PEMBROKE, Bermuda—- AXIS Capital Holdings Limited today announced that AXIS Healthcare— the division of AXIS Insurance that provides professional liability insurance and associated standard casualty coverages for physician groups, hospitals and allied healthcare facilities— has entered the nursing home professional liability market by bringing on…
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“Whether offering innovative life insurance products like Vitality, which rewards customers for taking steps to live healthy, or improving the life insurance customer experience through LifeTrack, a policy management solution that helps ensure life insurance policies stay on track to meet their owners’ intended insurance goals, John Hancock is…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the leading cause of death among children in the U.S. is accidental injuries, and nearly nine million children are treated at emergency rooms across the country, with more than 9,000 children dying each year due to accidental injuries. At Nationwide– in collaboration with our partners like Safe Kids…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– Athene USA, a leading provider of products in the retirement savings market, announced the launch of an ambitious initiative, centered around a dynamic suite of both new and enhanced products focused on helping customers achieve their financial goals. The new indices include a global…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Researchers detail new data in Health Insurance. For more information on this research see: Insuring against health shocks: Health insurance and household choices. Journal of Health Economics, 2016; 46: 16-32. Journal of Health Economics can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Bv, PO Box 211, 1000 Ae…
Findings on Medicare and Medicaid Reported by Investigators at Emory University. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Current study results on Medicare and Medicaid have been published. The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Emory University, “Longitudinal national utilization rates were calculated using…
April 22– THE CEO of UnitedHealth Group wasn’t kidding in November when he said he couldn’t guarantee his company would be a long-term resident on the federal health exchanges. UnitedHealth Group– the largest U.S. health insurer– is bidding farewell to Obamacare. This includes Oklahoma, a move that will affect about 5,000 residents who bought UnitedHealth…
In addition to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an expanding number of health plans, insurers and radiology benefit management organizations are recognizing RadSite’s MIPPA Accreditation Program. More recent recognitions include CIGNA, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of NY, Spreemo, OneCall, and United Health Care Group.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest– The stock price performance of publicly traded U.S. health insurance companies covered in a new A.M. Best special report increased 11.3% in 2015 year-over-year, besting the broader market’s -0.7% decline. More than 40% of the population’s revenue growth was reported by UnitedHealth Group…
–Austin’s community-based, non-profit health insurance company, Sendero Health Plans, has launched an innovative new program to help keep its members healthy. The program, called A Tu Lado– By Your Side, includes the use of trained and certified Community Health Workers to improve health outcomes among Sendero members. In addition, members will have access to…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– A group of investors led by Matthew Sackett, former senior vice president of national sales for K&K Insurance and former president and CEO of Leisure Sports Specialists, has announced the formation of DOXA Insurance Holdings, LLC. View the full release here:…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– SUNZ Insurance Company announced the recent hiring of Russell S. Whittle, Esq. as the company’s in-house General Counsel. In 1986 Whittle received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Skidmore College and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law in 1989.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Assured Guaranty Ltd., the leading financial guaranty insurance company, announced that its subsidiary Assured Guaranty Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire CIFG Holding Inc.. After this merger, the assets and obligations of CIFG NA will become the assets and obligations of AGC, and the…
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 Onebeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. was posted on April 12, 2016. A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing is a formal document or financial statement…
According to news reporting originating in Maywood, Illinois, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Resource-intensive endoscopic procedures have shown to generate more costs than revenue under the current reimbursement system in the USA. Total revenue generated for all SBE procedures was $123,714 including $64,475 dollars from physician fees and…
To combat this statistic, Priority Health is investing in the future of health care by devoting nearly $3 million to expand its pharmacy management programs throughout Michigan. With this move, Priority Health has become the first health plan in the state to expand the program to both its Medicare and employer-sponsored health plans. “Priority Health is in a…
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– Symetra Life Insurance Company announced the introduction of Symetra Income Edge, a single premium fixed indexed annuity that includes a lifetime withdrawal benefit that offers withdrawals that can last a lifetime-with upside potential both before and after withdrawals begin.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Data detailed on Liver Diseases and Conditions have been presented. According to news reporting originating from Porto Alegre, Brazil, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, “The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and costs of terlipressin and noradrenaline for the treatment…
According to news reporting originating in Seattle, Washington, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “We assessed the relationship between race and orthodontic service use for Medicaid- enrolled children. This cross-sectional study focused on 570,364 Medicaid- enrolled children in Washington state, ages 6 to 19 years. ” The outcome variable was…
