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July 27– Three separate trial dates are scheduled for the co-owners of a Troy auto shop and their former employee, who are each accused of playing a role in an insurance fraud scheme. Jay Coppo, 50, of Troy, his sister, Jodi Champney, 45, of Winchester, and their former employee, Christopher Pratt, 33, of Gilsum face separate but related charges in connection with the…

July 27– Those convicted of fraud and drug charges were among those sentenced recently in Cheshire County Superior Court. –Angela Hutchinson, 33, of Peterborough was found guilty of welfare fraud between October 2012 and July 2014 and was sentenced to 12 months in jail, all suspended, ordered to tour the N.H. State Prison and ordered to pay restitution of $38,807…

That's the take of Meyer Shields, managing director and analyst for investment firm Keefe Bruyette& Woods. Still, some major carriers, including State Farm, Geico and Northbrook- based Allstate, aren't active on those channels. “This sort of platform has been incredibly successful in the U.K., but much less so in the U.S.,” he said.

Lincoln Financial Group today announced that Jamie Ohl has been named president of its Retirement Plan Services business, effective August 17, 2015. Ohl assumes the position from Mark Konen, president of Insurance and Retirement Solutions at Lincoln Financial Group, who served as interim head of the business since earlier this year. Ohl also spent 11 years at…

–Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced that St. Johns Insurance Company has adopted Pixel™, a competitive intelligence tool for property and casualty insurance companies, along with Milliman's proprietary market baskets. “In a highly competitive market the need to price the insurance product to maintain market share…

ACE Limited, a global property and casual insurer based in Switzerland, is buying Warrenbased insurance company Chubb Corporation for approximately $28.3 billion in cash and stock, the companies announced last week. Both boards of directors have approved the definitive agreement, according to a news release, that will see Chubb shareholders receive $62.93…

Southwest Commercial Insurance is connecting to people through social media, which makes it faster to offer up-to-date information on insurance subjects. Customers can now follow Southwest Commercial Insurance on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn and an interactive blog containing insurance news and safety advice. “We're devoted to posting useful…

Choosing to make an early withdrawal from your IRA can be a costly move, resulting in unfavorable consequences such as tax penalties and loss of future growth. To discourage the early collection of designated retirement money during taxpayers' working years, the federal government imposes a 10 percent penalty in addition to any tax due on gains.

There are more families in Florida than anywhere else in the nation which would have negatively been affected if the Supreme Court had not ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act. Floridians must address Medicaid expansion, and Senate President Andy Gardiner, R- Orlando, is not letting this initiative die. The Senate President called the court ruling “welcome…

Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced today that Michael Karmilowicz joins the Company to lead Everest Specialty Underwriters, the management and professional liability unit of its U.S. Mr. Karmilowicz joins Everest from Zurich North America, where he served as Executive Vice President and Head of their Management Solutions Group, responsible for a significant…

ResearchMoz.us includes new market research report “The Insurance Industry in Costa Rica- Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019: Global Industry Size, Shares, Growth, Analysis, Trends And Forecast” to its huge collection of research reports.Albany, NY—- 07/27/2015–' The Insurance Industry in Costa Rica, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019' report provides…

–Vital industry-specific data including metrics, benchmarks, historic numbers, growth rates and forecasts that will save countless hours of research. Key Findings:- Claims Adjusting and Administration of Insurance Plans and Employee Benefit Plans Industry to reach $81 billion by 2022.- Claims Adjusting and Administration of Insurance Plans and Employee…

–Vital industry-specific data including metrics, benchmarks, historic numbers, growth rates and forecasts that will save countless hours of research. Key Findings:- Insurance Agencies, Risk Management Consultants and Insurance Brokers Industry to reach $203.4 billion by 2022.- Insurance Agencies, Risk Management Consultants and Insurance Brokers…

LOS ANGELES& FORT WORTH, Texas—- Elevate, a leading developer of innovative online credit solutions, has made a $50,000 contribution to financial dignity leader Operation HOPE, Inc. to support current recovery efforts following severe storms and flooding in Texas. Elevate committed funds to HOPE in March 2015 and is now working directly with HOPE Coalition…

Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs; VA Caribbean Healthcare System; Administrative Building; #10 Calle Casia Suite #4 M440; San Juan PR 00921-3201. Description: Department of Veterans Affairs. NCA 8 SAO EAST, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, San Juan, Puerto Rico intends to negotiate a commercial sole source contract with Wellness Age CORP, AVE.

Office Address: Department of Health and Human Services; Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services; Office of Acquisition and Grants Management; 7500 Security Blvd.C2-21-15 Baltimore MD 21244-1850. Description: Department of Health and Human Services. NW Ste. 600, Washington, D.C. 20005-7416 for the purchase of access to HCCI's database for hypothesis testing…

APPLE CREEK– Village public employees may see changes to their health care plan in November as council continues to mull over proposed changes to the town's insurance offering. Council heard the second reading of an ordinance Monday that defines employee and dependent eligibility for health insurance coverage through a Wayne County health plan.