By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Lockton Associates Debbie Goldstine, Senior Vice President and Excess Casualty Practice Leader, and Lisa Bordelon, Vice President, have been honored as part of Insurance Business America’s Elite Women of 2016. Lockton is the world’s largest privately held, independent insurance broker.
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Data detailed on Health Insurance have been presented. For more information on this research see: Health insurance and the demand for medical care: Instrumental variable estimates using health insurer claims data. Journal of Health Economics, 2016; 48: 74-88. Journal of Health Economics can be…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, announced that it has released version 2.8 of Arius, its state-of-the-art loss-reserving system for property and casualty insurers. Ken Scalf, Property and Casualty Software Products Manager noted, “Milliman does reserve analysis…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Business Weekly– APS Healthcare announced that it will be serving the citizens of West Virginia as KEPRO, leveraging expertise and continuing its partnership with the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. KEPRO provides administrative, clinical and consultative services to the West…
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 Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. was posted on July 14, 2016. The SEC file number is 0000944695-16-000205.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Business Weekly– Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced the launch of a new Sportsman Program between Allied World North America and Venture Insurance Programs. Grace Meek, Senior Vice President, Programs for Allied World, commented, “We have worked with Venture Insurance Programs for many…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Paychex Insurance Agency, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paychex, Inc., moved up three spots from number 26 in 2015 to rank number 23 on Business Insurance magazine’s 2016 list of the Top 100 Brokers of U.S. Business. In its annual list, Business Insurance, the leading trade magazine for the…
Researchers from Social Security Organization Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Health Insurance. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Fresh data on Health Insurance are presented in a new report. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Social Security Organization, “It involved 5…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– As wives, mothers and daughters, women are always on the clock, taking on the role of caregiver for those they love. To address these barriers, Harmony Health Plan, Inc., a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc., and 15 community, media and health care organizations are joining forces to provide women in…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at VerticalNews Science– HOUSTON– The percentage of Hispanics in Texas without health insurance has dropped by 30 percent since the Affordable Care Act went into effect, but almost one-third of Hispanic Texans ages 18 to 64 remain uninsured. The report found the uninsured rate among Hispanics ages 18 to 64 in Texas dropped…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Allstate Insurance Company is launching a recruitment campaign to appoint 65 new agency owners in Florida by spring of next year. Continued population growth in Florida is a significant factor fueling Allstate’s agency growth strategy. Allstate is seeking qualified mid-career, mid-level…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– WellCare Health Plans, Inc. announced that the National Committee for Quality Assurance has awarded its Medicare Advantage health plan in Connecticut a status of Accredited. “Achieving an Accreditation status from NCQA is a sign that a health plan is serious about quality,” said Margaret E. O’Kane,…
NEW YORK, 28 July 2016/ PRNewswire Policy/– Warning of a possible rise in heatwave deaths due to climate change, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction today called for measures to reduce mortality from this natural hazard. The warning came days after the World Meteorological Organization announced that global temperatures for the first six…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– ATLANTA– The loss of private health insurance from an employer can lead to poorer mental and physical health as older adults transition to early retirement, according to a study by Georgia State University. “If people are getting insurance from places other than their employer, these kinds of…
July 29– The pullback by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota from the state’s individual market has prompted competing health insurers to consider if they need higher premiums for 2017.. Last month, Blue Cross said it would stop selling individual market plans that currently provide coverage to about 103,000 Minnesotans who buy health insurance on their…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Results from Eastbridge Consulting Group’s U.S. State ESI and EPI Data report show that life insurance continues to lead the market in share of both inforce premium and new sales. However, a deeper look at the numbers shows there is more to the story. “We continue to see growth in the share of all…
Researchers from Southern California University of Health Sciences Detail Findings in Medicare and Medicaid. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Investigators discuss new findings in Medicare and Medicaid. We analyzed Medicare data for the year 2008 to evaluate by ZIP code for utilization of chiropractic services among older…
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 Us Alliance Corp. was posted on July 14, 2016. The SEC file number is 0001437749-16-035224.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a formal…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Physicians like the majority of their patients, but a majority like some more than others, a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds. The study, published online in the journal Patient Education and Counseling, is thought to be among the first to…
