Among those that have individual coverage, almost half (46%) agree that all people do not need to be covered by health insurance, compared to 30% among those with employer-sponsored coverage and 36% among those that have no insurance at all….
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A.M. Best Co. has placed under review with positive implications the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of“ a-” of Medmarc Mutual Insurance Company and its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Medmarc Casualty Insurance Company and Noetic Specialty Insurance Company. The under review status follows the announcement that Medmarc Group has…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking costs the nation $96 billion annually in health-related costs. Beginning in 2011, Medicare, Medicaid and some private insurers expanded coverage of tobacco counseling for any smoker who wishes to quit. Practitioners can utilize the smoking cessation video as an aid during patient…
The New England Warrior Benefit announced today that Turner Construction Company and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, in conjunction with its subsidiary Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC, will serve as title sponsors of its July 3 fundraiser for families of wounded and fallen U.S. The Fallon Family Charitable Foundation, helmed by The…
Madison, WI June 27, 2012. Amid this frenetic environment, a new brand campaign by Shine United for Markel American presents a focus on“ Common Sense,” boldly differentiating the specialty insurer for its no-nonsense approach to providing customized products with personalized service. For over 35 years, Markel has prided themselves on common sense being a key…
Trov aims to reinvent tangible asset management by automating the way people collect, manage and benefit from the information about their most valuable possessions– from jewelry, art and collectables, to real estate, cars, boats and even appliances. Today, Trov is announcing the acquisition of Varda Inc., which will establish the foundation for Trov’ s…
Accident Insurance Company, Inc. has contracted GlobalOptions, Inc. to serve as its Special Investigations Unit provider. “We are pleased to have an organization as experienced as GlobalOptions handling our SIU program,” said Steve Poncsak, Chief Operating Officer of Accident Insurance Company, Inc.. GlobalOptions, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, FL, with…
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 27, 2012– In March, 2012 Randall-Reilly announced the launch of Real Time Content a data-driven customized approach to deliver personalized marketing video. At that time, Dave Schwartz, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, was quoted as saying, “We believe the virtual presenter concept will be applied in ways we’ve just begun to imagine.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and CHANTILLY, Va., June 27, 2012/ PRNewswire/– ProAssurance Corporation announced today that the Medmarc Insurance Group has agreed to become part of ProAssurance through a proposed $153.7 million, all cash, sponsored demutualization that will provide Medmarc’s eligible Members with cash payments of $146.2 million and future policy credits…
“This is an opportunity for us to help families who are in-need and searching for stability,” said John Kordsmeier, president, Northwestern Mutual Foundation. Spotlight on Sixteenth Street Community Health Center One recipient of a Northwestern Mutual grant is the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center. “Helping low-income patients become healthy and…
TROY, Mich., June 27, 2012/ PRNewswire/– InPro Insurance Group, a Troy, Mich.- based independent insurance agency, today announced the acquisition of Falvay-Counihan Insurance, Inc. of Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Through the acquisition, InPro gains Falvay-Counihan’s book of property and casualty insurance business, as well as its team of seasoned insurance agents.
TORONTO& SAN MATEO, Calif.—- Intact Financial Corporation, Canada’ s largest provider of home, auto and business insurance, and Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of core system software to property/casualty insurers, announced today that Intact has selected Guidewire ClaimCenter ® as its new claims management system. Intact Financial Corporation will…
The National Business Group on Health has recognized KeyBank with a Gold Award for being one of the “2012 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles.” The Business Group honored KeyBank for its innovative, systemic approach to wellness, which has helped employees become more involved in their well-being to improve their health and drive down medical costs.
June 27– This spring, suburban teachers and support staff affiliated with the Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium received letters explaining they were about to be conscripted into an effort “aimed at controlling the rising cost of health care,” called a dependent eligibility audit. If they carried dependents on their health plan– that is, a…
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, today announced that it is offering new car insurance savings to those in domestic partnerships and civil unions in 21 new states across the country. Now, customers in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio,…
June 27– CENTERVILLE– With Independence Day approaching, many are preparing to take their boats to area lakes and rivers to enjoy the holiday. Jacob Fulk, conservation officer for IDNR, said there haven’t been any “incidents” at Rathbun Lake this year– knock on wood. The most recent drowning at Rathbun Lake happened two years ago, when Michael J. Copeland, 23, of…
Today, the Nevada State Democratic Party is criticizing the Dean Heller plan to end Medicare as we know by using unlikely sources- his own Republican colleagues. A recent New York Times article points out that Republican candidates from coast to coast are rushing to distance themselves from Heller’s plan to end Medicare. The ad states that “Rehberg refused to…
Liberty Mutual Insurance, one of the nation’s leading auto and home insurers with eight greater Dallas-Fort Worth offices, today launched the return of its’ Like My Community Project,’ a Facebook- based campaign to provide $100,000 in support to local Dallas-Fort Worth non-profit causes. This marks the second year Liberty Mutual Insurance has presented the…
ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 27– Fidelity Life Association, Oak Brook, Ill., has been assigned a patent developed by James Harkensee, Arlington Heights, Ill., and Richard A. Hemmings, Glenview, Ill., for “methods for selling insurance using hybrid life.” The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. The patent application was filed on Jan. 14, 2008.
