March 28– PLATTSBURGH– North Country Congressman Bill Owens believes the federal budget plan submitted by House Republicans is the wrong approach. It also would hamper Medicare, student loans, crop insurance and veterans benefits, he believes. Mark L. Barie, chairman of the Upstate New York Tea Party, issued a statement saying that Owens should be “ashamed of…
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March 28– PRESTONSBURG– Council members voted to renew the city’s health insurance coverage Monday night, and in one respect, city workers will be getting more in the way of benefits. Darrell Patton, owner of Darrell Patton Insurance, has been working with the city to investigate various health plans, and he said recent efforts to curb costs have been paying off.
Cochran, who opposed the Affordable Care Act, delivered a Senate floor speech today addressing some of the problems arising from the law for Mississippi. In his speech, Cochran was critical of the cost burdens that will be forced on states as more people are shifted to Medicaid, the federal-state cost-share entitlement program designed to provide health care…
Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania and their affiliates today announced the promotion of Michael Hankinson to vice president of Compliance and Regulatory. Prior to joining Delta Dental, he served as general counsel for HealthAxis, a health care technology company; for Imerica Life and Health Insurance Company, an individual major…
Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental Insurance Company and their affiliates today announced the promotion of Rick Doering to senior vice president of Human Resources. A graduate of the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, Doering also holds a master’ s degree in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin.
Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds; Change in Business Address and Redomestication; First National Insurance Company of America; General Insurance Company of America; SAFECO Insurance Company of America. Questions concerning this Notice may be directed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, Financial Accounting…
Rhonda Randall, D.O., chief medical officer of UnitedHealthcare Medicare& Retirement, will join a panel of esteemed experts at the 2012 Aging in America Conference to discuss baby boomers’ impact on Medicare. She will also discuss how boomers are likely to approach health care decisions as they age and how the Medicare program needs to evolve in order to better…
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of“ a-” of First Nonprofit Insurance Company. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the FSR of B++ and ICR of“ bbb+” of FNIP’ s wholly owned subsidiary, Milwaukee Insurance Company. The outlook for these ratings is stable.
PHOENIX– The Arizona Senate narrowly rejected a bill to allow more employers to drop health insurance coverage for birth control amid concerns that the proposal jeopardized women’s care and privacy. Arizona now allows only religious nonprofits to opt out of the state law requiring coverage of contraceptive care. Jerry Lewis, a Mesa Republican who voted…
AmBase Corporation is a holding company which, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns a commercial office building in Greenwich, Connecticut. In February 1991, the Company sold its ownership interest in The Home Insurance Company and its subsidiaries. On December 4, 1992, Carteret Savings Bank, FA was placed in receivership by the Office of Thrift…
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of“ a-” of Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi. The ratings of MACM are reflective of its strong risk-adjusted capitalization, conservative loss reserve position, sustainable expense advantage and dominant position in…
MassMutual’ s Retirement Services Division is continuing to grow its client service team to deliver on its best-in-class service and retention record with the welcomed additions of two relationship managers. Kevin Lynch has been promoted to relationship manager with MassMutual’ s Retirement Services Division, effective March 12. Mr. Lynch reports to M….
BETHESDA, Md., March 28, 2012/ PRNewswire/– OppsPlace.com announced today that The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company has joined as a corporate charter member to increase diversity and inclusion within their talent and supplier procurement selection pools. “OppsPlace was created as an online network to connect minority professionals and minority…
Newtek Business Services, Inc., The Small Business Authority, announced that they have hired Innovation Insurance Group, the company founded by Ty Sagalow, as Senior Advisor to President, CEO and Chairman, Barry Sloane. Mr. Sagalow is a 28- year veteran in the insurance industry holding senior executive positions in underwriting, legal and product development…
A Sloan, N.Y., man who sued his insurance company after suffering injuries in a 2008 car crash was awarded $800,000 by a jury– though he will collect less than that…
The Company is a retail organization operating stores and Internet websites under two brands that sell a wide range of merchandise, including apparel and accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings and other consumer goods in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. As of January 28, 2012, the Company’s operations were conducted through Macy’s,…
– LIDMA Announces New President and Roster of Officers and Directors – ATLANTA, GA – March 28, 2012 – The…
Best Europe– Rating Services Limited has assigned a financial strength rating of A- and issuer credit rating of“ a-” to Saturn Insurance Inc.. The ratings of Saturn reflect its strong risk-adjusted capitalisation underpinned by excellent group reinsurance support provided by its sister company, Jupiter Insurance Limited, which carries an A.M. Best financial…
This quarter, managers’ bullishness for U.S. large cap growth equities stood at 69 percent, up from 58 percent bullishness in the December IMO…
