Sihle has been named a Trilogy Agency with Westfield Insurance Company and has also achieved the Chubb Cornerstone Elite Agency status with the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.“ We strive to deliver the very best insurance products and services to our clients and are honored to earn this recognition,” said Ken Sihle, President of Sihle Insurance Group.“ We…
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March 22– SAN BENITO– After nearly a year, school board President Yliana Rodriguez helped land the insurance company she has wanted to handle the district’s $8 million health insurance business. After intense debate Tuesday night, school board members voted 4-3 to hire the Salazar Insurance Group, with offices in Harlingen and Brownsville, to replace the Pharr-…
RALEIGH, N.C.– A North Carolina tobacco broker will spend 5 1/ 2 years in federal prison and must repay more than $13 million for cheating the federal crop insurance program. Prosecutors say he paid North Carolina and Kentucky farmers and middlemen cash for tobacco, allowing the farmers an opportunity to also collect insurance payments for plants they claimed…
A Florida judge ruled that financially troubled health insurer Universal Health Care be placed under state control to shut down the company by the end of the month…
The product was developed by Marc Kramer, President of CDIA and a serial entrepreneur, and Dick Peterson, Executive Chairman of the company who came out of retirement after serving as President and CEO of the 6th largest insurance brokerage firm in the world, Minet. By law, as stated in the Federal Regulation issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,…
Office Address: Department of Homeland Security; Federal Emergency Management Agency; IT Branch; 500 C Street SWPatriots Plaza– 5th Floor Washington DC 20472. Description: Department of Homeland Security. Federal Emergency Management Agency, a component of Department of Homeland Security, is performing market research to identify Small Business…
The Chicago mayor issued the following news release:. Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, NBA Hall of Famer and basketball legend Isiah Thomas, Chicago Park District Superintendent Michael Kelly, and the Chicago Parks Foundation announced that Windy City Hoops, a new crowd-funded basketball program targeted at providing at-risk youth a safe and productive option for…
CFR Part: “7 CFR Part 457”. SUMMARY: The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation proposes to amend the Common Crop Insurance Regulations, Arizona-California Citrus Crop Insurance Provisions. DATES: Written comments and opinions on this proposed rule will be accepted until close of business April 22, 2013 and will be considered when the rule is to be made final.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that a New York State Department of Financial Services investigation has produced a major settlement with the country’s largest “force-placed” insurer, Assurant, Inc., which will help lead a nationwide reform effort for this industry. This settlement includes major reforms that will put a stop to those practices at…
Jerry Smith of Brookville, Ind., was sentenced to 65 months in prison, ordered to pay $5.4 million in restitution to victims and $72,412 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service for his role in an investment scheme…
Spring is here, and churches are frequently faced with requests from outside groups to use their facilities, especially during wedding season and the spring and summer months. It can be a challenge for churches to balance their desire to be a good neighbor in the community with the time and space demands– and legal liabilities– that come from allowing others to…
Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurer in Eastern Washington, has toned down earlier warnings of “staggering” rate increases and instead said individual policies could rise by an average of 15 percent…
The Iowa Department of Commerce’s Insurance Division issued the following news release:. This memo is being issued pursuant to the Informal Competitive Solicitation for Public Service Announcements for SHIIP Awareness Campaign, which states in part that written responses to all questions received before 4:30 p.m. March 19, 2013, “will be provided to the…
March 22– NASHVILLE– A Republican lawmaker claims he’s found the “Achilles’ heel of Obamacare,” but insurers like Chattanooga- based BlueCross BlueShield worry the spear he’s throwing will wound them. Vance Dennis’ bill would prohibit Tennessee- licensed insurance companies from participating in the federal health care exchange that will start next year.
Wakely Consulting Group, a national actuarial and healthcare reform consulting firm announced the newest release of the Wakely Risk Assessment model today. Version 2.01 includes an important and timely upgrade, which allows the flexibility to calculate risk scores using risk adjustment methodology published by the US Department of Health and Human…
That expansion is part of a proposal that many Republicans tout as an alternative to providing more poor people health insurance under Medicaid, as proposed by the Affordable Health Care Act. In the state Senate, lawmakers are considering a bill that would require private insurers companies to cover telemedicine visits. But an alliance of health-care…
Contego Services Group, LLC is pleased to announce an innovative risk management platform available to its customers. The Loss Control Resource Center is a web-based platform that provides a library of sample safety documents and a suite of software tools to assist Contego’ s clients in implementing proactive risk management techniques.
This year, Houston International Insurance Group has joined the event as the Official Insurance Company sponsor for the Regional Qualifiers and National Championship. HIIG is the Official Insurance Company sponsor of the MCM& CIC Crane Operator Rodeo. In the fall, ITI will host September’ s Regional Qualifying Rodeo in Woodland, Wash.; the San Diego AGC will hold…
“The number one question from businesses is how can we lower our health care costs; this kind of product helps give them cost savings choices,” Steven Nelson, Highmark senior vice president of product, marketing and strategy, said in a written statement. ” The introduction of Premier Flex follows Community Blue, which Highmark began offering in Western…
