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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 Investors Title Co was posted on April 13, 2018. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a formal document or financial statement submitted to…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– Effective April 16, 2018, the Unum Group Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share on its common stock to be paid on May 18, 2018, to stockholders of record on April 30, 2018. ABOUT UNUM GROUP Unum Group is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United…

April 26– ProMedica has reached a deal to purchase HCR ManorCare, a move that will keep ownership of the nation’s second largest nursing home chain in Toledo and establish ProMedica as one of the country’s top 15 not-for-profit health systems by revenue. Welltower and ProMedica then will form a joint venture to serve as HCR ManorCare’s landlord.

April 26– The new CareSource building under construction in downtown Dayton will be named after retiring CEO Pamela Morris. “As founder of CareSource and CEO for nearly 30 years, Pamela Morris has made a lasting difference in the lives of our members, our employees and the Dayton community,” stated Kevin Brown, board chair at CareSource Management Group.

April 26– The new CareSource building under construction in downtown Dayton will be named after retiring CEO Pamela Morris. “As founder of CareSource and CEO for nearly 30 years, Pamela Morris has made a lasting difference in the lives of our members, our employees and the Dayton community,” stated Kevin Brown, board chair at CareSource Management Group.

Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. paid Shuford Yarns more than $2.5 million for raw materials, computers and machinery that were in part of The Old Shuford Mill off Falls Avenue in Granite Falls and were destroyed in the fire that began the evening of July 21. A lawsuit filed by Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. alleges that Granger did not properly maintain the…

HopeWay announced today its Charlotte nonprofit mental health center for adults will honor in-network insurance coverage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, effective May 1. “We are thrilled to become in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield as we aim to increase access to top-notch quality mental health care for adults in the Charlotte region…

HopeWay announced today its Charlotte nonprofit mental health center for adults will honor in-network insurance coverage from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, effective May 1. “We are thrilled to become in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield as we aim to increase access to top-notch quality mental health care for adults in the Charlotte region…

This year, the tally is down once again, but not by nearly such a large margin, according to new figures from the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. “There are some signs of improvement,” said Jim Schowalter, chief executive of the Minnesota Council of Health Plans, in an interview. Whereas about 270,000 people were buying coverage in the market in March 2016, it fell by…

Alice McGaw, who had dementia, was discovered outside Faith Gardens on the morning of Dec. 29, when the temperature was below 10 degrees. Faith Gardens received four additional citations in February and March, and a $650 fine, for not having appropriate fall plans for two residents, including one who fell and later died, and false documentation of residents at risk…

_ Kansas City Life Insurance Co. on Thursday reported net income of $1.5 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Kansas City, Missouri- based company said it had profit of 15 cents. Access a Zacks stock report on KCLI at https://www.zacks.com/ap/KCLI.

The Trump administration has decided to end special protections for an estimated 9,000 Nepalese immigrants in the United States. Immigrants will have until June 24, 2019, to leave or find another way to stay in the country. They were granted special protections after an earthquake in Nepal in April 2015. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s concluded that the disruptions from the earthquake “have decreased to a degree that they should no longer be regarded as substantial.”

A.M. Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of“ bbb” of National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines. The outlook of these Credit Ratings is negative. The ratings reflect NRCP’ s balance sheet strength, which A.M. Best categorizes as strong, as well as its adequate operating performance, neutral business…

–With the World Health Organization estimating the number of cancer diagnoses to rise by about 70 percent over the next two decades, biopharmaceutical companies around the globe are increasing investment in and production of innovative cancer drug treatments. By analyzing both their impact on prolonging life and their cost-effectiveness,…

April 26– Aundray Bruce feels fine for someone who played 11 NFL seasons and says had four-a-day practices in his four years playing for Pat Dye at Auburn. “I was fortunate,” Bruce said. That doesn’t mean the top overall pick in the 1988 draft out of Montgomery is satisfied with the NFL’s treatment of retired players.