Like a Phoenix, Revenues Reborn amid Renewed Concerns. Nearly one decade ago, most of the large accounting firms divested their advisory services business. The divestitures were motivated not only by business and management reasons, but by regulatory pressures as well.
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The field of internal auditing has transformed significantly over the past decade. Several factors have contributed to this change, including the increased complexity of a globalized marketplace, high-profile fraud and corruption scandals, new laws and regulations, and increased demand from stakeholders for greater assurance. The Institute of Internal…
Today, LIFE awarded a total of $112,000 in scholarships to 61 students thanks to donations from the NAILBA Charitable Foundation, the MDRT Foundation and the NAHU Foundation. Johana Lopez and Brittney LaCombe are LIFE’s two $10,000 grand prize winners. “Every year, thousands of young people are forced to put their education plans on hold when they experience…
Thunderhead.com, a pioneer of SaaS solutions for customer experience management, today announced that SafeAuto Insurance has selected the Thunderhead NOW solution to provide standardized documentation on a single platform for all policy, billing and claims document generation across the organization. Thunderhead.com will work with existing…
On Wednesday, October 24, from 1:00– 5:00 p.m. EDT, Fischman Insurance Group is proud to host New York Life’s second annual Advisor Symposium,“ Issues of Interest to Advisors Today.” This advanced-level interactive course, which will be broadcast across the country via live video Webcast from New York Life’ s corporate headquarters in New York City, is being…
September 24, 2012, Montpelier, VT – National Life Group introduces two products from its member companies, NL ValuGuard Survivorship…
-Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr., M.D., issued the following statement after receiving overwhelming support from colleagues by securing more than 218 cosponsors, a number needed for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, for H.R. 1370, his measure to repeal the tax on health insurance premiums included in Obamacare:. The threat of future tax increases…
Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on September 21, 2012. ” Our members are strongly committed to continuing to offer high quality coverage options to meet the health care needs of Medicare beneficiaries…”
MedRisk announced it has joined the Acrometis Alliance Partner Program. With this new partnership, workers’ compensation payers will benefit from a tightly coupled integration between MedRisk and Acrometis’ high performing automated claims processing platform. MedRisk is a leading managed care company specializing in the physical rehabilitation of…
Beachwood, Ohio September 24, 2012. For example, if a pet has a $200 annual deductible and two years go by without a claim reimbursement, the deductible will be reduced to $100 in year three. Embrace Pet Insurance CEO and Co-Founder, Laura Bennett, says“ One of the reasons pet parents tell me they don’ t buy pet insurance is that they think they’ ll just wait until their pet…
According to IBISWorld industry analyst Doug Kelly,“ Since 2001, industry growth has been driven by a steady increase in outsourcing activities within the insurance and pension fund sectors because operators have looked to cut costs to improve profitability.”…
Three in four U.S. institutional investors have changed their approach to risk management over the past five years and now consider the use of alternative investments essential to diversify portfolio risk, according to a new study of 151 U.S.-based institutional…
Symetra Life Insurance Company announced that Jeff Farmer has been named Eastern Region Sales vice president for the company’s Benefits Division. Farmer joins Symetra from Mercer Health and Benefits. Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial, a diversified financial services company.
A.M. Best Co., publisher of Best’s Review magazine, has announced the initial speaker lineup for the seventh annual Insurance Marketing and Advertising Summit, to be held on Wednesday, November 7, at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City, located minutes from Manhattan at 2 Exchange Place. Speaker: Richard Wong, Vice President of Global Brands and Marketing, MetLife.
A graduate of Loras College, she formerly worked in parent education at Four Oaks. She received her bachelor of science degree from Mount Mercy University and her master’s of business administration from Upper Iowa University. She is a recent graduate of Loras College.
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board has issued its new practice guidelines: Health Plan Coverage of Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder. According to the group, the practice guidelines were developed to provide guidance to health plans, consumers, and providers so that individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum…
Paul Ryan’s plan to create a private health insurance option for seniors using Medicare. When it comes to Medicare, Perkinson said a slight increase in the payroll tax needs to be on the table. “Taking… the $700 billion out of Medicare that the president’s health care plan would do imperils that program desperately,” Perry said, adding that he would vote to repeal the…
The following Virginia Beach residents recently graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.:. *Navy Seaman Tarrell C. Jones, a 2011 graduate of Green Run High School. The following Virginia Beach residents recently graduated from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C.:.
Northbrook- based Allstate Corp. and Bloomington, Ill.- based State Farm offer voluntary telematics programs in various states, and Progressive Corp.’ s Snapshot device could soon be headed to Illinois, a state regulator disclosed at the automobile insurance industry’s “Telematics Update” conference in Chicago earlier this month. Robin Harbage, a former…
