May 17– SOMERSET– Heated conversations statewide about Democratic Party efforts to find a candidate to unseat well-heeled Mitch McConnell are clogging talk shows, but around the Pulaski County courthouse and on street corners in Somerset rumors are rampant about candidates for city and county offices in 2014.. It looks early on as if the GOP primary election…
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Charles Parish was involved in several developments in the fight to correct changes to the National Flood Insurance Program resulting in outrageous and unaffordable premium rates after last week’s Washington, D.C. visit by more than 20 south Louisiana parish leaders, including Parish President V.J. St. Pierre. The amendment, No. 802, had six co-sponsors,…
Triple-S Management Corporation today announced the pricing of the previously announced secondary offering of 5,400,368 shares of Class B common stock by certain selling shareholders. Credit Suisse Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as joint book-running managers, with Stifel, Nicolaus& Company, Incorporated acting as co-manager for…
SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013– In a ceremony honoring some of the most innovative and most health-oriented companies in San Diego, George DeVries, co-founder, chairman and CEO of American Specialty Health Incorporated, was presented the distinguished “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his career-long dedication to his company’s focus on health and wellness.
However, revenue has resurged in light of the rebounding economy, with the number of primary insurers beginning to purchase reinsurance for the first time, says IBISWorld industry analyst, Anna Son. As a result of these factors, IBISWorld estimates that industry revenue will grow at an average annual rate of 1.6% to $4.1 billion. Although any insurance company…
No one wants to think about purchasing a life insurance policy. This is a significant oversight when you consider that according to Statistics Canada there are 2.7 million couples in Canada with at least one child at home and one in five of these families include a stay-at-home parent. Why Purchase Life Insurance for Stay-at-Home Parents?
Blue Assistance, a subsidiary of Reale Mutua Assicurazioni Group an Italian mutual insurer, has selected Accenture to provide back office and IT services under a multi-year agreement designed to help support and expand its health insurance assistance services business in Italy. According to the company, Accenture will manage a range of back office and…
Cigna Corp. announced that Thomas A. McCarthy, currently Vice President of Finance, will succeed Ralph J. Nicoletti, who has elected to leave the company for personal reasons, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. On July 12, McCarthy will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer and have executive leadership responsibility for all of…
As the health insurance landscape continues to change, USAA Life Insurance Company now provides USAA members who qualify for Medicare with more options- expanding its Medicare Supplement Insurance to include a low-premium choice, Plan N. Medicare Supplement Insurance, also referred to as Medigap, can help pay some health care costs that Medicare doesn’t…
Farmers Texas State Executive Director Jim Swope said that Farmers’ claims teams are in full operation helping customers throughout the stricken areas. 3804 US Highway 377 Granbury, TX 76049 The hours will be 8:00 am to 6:00 pm starting Friday, May 17.. 216 S. Ridgeway Dr. Cleburne, TX 76033 Hours will be from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday, May 17..
May 17– The vehicle collisions looked like typical South Florida accidents with motorists and passengers reporting they needed treatment from chiropractors and massage therapists. Operation Sledgehammer, a state and federal investigation, has led to charges being filed against a total of 92 defendants from Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
Board members will consider the issue during a 7 p.m. meeting today in the Plyler Instructional Complex, 807 W. Glenwood. Jill Fondren, the district’s coordinator of payroll and benefits, said TISD has had a small increase in the number of people signing up for the plan, but also more people are using it once they are signed up. The proposed increases range from $20 a…
Today, the National Patient Advocate Foundation acknowledges that the North Carolina House of Representatives recently approved a bill that would prohibit insurers who offer coverage for chemotherapy from charging patients higher out-of-pocket fees for newer, more expensive oral anti-cancer drugs than for IV formularies, many of which have more…
On May 15, 2013, the board of directors of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. elected Virginia P. Ruesterholz as a new director of the Board, effective immediately. Ruesterholz was appointed to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Finance, Investment and Risk Management Committee. Ruesterholz will receive, as part of her compensation, $2,500 for…
Health insurer Humana is selling a toxicology and clinical lab business, a division of its Concentra health care provider, to Quest Diagnostics Inc…
On April 25, 2013, the Company and its subsidiaries, Sebring Dental of Arizona, LLC, AAR Acquisition, LLC, and Sebring Management FL, LLC entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Great American Life Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company, United Teachers Associates Insurance Company, Continental General Insurance Company and MidMarket…
Document Number: “Docket ID FEMA-2013-0002; Internal Agency Docket No. SUMMARY: This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway, as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps, and where applicable, in the supporting…
May 16– El Paso Community College has introduced a new program to fill the growing demand of the insurance industry. Business Management-Insurance Option will train students to be ready for Texas State Certification exam and then for entry into the insurance industry workforce. Enrollees may choose between a certificate of completion or an associate…
Thousands of Minnesotans could be due some long-lost payouts as part of a $14 million settlement the state has reached with Prudential over unclaimed death benefits…
