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Nationwide continues its busy year of introducing several new and enhanced annuity and life insurance products with the launch of Nationwide Destination Freedom+ SM, an investment-focused variable annuity built for clients looking for a low-cost solution with the flexibility to choose from more than 130 funds. “Nationwide has been a leader in…

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance today announced the appointment of Chaman Aggarwal as Vice President, Property Underwriting Officer, adding greater depth to its global property team. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, surety,…

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–Coastal American Insurance Company has earned a Financial Stability Rating ® of A, Exceptional, from Demotech, Inc. This level of FSR is assigned to insurers who possess exceptional financial stability related to maintaining positive surplus as regards policyholders, liquidity of invested assets, an acceptable level of financial leverage, reasonable…

Based in Santa Ana, CA, 401 k Management Group and Campbells deliver comprehensive consulting and investment advisory services to businesses offering tax-qualified retirement and 401 savings plans and non-qualified executive compensation plans to their employees. Della Vedova commented,“ NFP’ s commitment to providing best-of-breed retirement…

A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of B+ and the issuer credit ratings of“ bbb-” of MVP Health Plan, Inc. and its affiliate, MVP Health Service Corp. Additionally, A.M. Best has upgraded the FSR to B+ from B and the ICR of“ bbb-” from“ bb” of MVP Health Insurance Company. Concurrently, A.M. Best has withdrawn the FSR of B and the ICR of“ bb” of MVP Health Insurance…

Sept. 16– COAL CITY– The Long Term Recovery Committee in charge of the distribution from the relief fund for victims of the June 22 EF3 tornado said it will begin distributing money in October to affected residents. To date, there is $299,235.54 in the fund managed by the Community Foundation of Grundy County. Operation St. Nick and Community Foundation of Grundy…

–Allergan plc, a leading global pharmaceutical company, and U.S. Women's Health Alliance, an organization focused on promoting high-quality, affordable healthcare for women, announced an agreement to make LILETTA ® 52 mg available to patients across USWHA's 26 Alliance health care groups nationwide. “As a leader in women's healthcare, the U.S. Women's Health…

–The best intentions don't always translate into action when it comes to end-of-life planning according to research released today by Everplans. The leading online service that gives financial professionals the tools they need to help their clients organize, store, and securely share all their legal, financial, healthcare, personal, and digital estate…

Thanks to the hard work of the Brunswick Fire Department, Glynn County 911 and the Brunswick-Glynn County Joint Water& Sewer Commission, the city of Brunswick is now one of only 97 communities nationwide to earn a Class 1 Insurance Services Office rating. Brunswick Fire Chief Randy Mobley said the fire department received its official audit results from the…

Forecasters who help Congress predict the effects of legislation say repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Act individual mandate could reduce federal spending by about $311 billion over the period from 2016 through 2025.. Analysts at the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have published those estimates in a…

Healthcare organizations anticipated that a transition from ICD-9 to the updated ICD-10 coding standard October 1, 2015, would require massive preparation–dedicated staff education, detailed technology advances that would ensure correct code selection and translation, and dual coding and testing–all in an effort to circumvent billing and coding…

As of October 1, 2015, all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act- covered entities will be required to be in full compliance with ICD-10-CM/PCS. In order to help patients understand how the new regulations will affect their practices, and to simplify the key aspects of the new coding system, ML Medical Billing has summarized the Department of…

Pearl Interactive Network, Inc. recently hired Melissa Metzger to lead the financial strategy for the company. As a key member of the executive team, Metzger will serve as the financial expert for Pearl, and will be responsible for leading the financial strategy, including accounting, budgeting, tax, and risk management activities. Metzger has a Master's degree…

Sept. 15– A new chief executive officer will take the helm at Baker Boyer Bank next year. Mark Kajita, a 12- year employee of Baker Boyer and president since January 2014, will become chief executive officer Jan. 1. Baker Boyer's incoming president is a Walla Walla High School graduate who earned his bachelor's in business administration from the University of…

The National Association of Professional Women honors Stephanie Pogue as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle. Stephanie Pogue has over two decades of experience in the insurance industry, specializing in health and life insurance, long-term care planning and Social Security optimization planning. As both her father and grandfather…