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By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– Genex Services announced the winners of its inaugural Heart of Case Management Award. The new award is designed to recognize case managers’ expertise by promoting their excellent work at Genex Services, one of the nation’s largest providers of workers’ compensation managed care services.

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Investment Weekly News– Charles Schwab has received the highest ranking in overall satisfaction in the J.D. Power 2016 Full-Service Investor Satisfaction Study. Power U.S. Self-Directed Investor Satisfaction Study, reflecting the firm’s breadth of capabilities across the range of investor preferences.

April 21– COAL TOWNSHIP– The five members of the Northumberland County Authority unanimously voted to turn over the deed and insurance money of the former Northumberland County Prison, a historic structure heavily damaged by fire in January 2015. At Wednesday night’s special meeting in the Coal Township Municipal Building, Authority Chairman Vinny Clausi…

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health& Medicine Week– Children’s Minnesota is pleased to announce three new additions to its executive leadership team. Todd Ostendorf has been appointed to chief financial officer, effective April 11 2016. Jennifer Olson was appointed to vice president of strategy and business development, effective Jan. 1, 2016 and…

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 21, 2016/ PRNewswire/– HCMS Group has introduced a new healthcare reform solution for employers and healthcare providers that is designed to address one of the biggest contributors to soaring medical costs: over-treatment by the health industry and risky over-consumption by patients. HCMS health analytics help answer that question.

A.M. Best has assigned a financial strength rating of A+ and an issuer credit rating of“ aa-“ to Safety Specialty Insurance Company. According to A.M. Best,“ The ratings reflect the company’ s role as a subsidiary of Safety National Casualty Corporation. Safety National is a member of the Tokio Marine Group and is rated“ A+”, FSC XIV by A.M. Best.

LOS ANGELES, April 21, 2016/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Cheapinsuranceforyoungdriver.com has released a new blog post explaining how to compare auto insurance quotes for seniors. Senior citizens can find cheap auto insurance without having to go through a lot of trouble. Prices will not increase for older drivers.

Medicare Program; Temporary Exception for Certain Severe Wound Discharges From Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals Required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; Modification of Limitations on Redesignation by the Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board. Hospitals with an existing Medicare Geographic Classification Review Board…

April 21– A new trial was granted this week for a Herreid woman convicted in February of arson, conspiracy to commit arson and insurance fraud. The trial for Lori Brandner, 42, will be Aug. 3-5. Brandner was found guilty by a Campbell County jury of plotting with three others to set the fire that badly damaged the Road House Bar and Grill in Herreid in January 2015.

ReliaMax ®, the leading financial technology-based and complete private student lending solutions provider, today announced that it is approved to do business in the state of Florida. “By expanding our services into Florida, we continue our role as the only company to provide comprehensive coverage to financial institutions that make loans in the private…

Lincoln Financial Group’ s newly launched long-term care website, www.whatcarecosts.com/Lincoln/2016 indicates current national averages for full-time long-term care services can range from $2,860 per month to $14,386 1, depending on the setting and level of care required. “Addressing long-term care needs requires people to first articulate their…

–LifeScan, Inc. has introduced KnowMyCoPay™, a new website and toll-free telephone service that shows the lowest copays for diabetes test strips across major brands based on each patient’s individual health plan. LifeScan is the maker of the market-leading OneTouch ® brand blood glucose monitoring systems. “The health insurance landscape is becoming…

–68% of women and 56% of men are losing sleep over at least one money problem, according to a new CreditCards.com report. CreditCards.com asked about five specific financial issues– saving for retirement, paying for education, paying health care or insurance bills, paying the monthly rent or mortgage, and paying credit card debt. “There doesn’t seem to be much…

The Travelers Companies, Inc. today reported net income of $691 million, or $2.30 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, compared to $833 million, or $2.55, in the prior year quarter. Operating income in the current quarter was $698 million, or $2.33 per diluted share, compared to $827 million, or $2.53 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the ” Travel Insurance and Assistance in the GCC Countries” report to their offering. Travel Insurance and Assistance in the GCC Countries investigates the market for stand-alone travel insurance and assistance in six countries, namely, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Within the next few weeks, the Treasury Department is expected to announce a crucial decision on whether it will approve reductions to one of the nation’s largest multi-employer pension plans. The Central States Pension Fund, which handles the retirement benefits for current and former Teamster union truck drivers across states including Texas, Michigan,…

“Especially in the Midwest, the weather is starting to break which is great news for motorcycle riders eager to hit the open road. This is also the time of year many setout to purchase their first motorcycle, “began Tony Strimel, Executive Vice President, Hallberg Insurance Agency. “Before your bike actually meets the pavement, working with a trusted insurance…