By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Boston, MA– People with health insurance are more likely to have their high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure correctly diagnosed–and to have these chronic conditions under control–than similar uninsured people, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan…
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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Clinical Trials Week– A' gene signature' that could be used to predict the onset of diseases, such as Alzheimer's, years in advance has been developed in research published in the open access journal Genome Biology. The study aimed to define a set of genes associated with' healthy ageing' in 65 year olds. Lead author James…
The state attorney general's office says Jacqueline A. Ingram, 41, bought Beaver Dental Associates LLC at 244 College Ave. in Beaver in 2008. According to a police report, Ingram fraudulently submitted $54,861 worth of insurance claims and was paid about $25,000 between the time she bought the practice and October 2013. Ingram opened a second practice in Grove…
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 Metlife Inc. was posted on September 4, 2015. The SEC file number is 0001193125-15-312288.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a formal…
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 Symetra Financial Corp. was posted on August 31, 2015. The SEC file number is 0001047469-15-007096.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a trademark application has been made for ” RETIREMENTREDZONE.COM” by Roy A. Shulman, representing Prudential Insurance Company. The owner/registrar information for this application is: Roy A. Shulman,…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Computer Weekly News– Insurity, Inc., a provider of core insurance processing software and services, and Social Intelligence, the leading provider of social media predictive risk assessment tools and data, announced the integration of Social intelligence's Social Media Risk Scoring solution. Commenting on the…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– According to news reporting originating from Washington, D.C., by VerticalNews journalists, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Symetra Financial Corp. was posted on September 3, 2015. The SEC file number is 0000950157-15-001066.. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– PlanSponsor Magazine's 2015 annual 403 Buyer's Guide ranks PlanMember Services Corporation, the California- based provider of 403, 457, and 401 plans, second among national 403 providers in the number of new plans added in 2014 and ninth in the total number of plans in the K-12 market.
Sept. 11– A house fire at 149 Park Street in Grove City has been ruled an arson by state police. The house was a rental owned by Bevan Properties in Grove City, and occupied by a mother and her children. Grove City police are investigating the fire; however, the department called in Nelson to determine if it was a crime.
–Meridian Health Plan of Michigan is rated 4 out of 5 among Medicaid plans in the US in NCQA's Medicaid Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2015– 2016.. Meridian Health Plan of Michigan is one of 28 Medicaid plans in the US that received an overall rating of 4 out of 5. Meridian Health Plan of Michigan was ranked the number one Medicaid HMO in Michigan and ninth in the nation…
Sept. 17– Jeff Worley, fire commander for the Lexington Fire Department, said the fire was reported at 11:48 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames coming from the center of the building. The fire commander explained the building's occupant, Doug Yi, used the building to house general merchandise, including fabric, for DGI Imports. The building was formerly…
Aviation Capital Group announced today that it has closed the sale of $900 million of unsecured senior notes consisting of $600 million of its 2.875% unsecured senior notes, due September 17, 2018 at a price of 99.553% of par, and $300 million of its 4.875% unsecured senior notes, due October 1, 2025 at a price of 99.597% of par. “Today’ s debt issuance demonstrates…
In this A.M. BestTV episode, on location from the Rendez-vous de Septembre reinsurance conference in Monte Carlo, the hot topic on the fourth day how to jump start business growth. “The biggest challenges can also present the biggest opportunities,” said Julian James, president, global markets, Allied World Assurance.“ Look at the gap between economic and insured…
In fact, 10 percent of all deer collisions that State Farm insurance processes in the entire U.S. come from Pennsylvania. State Farm- the nation's largest auto insurer- reported 126,275 deer-caused collisions in the state from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. Rounding out the top five of most deer-collision-prone states, in order, are Montana, Iowa, Pennsylvania and…
Sept. 17– The court-appointed trustee in the Life Partners bankruptcy case is going after former long-time CEO Brian Pardo, seeking to recover about $41 million in dividend payments and past compensation to pay off creditors. In a sharply worded lawsuit filed on Sept. 11, trustee Thomas H. Moran II detailed a scheme by which Pardo and Waco- based Life Partners…
House Republicans advanced legislation to make permanent a series of temporary tax breaks for restaurants, multinational corporations and other businesses.
Sept. 17– SUNBURY– The legal fees to defend Northumberland County against the successful lawsuit filed by two former sheriff deputies has cost the taxpayers more than $300,000, bringing the total bill up to $1.1 million in legal fees and settlement awards. The Daily Item in December previously reported that the county spent $150,148.97 to defend the lawsuit…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development officially announced that it has decided to forgive up to $20,000 in new insurance money per homeowner that overlaps with rebuilding grants. “HUD's action to provide relief to the vast majority of those who are concerned about potential duplicative benefits will encourage even more policyholders who may…
