By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Great American Insurance Group is pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Minard as Senior Vice President within its Annuity Group, succeeding Malott Nyhart, who will retire in December 2016. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in…
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Researchers from University of Leeds Describe Findings in Health Insurance. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Current study results on Health Insurance have been published. According to news reporting from Leeds, United Kingdom, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “PurposeWe assessed the impact of the introduction of…
July 22– Indiana Legal Services filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana Thursday, claiming the state ignored federal law requiring it to provide health insurance coverage within a reasonable timeframe. The Bloomington- based nonprofit filed the lawsuit on behalf of Regina Malloy of Ellettsville, who was not enrolled in the Healthy Indiana Plan for more…
Sharon Bloodworth, Partner and President of White Oaks Wealth Advisors, Inc. and White Oaks Investment Management, Inc. comments, “Considering the 100′ s of RIA firms that exist in the U.S., it is exciting to be named on this list. White Oaks Wealth Advisors, Inc. and White Oaks Investment Management, Inc. are private, fee-only Wealth Management and Family Office…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– The global travel insurance market is expected grow at a CAGR of 11.6% during the forecast period, according to Technavio’s latest report. In this report, Technavio covers the market outlook and growth prospects of the global travel insurance market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a trademark application has been made for “ASKBLUE YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE TO HEALTHCARE COVERAGE OPTIONS” by Debra Y. Hughes, representing Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The owner/registrar…
The corrected release reads: LINCOLN FINANCIAL NETWORK ANNOUNCES 2015 ADVISORS OF THE YEAR Mel Gross and Pedro Astacio Selected Among Thousands Affiliated with ABGA and GA Distribution Channels within LFN Lincoln Financial Network, the retail wealth management affiliate of Lincoln Financial Group, announced its 2015 Advisors of the Year, awarded…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Amino, a consumer health care company, announced that Americans can now find health care costs for 49 medical services or procedures, compare cost differences in their region, and estimate what they might pay for experienced doctors based on their insurance– all for free. Amino’s cost estimates…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Cobbs Allen, a risk management firm specializing in commercial insurance, employee benefits, personal insurance and alternative risk financing services, is expanding its operations into Houston this month. “We couldn’t be more excited about Houston opening as this allows us to further…
The 12.5 percent average increase applies to Covered California’s North Bay region, which includes Sonoma, Marin, Napa and Solano counties. The average increase in the North Bay region for an EPO plan offered by Anthem Blue Cross is 27.9 percent. Meanwhile, Kaiser Permanente’s HMO will see an average increase of 5.8 percent and Western Health Advantage’s HMO is…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Bioterrorism Week– Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate& Specialty ® announced that Adam Posner has been named senior underwriter for Terrorism& Political Violence insurance, to be based in New York, effective immediately. In this new role, Posner will report directly to Marcos…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Separate Account I of Integrity Life Insurance Co was posted on July 12, 2016. The SEC file number is 0001104659-16-132212.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Real Estate Weekly News– US economic losses caused by natural catastrophes in the first half of 2016 were US$ 17 bn of which US$ 11 bn were insured. Approximately US$ 12.3 bn of this was due to a series of storms in Texas and neighboring states, including destructive hailstorms in Dallas and San Antonio, and severe flooding in the…
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and BRUSSELS, J uly 22, 2016/ PRNewswire/– Amgen and UCB today announced the submission of a Biologics License Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for romosozumab, an investigational monoclonal antibody for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at increased risk of fracture. “Osteoporosis is a large public…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at VerticalNews Health& Science– Your risk of heart attack increases with the amount of traffic noise to which you are exposed. Such are the conclusions reached by Andreas Seidler and co-authors in the Deutsches Arzteblatt International after evaluating information from statutory health insurers on over a million…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– OAKLAND, Calif., A new five-year, $13 million Kaiser Permanente study will revisit physical exams undertaken from the 1960 s through the 1980 s to evaluate how risk factors in early and mid-life have affected brain health and dementia risk among a large, ethnically diverse cohort of seniors.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– A.M. Best has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ from B++ and the issuer credit rating to “bbb-” from “bbb” of QCA Health Plan, Inc.. Additionally, A.M. Best has placed each rating under review with developing implications. In A.M. Best’s opinion, the announcement indicates declined strategic…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Business Weekly– A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A and the issuer credit ratings of “a” of the property/casualty subsidiaries of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., known collectively as the AmTrust Group. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of “bbb” and all issue ratings and…
The U.S. Department of Justice moved to block sweeping insurance industry acquisitions sought by Aetna Inc. and Anthem Inc., with Attorney General Loretta Lynch criticizing the deals as anti-competitive and being pursued “at the expense of consumers across America.”
