The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has awarded Allegheny Financial Group a 2018 Top Workplaces honor for the third year in a row. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. To learn more about Allegheny…
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The growth is attributed to the rise in cyber-attacks such as coordinated cyber-attack on regional energy distribution companies in Ukraine, system breach of the health insurer Anthem Inc., breach of the White House’s unclassified network, and massive customer data breach faced by LinkedIn and twitter. Top Key Players Profiled in the report are: American…
Aug. 26– TUPELO– A reopened public comment period for a proposed Medicaid work requirement drew more than 300 comments. The Division of Medicaid views the waiver as an attempt to try something new to help Mississippians mired in poverty and poor health. “The waiver is not designed to be a barrier to care,” a Medicaid spokesman said in written responses to Daily…
In this A.M. BestTV episode, Salman Siddiqui, associate director, analytics, A.M. Best, said takaful-oriented insurers often rely on an interest-free loan system, known as Qard Hasan, to cover policyholder deficits, and that over-reliance on the system can create longer-term issues. “Companies are very reliant on Qard Hasan because policyholder funds continue…
–Hispanic Network Magazine has named Combined Insurance, a leading provider of individual supplemental accident, disability, health and life insurance products, and a Chubb company, as one of the top diversity employers in the nation for 2018. “We are honored to be named a top diversity employer for the fourth year in a row,” said Rolando’ Roly’ Orama, SVP of Claims at…
Aug. 27– Illinois consumers who buy health insurance on the state’s Obamacare exchange will get more coverage aimed at treating and preventing opioid addiction, starting in 2020.. On Monday, the federal Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services approved Illinois’ request to expand the list of medical services that exchange insurers in Illinois must cover.
Aug. 27– You think this has been a bad summer for wildfires in California? The state’s fourth Climate Change Assessment, released Monday, comes as California weathers one of its worst fire seasons ever– and the debate over fire management intensifies. On a recent visit to Carr Fire sites in Redding, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Agriculture Secretary Sonny…
–BridgePoint Risk Management continues to expand its national footprint with the addition of several new team members in Arizona, California, Rhode Island and Virginia. Jimmie Banta will serve as a Personal Risk Advisor and will be stationed in Los Angeles, California. John Pugliese joins BridgePoint Risk Management as a Personal Risk Advisor working from…
Albany, NY—- 08/27/2018– Medical courier means supply of urgent medical and healthcare equipment, specimens or samples. Medical courier collects urine, blood and other samples and delivers them to the lab or clinics. These products are very important and demand quick transportation between clinics, hospitals and doctors.
-U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal released the follow letter today to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar seeking federal action to ensure the immediate availability of affordable, lifesaving epinephrine auto-injectors as the EpiPen shortage continues. Second, noting that many insurance companies do not cover available EpiPen alternatives,…
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 27, 2018/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Compare-autoinsurance.org has released a new blog post that explains how to compare multiple car insurance quotes online. The auto insurance market these days is very diverse and competitive, and without proper information, any mistake can cost a driver hundreds, even thousands of dollars. Get free quotes from…
–John C. Roche, president and chief executive officer, and Jeffrey M. Farber, executive vice president and chief financial officer at The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. are scheduled to speak at the KBW Insurance Conference at 10:10 a.m. ET on Thursday, September 6, 2018. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking…
–Employee Benefit Consulting Group, one of the leading providers of employee benefit solutions, has been named to Inc. magazine’s 37th annual “Inc. 5000,” highlighting the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national…
Study indicates problem is lack of financial literacy. Despite such statistics, many people aren’t making good decisions in retirement planning, says Charlene Kalenkoski, director of the Retirement Planning and Living Research Initiative in the Texas Tech University Department of Personal Financial Planning. Contrary to their expectations, they found…
Twenty years ago, Wes Teterud and his wife, Adrienne, started Widows Might in the basement of a local church, with the goal of the Spokane Valley nonprofit to provide guidance and resources on practical matters for widows who might not have support from family or faith organizations. “We’re embracing the cause of widows by engaging with their issues of widowhood,”…
Twenty years ago, Wes Teterud and his wife, Adrienne, started Widows Might in the basement of a local church, with the goal of the Spokane Valley nonprofit to provide guidance and resources on practical matters for widows who might not have support from family or faith organizations. “We’re embracing the cause of widows by engaging with their issues of widowhood,”…
–Milliman, Inc., one of the premier global consulting, actuarial, and benefits administration firms, today announced it has added the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Unions Savings and Security Plan as a defined contribution client. “Milliman was chosen due to their flexible recordkeeping platform and understanding of the plan’s…
–Merchants Insurance Group, a Buffalo, NY based property and casualty insurance company with over 100 years of service in the industry, has selected Hi Marley’s platform as its intelligent messaging solution. “Our mission is to help our customers manage risk, pre and post loss, so that they may live their dreams,” said Ken Carter, Vice President of Claims for…
In the wake of the tragedy that took place yesterday at The Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Florida, Aetna is offering support services and counseling through Aetna Resources For Living to assist any person who may have trouble coping with this senseless act of violence. The number to call is 1-833-327- AETNA. Aetna Resources For Living professionals…
