic light fixtures, all designed to provide the most productive environment for the professional staff.

RHP Risk Management, an Occupational Safety and Health consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Tennesee, Idaho and California, announced today that Randy McClure, a Principal of the firm, will be speaking February 26, 2018, at the California Wildfire Litigation Conference: Strategic Overview of The North Bay Fires. The conference is hosted by HarrisMartin Publishing, a leading legal publisher, and will address the 2017 California wildfire season, which was the costliest natural disaster on record. The conference will be held at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco. 

The conference will look at a variety of legal issues associated with the North Bay and Thomas fires. McClure’s presentation, scheduled for 1:30 PM, will provide an overview of residential risk assessment strategies and will explore the "50 shades of gray" associated with quantifying risk. 

The North Bay Fires impacted 8 counties and consumed 245,000 acres, with 8,700 structures burned and 23 fatalities. The Thomas fire in southern California was the largest wildfire ever recorded in California and caused more than an estimated $23 billion in damages.  

Randy McClure has 37 years of industrial hygiene and safety experience. He is a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) with extensive experience conducting exposure assessments, indoor air quality investigations, safety and health auditing, and leading multi-disciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, business leaders, and attorneys in performing accident investigations and public policy analysis. Mr. McClure is a Principal at the San Francisco-Berkeley office of RHP, Risk Management.

Mr. McClure is responsible for managing California operations, client relations, and business development in the areas of industrial hygiene and health and safety. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (Occupational Health); has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Utah; a Juris Doctorate Degree from Lewis and Clark Law School; and is a member in good standing of the Utah Bar Association. Mr. McClure can be reached by phone at (415) 636-1906 or email

When creating the SSM framework, EU Member States chose to keep the responsibility for combatting money laundering at the national level.

Breaches of anti-money laundering can be symptomatic of more deeply rooted governance deficiencies within a bank but the ECB does not have the investigative powers to uncover such deficiencies. This is the task of national anti-money laundering authorities. Only when such breaches have been established by the relevant national authority can the ECB take these facts into consideration for the purposes of its own tasks.

Για σημαντικές αλλαγές στην αγορά ακινήτων που θα προκύψουν εξαιτίας της τέταρτης αξιολόγησης που ακολουθεί, προειδοποιεί με ανακοίνωσή της η ΠΟΜΙΔΑ.

Όπως τονίζεται στην ανακοίνωση, η προσπάθεια της κυβέρνησης να κλείσει την δ΄ και τελευταία αξιολόγηση θα έχει τα εξής αποτελέσματα:

1. Με την περάτωση της διαδικασίας εξεύρεσης των νέων τιμών ζώνης που υποτίθεται ότι θα εξομοιώσουν τις αντικειμενικές αξίες με τις τρέχουσες εμπορικές αξίες των ακινήτων, θα υπάρξουν αυξομειώσεις με βάση τις οποίες θα πρέπει να υπολογιστεί ο ΕΝΦΙΑ του 2018, οδηγώντας ως εκ τούτου σε υψηλότερους ή χαμηλότερους φόρους για χιλιάδες ιδιοκτήτες ακινήτων σε όλη τη χώρα.

Απαίτηση των δανειστών είναι, ανεξαρτήτως των μεταβολών στις αντικειμενικές αξίες των ακινήτων, να παραμείνει σταθερός και στο ίδιο ύψος ο ετήσιος εισπρακτικός στόχος που είναι 2,65 δισ. ευρώ. Αυτό θα επιτευχθεί είτε με αύξηση των συντελεστών του ΕΝΦΙΑ και του συμπληρωματικού φόρου του, ή με κατάργηση απαλλαγών του ΕΝΦΙΑ ή στο εφιαλτικό σενάριο ενός νέου φόρου μεγάλης ακίνητης περιουσίας (ΦΜΑΠ όπως ίσχυε στο παρελθόν)

2. Θα επανεξεταστεί άμεσα η αναστολή εφαρμογής φόρου υπεραξίας στα ακίνητα, η οποία σήμερα ισχύει μέχρι 31.12.2018.

3. Θα επανεξεταστούν τα τεκμήρια διαβίωσης που επιβάλλονται στη φορολογία εισοδήματος για όλους τους φορολογούμενους με βάση τα περιουσιακά τους στοιχεία. Εάν τυχόν αυξηθούν (π.χ. ο υπολογισμός των τεκμηρίων για κατοικίες, Ι.Χ. κ.λπ.), είναι βέβαιο ότι αυτό θα πλήξει ιδιαίτερα τους αυτοαπασχολούμενους, καθώς στη συντριπτική τους πλειοψηφία φορολογούνται με τα υψηλότερα τεκμήρια διαβίωσης που προκύπτουν με τα περιουσιακά τους στοιχεία παρά με τα δηλούμενα εισοδήματα που είναι κατά κανόνα χαμηλότερα.

4. Η τιμή εκκίνησης των ακινήτων σε πλειστηριασμούς για χρέη προς το Δημόσιο, θα ορίζεται με βάση την εμπορική του αξία και όχι την αντικειμενική όπως σήμερα. Δηλαδή, θα ισχύει κάτι ανάλογο με τους πλειστηριασμούς μεταξύ ιδιωτών ή από τράπεζες, με αναθεώρηση του Κώδικα Είσπραξης Δημοσίων Εσόδων (ΚΕΔΕ). Από 1ης Μαΐου του 2018 θα πρέπει να ξεκινήσουν οι ηλεκτρονικοί και μόνον πλειστηριασμοί ακινήτων για χρέη οφειλετών στο Δημόσιο, με κατώτατο όριο οφειλής ακόμη και τα 500 ευρώ!».

Τα καθημερινά, όπως υποστηρίζουν, προβλήματα που αντιμετωπίζουν στις συναλλαγές τους με τον ΕΦΚΑ, οδήγησαν το Οικονομικό Επιμελητήριο Ελλάδος (OEE), το Τεχνικό Επιμελητήριο Ελλάδος και τον Δικηγορικό Σύλλογο Αθηνών, να κάνουν κοινή παρέμβαση και να ζητήσουν συνάντηση με τον Διοικητή του οργανισμού.

Όπως τονίζεται σε σχετική ανακοίνωση, οι πρόεδροι των τριών επιστημονικών φορέων, Κωνσταντίνος Κόλλιας, Γιώργος Στασινός και Δημήτρης Βερβεσός, απέστειλαν επιστολή προς τον Διοικητή του ΕΦΚΑ, Αθανάσιο Μπακαλέξη, με την οποία ζήτησαν συνάντηση για την άμεση επίλυση των προβλημάτων (νέα βάση υπολογισμού των εισφορών, συμψηφισμός εισφορών, ενήμεροι ασφαλισμένοι που εμφανίζονται ως ανασφάλιστοι στο σύστημα κ.λπ.).

Η συνάντηση ορίστηκε για την Τετάρτη, 28 Φεβρουαρίου στις 09:30, στα γραφεία του ΕΦΚΑ.