“KANETIX recognizes the growing demand of customers looking to comparison shop on their mobile device, and our latest app fulfills that demand when it comes to travel insurance,” said Janine White, Vice-President, KANETIX.ca.“ The KANETIX travel app gives consumers the ease of finding the lowest rates for travel insurance while providing optimum convenience.”.
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Writing for Thomson Reuters, M&A expert, Jessica Toonkel, said that regulatory reforms have had a major effect on the practices of the lawyers and financial professionals who deal with the buying and selling of businesses between banks, insurers and other financial service firms. Last September’s $912 million stock deal that saw FirstMerit Corp buy out…
Brian Metzger, as an agent for New York Life Insurance Company in El Paso, TX, has earned membership in the Million Dollar Round Table for 2011. Achieving membership in MDRT is a distinguishing life insurance career milestone, attained only by those who have demonstrated superior professional knowledge, experience and client service. Brian Metzger has been a…
Lifeline Direct Insurance Services provides clients transparency in their insurance options by finding the appropriate insurance plan for their specific situation at the most competitive prices on the market. Lifeline Direct Insurance Services is not an insurance company and not owned by an insurance company, they allow clients to get a free instant…
In a release on March 25, A.M. Best noted that the outlook assigned to both ratings is stable. Despite operating in a small Bahraini market, TIC has continued to deliver growth, with contributions expanding around 5 percent in 2011. Whilst competition is likely to remain tough, A.M. Best expects TIC to be able to defend its local position, leveraging off of its…
Great American Insurance Group announced the promotion of Sue Erhart to Corporate Vice President of its Property and Casualty Operations. According to a release, Erhart joined Great American’s Legal Department in 2010. Prior to joining the Company, she was a partner with the law firm of Keating, Muething& Klekamp. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of…
Health Choice Arizona, a subsidiary of IASIS Healthcare, said that the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System has awarded Health Choice a full-risk, Medicaid managed care contract to serve Arizonans in eight rural and urban counties. Under the terms of the new contract, Health Choice Arizona will serve members in Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave,…
Great American Insurance Group announced the promotion of Sue Erhart to Corporate Vice President of its Property and Casualty Operations. According to the company, Erhart joined Great American’s Legal Department in 2010. Prior to joining the Company, she was a partner with the law firm of Keating, Muething& Klekamp. The operations of Great American Insurance…
March 27– GULFPORT– State Farm “flood guru” Lecky King told insurance adjusters Hurricane Katrina was a “water storm,” so they should “hit the limits” on federal flood policies for Coast homes that were substantially damaged or destroyed, former adjuster Kerri Rigsby testified in federal court Tuesday. Rigsby said she initially believed State Farm when she, as a team…
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If a family member dies and you don’t know whether he or she purchased an individual life insurance policy, or secured one through a current or previous employer, there are in fact ways to track the information down, according to the Insurance Information Institute. “Life insurance benefits are sometimes left unclaimed after a policyholder dies,” said Dr. Steven…
DST Health Solutions, a leading provider of technology solutions and services to health plans, integrated delivery systems, and health care providers has announced the successful implementation of its Business Process Outsourcing services to MDwise, Inc., the largest nonprofit managed health care company in Indiana. In March 2012, MDwise began searching…
Oil Insurance Limited held its 2013 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday March 20th, 2013 at the Fairmont Southampton Hotel in Bermuda. During the year, OIL had $672 million of written and earned premium while incurred losses, inclusive of loss adjustment expenses, totaled$ million. Including net investment income of $608 million in the results, as well as G&A and…
MassMutual’ s Retirement Services Division is pleased to announce the transition of Bruce Jensen to managing director, effective March 1. Mr. Jensen, who most recently served as regional sales director with The Hartford’ s Retirement Plans Group, joined the firm on January 1 as part of MassMutual’ s acquisition of the RPG business. He is partnering with MassMutual…
In early March 2013, both Allstate Life Insurance and John Hancock Life Insurance announced they would stop writing structured settlements. For Allstate, the announcement was a bit more surprising. For annuitants interested in selling their Allstate or John Hancock Life Insurance structured settlements, visiting SSQ’ s website and utilizing their simple…
EZ Landlord Forms, a provider of state- and province-specific legal forms for the rental industry in the US and Canada, recently announced a new partnership with Aon, the international leader in risk management brokerage. While common in large overseas markets such as the United Kingdom and Australia, this cashflow insurance for landlords is new here in…
Scott Rodeheaver, 52, of Jefferson entered a general plea of guilty to the charge in the death of Charles Rodeheaver, 69. He initially was charged with criminal homicide in connection with the fatal confrontation on Dec. 2, 2010. The younger Rodeheaver punched the elder Rodeheaver outside the Route 40 Classic Diner in Redstone, Fayette County, causing Charles…
The Insured Retirement Institute issued the following news release:. The Insured Retirement Institute today announced that National Retirement Planning Week 2013 will take place from April 8 to 12. Wednesday, April 10: The American Savings Education Council and its partners will host a meeting at 9:00 a.m. eastern time at the Kaiser Family Foundation’s…
Set for Life Insurance, a leading national life, long term care and disability insurance agency launched a promotional video this week. According to Jamie K. Fleischner, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, President of Set for Life Insurance“ the purpose of the video is to highlight who we are and what we do in a more dynamic way.”. Brett Levin of Levin Family Dental who has worked with Set…
