Marsh& McLennan Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital, today announced that its President and CEO Brian Duperreault has been named Chairman of the Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance. Drawing on their combined knowledge, regulatory experience and diverse…
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March 30– The Pentagon’s proposal to charge higher fees on retirees enrolled in Tricare, the military’s health insurance program, has angered some veterans. But the Pentagon contends those who retired from the ranks must share more of the cost as expenses escalate under the weight of budget cuts. “Budget pressure is the reason these changes are proposed,” said…
Accredited Surety and Casualty Company, Inc., today celebrated the announcement that, for the 36 th consecutive year, it has earned the financial strength rating of“ A” from A.M. Best– an amazing feat for a leading niche insurance company. A.M. Best Company is the world’ s oldest and most authoritative insurance rating and information source. Accredited Surety and…
Melani, who was suspended without pay, has served as Highmark’s public face since becoming chief executive officer in 2003.. Following emergency meetings by Highmark’s board, the insurer announced last night that J. Robert Baum, a University of Maryland professor and Highmark’s board chairman since 2005, was named interim CEO. The board is fully committed to…
EVENT: The National Academy of Social Insurance holds a forum on “Why Are More People Claiming Disability Insurance and What Should Be Done About It?” PARTICIPANTS: Stephen Goss, chief actuary at the Social Security Administration; Lisa Ekman, senior policy analyst at Health and Disability Advocates; David Stapleton, director of the Center for Studying…
“We’ve had a few farmers around Edgeley doing barley and wheat,” said Al Ulmer, LaMoure County extension agent. ” Crops planted before the early date set by crop insurance are not eligible for replanting payments if it is damaged by weather conditions before the final crop planting date, according to Doug Hagel, regional director of the Risk Management Agency.
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Audit cites waste at DRPA, questions insurance dealings with Norcross firm [Asbury Park Press, N.J.]
March 29– TRENTON– An audit released today by New Jersey’s comptroller says the Delaware River Port Authority repeatedly wasted and mismanaged tollpayers’ dollars, including commissions paid through DRPA insurance policies to undisclosed brokers, such as influential Democratic political boss George Norcross III.. The Office of the State Comptroller’s…
GEICO boosted its policy base to 11 million when Adam Smith of Las Vegas signed up for a new auto insurance policy this month…
March 30– The state Health Care Authority is pressing forward with efforts to implement new insurance plans for the state’s managed Medicaid population, despite efforts by Vancouver’s Columbia United Providers and its supporters. The state Health Care Authority in January selected five health insurance plans to provide Medicaid services to more than…
Will the GOP focus on contraception prove a political liability? One photogenic moment has had particular resonance: an all-male panel testifying in front of a Republican-controlled congressional panel on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul requirement that employers’ health insurance policies cover contraception. Nancy Pelosi of…
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The Delaware River Port Authority equitably split commissions paid to insurance brokers, under what was called a “true-up” agreement; at the time…
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Best Europe– Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to B++ from B+ and the issuer credit rating to“ bbb” from“ bbb-” for SOLID Forsakringsaktiebolag. The outlook for both ratings remains stable. Additionally, Solid’ s exposure to its affiliate bank, Resurs Bank AB, is expected to reduce to around 35% of total investments in 2011.
District Judge William N. Nickerson sentenced James Kevin Hughes, age 53, of Crownsville, Maryland, today to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for wire fraud arising from a scheme to defraud lenders and a title insurance company of approximately $3.1 million. Judge Nickerson also ordered Hughes to perform 300 hours of community…
Bail bondsman Matt Maddock, owner of A-1 Bail Bonds of Michigan, said tipsters led his agency to Sherrod Bradford, 19, of Detroit, who skipped town in August on the night before he was to be sentenced for sexually assaulting an 8- year-old girl. “If you were to ask 100 people why they’re leaving Detroit… it’s not the economy, it’s not because they lost their job, it’s…
