May 24– COLUMBUS– Platte County could net about $60,000 in savings by switching insurance carriers and taking on a bit more liability per insured employee. The board of supervisors showed some interest in ending three years with the county’s current stop-loss insurance carrier Companion Life Insurance Group, which would increase the county’s annual…
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Once it is safe, Allstate Insurance recommends Oklahoma residents carefully inspect their homes and vehicles for damage caused by the tornadoes. Allstate policyholders can begin the claim process by calling or visiting their agent, calling 1-800-54- STORM or logging onto Allstate.com. The Allstate Corporation is the nation’s largest publicly held…
May 23– Attorneys on both sides of the issue are working to tone down an agreement indemnifying the Key Largo Wastewater Treatment District from damages that could result from the construction and maintenance of on-site sewage systems. District general counsel Ray Giglio and Nicholas Mulick, the attorney representing residents where the system might go,…
The average age for Social Security Disability Insurance recipients is now 53, having climbed upward from about 52 in previous years, according to Allsup, which has helped tens of thousands of people to receive their SSDI benefits. “Along with private disability insurance, Social Security Disability Insurance provides critical support for people who…
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The Achievement Scholarship, Holmes County students with high potential for success, pursuing the fields of teaching, engineering, science, nursing, or selected pre-med programs– Andrew Gordon and Markilynn Hogle. The Holmes County Bar Association Scholarship, graduating seniors of Hiland and/or West Holmes pursuing a law-related field of study– Colton…
The Massachusetts Attorney General issued the following news release:. Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Office today awarded $500,000 in grants to help provide access to quality mental health services to Massachusetts veterans and their families. In the settlement, the company agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle allegations that it marketed its health…
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell signed two pieces of legislation designed to streamline and modernize insurance laws in Alaska…
“After the largest-ever crop insurance fraud ring was uncovered this year in North Carolina, many North Carolina farmers approached me withconcerns that these bad actors, combined with federal budget woes, could mean the end of federal crop insurance, and I introduced this amendment to support fraud prevention to make sure these honest farmers don’t pay the…
Testimony by Kenneth Ehinger, President and Chief Executive Officer, M Holdings Securities, Inc., on behalf of the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting. Her draft legislation would, in essence, require the SEC to identify a real need and determine that there will be real benefits outweighing the costs before upending the current standards that apply to…
DESCRIPTION OF THE MERGER Introduction Java Express, Inc. was organized under the laws of the State of Nevada on December 14, 2001, for the purpose of selling coffee and other related items to the general public from retail coffee shop locations. On March 29, 2013, Sundance Strategies, Inc., a Nevada corporation, its newly formed and wholly-owned subsidiary, Anew…
The participating insurers include industry leaders such as Anthem Blue Cross, Kaiser Permanente and Health Net, as well as smaller regional plans. Residents of Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced and Mariposa counties will have four choices: Anthem, Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and Health Net. For example, the average premiums for the top plans in Stanislaus were…
May 24– Some fringe benefits gained through decades of union negotiating with the city will remain and even differentiate workers covered under Eau Claire’s revised employee handbook. “We’re trying to maintain some consistency with what we have now,” council President Kerry Kincaid said. Benefits such as longevity pay, long-term disability insurance,…
Gary Miller, R- Calif., issued the following news release:. Today, Representative Gary G. Miller introduced the Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013, a bill to help ensure the affordability and availability of insurance products for consumers by providing clarity with regard to the capital standards applicable to insurance companies.
Consumer Watchdog responded today to the news that the state’s three largest health insurance companies– Blue Cross, Blue Shield and Kaiser– would continue to dominate the health insurance market in the California health exchange with concerns that patients will continue to pay excessive premiums because of decreased competition. United Healthcare,…
Contrary to popular belief, the majority of car accidents do not occur in the cold, dark winter months of December, January and February says KANETIX. In 2012, of the drivers obtaining auto insurance quotes at KANETIX.CA almost 23.8 percent disclosed having an accident in the winter months. Where as 25.6 percent of accidents disclosed to KANETIX occurred in the…
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Chavannes Jean Baptiste, 34, of 8806 Belle Bragg Way, Charlotte; he was charged with one count each of insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. Baptiste was allegedly paid $867.36 by Safeco Insurance Company after he had already filed an insurance claim for the same property…
The American Bankers Association issued the following news release:. The American Bankers Insurance Association has elected Dario Campolattaro, CEO of Summit Community Bank and Kirk Jensen, managing director and senior executive of First Niagara Risk Management as new 2013 board members. Joan Cleveland– longtime ABIA board member– will remain on the board,…
Genpact has a 14- year relationship with Genworth and supports Genworth’s three primary divisions: Insurance and Wealth Management, Mortgage Insurance and Corporate and Runoff. Genpact also signed a third party administrator agreement with Genworth, enabling Genpact to provide TPA services in the United States for Genworth. “Genpact has been a proven…
