Employees at Washburn University will be paying an average of 4 percent more for health insurance base plan premiums after action taken Thursday by the school’s board of regents. Jim Martin, Washburn’s interim vice president of administration and treasurer, told board members “extensive meetings” he’s had with representatives of Blue Cross and Blue Shield…
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–A study issued today of 1,438 claims against plastic surgeons insured by The Doctors Company, the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer, highlights that both patients and physicians should work together to reduce the risk of injury. “This study is invaluable in that it spots important trends early, such as the finding involving…
Sept. 22– SALT LAKE CITY– A Los Angeles attorney famed for his defense of pop star Michael Jackson and other celebrities is representing a Centerville woman in a lawsuit over a life insurance claim. Mark Geragos filed suit Wednesday, Sept. 21, in Salt Lake City U.S. District Court on behalf of Molly Farrand against Texas- based American General Life Insurance Co.,…
It disappeared just as several big health insurers– Aetna, Scott& White, Cigna and UnitedHealth– announced they would be pulling out of the Texas marketplace. American Health Underwriters, which put up the sign in early 2014, sold the building and relocated following the death of its founder, James Cashion Jr., in April, said Linda Greene, chief financial officer.
Ken Selzer, Kansas Commissioner of Insurance, hopes the “Don’t Text# Just Drive” campaign can do something to help with the problem. The Kansas Insurance Department, insurance companies and governmental sponsors created the campaign to get university students and supporters to pledge to stop texting while driving. The participating schools in the campaign…
Sept. 22– Blue Cross and Blue Shield, North Carolina’s largest health insurer, said Thursday morning that it plans to continue offering individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act in all 100 counties of the state in 2017.. Blue Cross’s decision comes after two major insurers– Aetna and UnitedHealthcare– said they would suspend sales of ACA plans in North…
ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 22, 2016/ PRNewswire-USNewswire/– In its response to the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services’ August 18 Request for Information regarding “inappropriate steering of people eligible for Medicare and Medicaid into Marketplace plans,” the American Kidney Fund— the nation’s leading nonprofit working on behalf of 31 million Americans with…
The International Association of Registered Financial Consultants announces a partner program with The Standard Insurance Company and Michael Insurance Planning Company to offer Life, AD&D and LTD for members and their families. For new members, these plans are available up to 30 days after joining the Association with no medical form required-…
Sept. 22– GOODFIELD– The sparkle never leaves Mary Simon, from her dancing eyes, to her burnished voice, to the 150- watt charisma that lights up any space she occupies… on stage and off. But a year ago this month, Mary Simon’s sparkle dimmed as it never had before in her four-decade Central Illinois stage career. On the brink of the Barn II Dinner Theatre’s 40th…
CMS is focusing on premium assistance received by patients who are also eligible for Medicare, which only dialysis patients are eligible for under the age of 65. “Any suggestion that patients should not receive financial assistance if they are eligible for Medicare is nothing more than a discriminatory strategy to eliminate patient choice and access to…
September 22, 2016– Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added insurance coverage attorney Thomas Holden as of counsel to its Litigation Practice in the firm’s expanding San Francisco office. “We are pleased to be able to offer clients coast to coast continued growth in our Litigation Practice, particularly in the area of insurance coverage,” said Michael Lehr, Regional…
–$35.8 million Wood County Central Hospital District hospital revenue bonds, series 2011;. LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT: ETMC’s June 2015 lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and two other insurers was resolved with the August 2016 settlement between ETMC and Blue Cross. After years of exclusion, the system now participates in the preferred provider…
A Lenoir man was driving east on Main Street approaching Blowing Rock Boulevard about 11:45 a.m. and went through the intersection toward the Holiday To Go on the other side of the highway, Sgt. James Moore of the Lenoir Police Department said. After hitting a van parked at one of the pumps, the Camry bounced up, the back end of the car flying over to hit the Holiday to…
–Shirley Shawe, one of the three shareholders of TransPerfect Global’s stock, decried the manner in which she was treated by Delaware’s Chancery Court Chancellor Andre Bouchard during the course of the hearing in the ongoing case between TransPerfect co-founders Elizabeth Elting and Philip Shawe and has announced today that she has engaged Florida…
The following is a statement by Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs, in reaction to passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of H.R. 2315, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015, on September 21 on a voice vote. “We hope this action in the House helps the Senate bill’ s sponsors, Senators John Thune…
A new advisory from Chubb discusses these jobsite environmental risks and examines how awareness, prudent risk management planning, and a contractor’s pollution liability insurance policy are essential ingredients for mitigating environmental risk on every job. “Contractors Pollution Liability Coverage– An Integral Part of Every Project,” was…
The statistics show pooch parents make the most of pet insurance, with 1.2 million claims each year, but out of an estimated nine million pet dogs in the UK, only 43 per cent are insured. The figures confirm man’s best friend is still the nation’s most popular pet, with eight million pet cats being Rover’s nearest rival, but there are many reasons why it makes sense to…
ATLANTA& DENVER—- SambaSafety ®, the nation’ s leading provider of driver risk management solutions, and premier pre-employment screening company, First Advantage, announced today that they have partnered to offer SambaSafety’ s continuous driver monitoring services for First Advantage’ s transportation customers. “The SambaSafety solution has all the…
With a recent national report indicating profound health disparities between Detroit residents and the rest of the county and state as the backdrop, Detroit’s Wellness Plan Medical Center on Outer Drive, has announced an expansion of services. The move comes on the heels of this year’s Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s 2016 County Health Rankings report…
