–EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property& casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today it has acquired Greyling Insurance Brokerage& Risk Consulting, Inc., a specialty insurance broker and risk management consultant based in Atlanta, Ga., with locations in St. Louis, Mo. and Tampa, Fla.. Founded in 2005 by David…
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Robert Linero, CEO of Empire Underwriters, made the announcement. “Rusty’s experience in General Liability, Commercial Property, Excess and Umbrella, Professional, Workers Compensation and Program Development, will help Empire strengthen it’s already strong position as an industry leader. As a 21 year veteran of the US Air Force, and over 25 years in the MGA and…
Continental Clinical Solutions, LLC focuses on recruiting underrepresented patient populations into clinical trials at its mid-Atlantic late-phase research facility, located in Baltimore, Maryland. Clinical trials play a fundamental role in medical advances, “said Continental’s CEO, Saleh Stevens. The number of trials in the US increased by almost 16%…
Naperville, IL and Philadelphia, PA November 24, 2014. For the past decade, trending consolidation among insurance carriers, coupled with legacy software systems that have reached a breaking point, has created a perfect storm of sorts, lighting a fire under carriers to modernize or replace core systems in order to drive greater efficiency and remove barriers…
Mortgage Banker, Jason M. Ruedy, also known as The Home Loan Arranger, is in the midst of promoting an educational campaign geared towards educating homeowners who are who are needlessly making monthly private mortgage insurance payments. An article published on NYTimes.com on November 6, 2014, entitled Mortgage Insurance Paid Upfront, discusses the topic of…
Aegon has reached an agreement to sell its 35% share in La Mondiale Participations to La Mondiale for EUR 350 million, in line with IFRS book value. “We look back at a successful partnership over the past 12 years with La Mondiale and are pleased with the results that we have achieved together”, said Alex Wynaendts, CEO of Aegon. Aegon and La Mondiale entered into a…
ACE Group recently reported the appointment of Joe Vasquez as Division President of ESIS, the company’s third party administration business. Mr Vasquez will report to Patterson and Chris Maleno, Division President of ACE USA. ACE has also named James Walloga as Executive Vice President, A&H, North America, reporting to Maleno and Ed Clancy, Executive Vice…
Nearly half of all construction industry fatalities involve a vehicle, and to force a decline in such statistics, XL Group said its North America Construction insurance business has added fleet safety training services provided in collaboration with Issaquah, Wash.- based Swerve Fleet Training. Scott Merchant, head of XL Group’s Construction Risk…
PARTICIPANTS: OPM Assistant Director of Federal Employee Insurance Operations Alan Spielman; Amber Hudson of OPM FEHB; Connie DeLorimier of OPM FEDVIP; and Dave Johnston of OPM FSAFEDS.
The Texas State Securities Board issued the following news release:. The State Securities Board and the Enforcement Section of the North American Securities Administrators Association compiled the list. Additional material comes from the State Securities Board’s Texas Investor Guide: Strategies for Investing Wisely and Avoiding Fraud.
Michael E. Capuano, D- Mass., issued the following statement:. “The recently announced Medicaid Waiver for Massachusetts is a bad deal for the Commonwealth and its residents. I am especially disappointed because the Administration funded similar waivers for the full five-year period in other states, including Texas– whose governor, state legislature, and…
The National Labor Relations Board issued the following news release:. Over 600 employees and former employees of Travis Transit Management Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of McDonald Transit Associates, Inc., who provides fixed route bus service to Capital Metro in Austin, Texas, will receive $655,000 as compensation for losses of retirement…
The EBRI report, based on findings from the SHRM/EBRI 2014 Health Benefits Survey, finds that few employers expect to trigger the so-called “Cadillac tax” on high-cost health plans in 2018, and few are planning to eliminate their health benefits. Specifically, the SHRM/EBRI 2014 Health Benefits Survey found that only 1 percent of plan sponsors are planning to…
According to a release, fulfillment of the requirements for the CIOP Designation includes participation in the rigorous CIOP Designation Class followed by successful completion of the CIOP Exam Project. Following the designation class, the CIOP candidates are provided ninety days to complete their CIOP Exam Project. The Exam Project provides the…
Customer satisfaction with banks is down as fees reach new heights, according to a report released by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. “A growing number of consumers are finding that the best way to avoid bank fees may be to avoid banks altogether,” said Claes Fornell, ACSI Chairman and founder. For the four largest banks, there is little meaningful…
The Washington state Office of the Insurance Commissioner issued the following news release:. Former Nationwide Insurance claims associate Fariborz Romeo Rahrovi, 40, today pled guilty in King County Superior Court to two counts of theft, criminal conspiracy and money laundering related to the theft of an accident victim’s $525,000 insurance settlement.
The Health Department today announced the launch of a new texting campaign to make it easier for New Yorkers to sign up for health insurance during the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period. To receive help in Spanish, New Yorkers can text “SeguroNYC” to 877877. The Health Department launched a texting campaign to reach uninsured New York City residents,…
The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release:. The California Public Utilities Commission today strengthened its insurance requirements for Transportation Network Companies and implemented Assembly Bill 2293, which the Governor signed into law on September 17, 2014. In September 2013, the CPUC took action to ensure…
Men and women who are part of the rental housing population in the state of New York can now search for affordable insurer rates when using the Quotes Pros website online. There are now rental insurance rates from NY companies searchable when using the portal at http://quotespros.com/renters-insurance. html. Companies in major cities like New York, Miami and…
