–Metromile, a pioneer in pay-per-mile car insurance in the United States, announced today that it will open its third office in Tempe, Ariz. The office is located at 1150 West Washington, near the Priest Drive and Washington Light Rail Station. “We are really excited to be in Tempe,” said Dan Preston, CEO of Metromile. Metromile's per-mile insurance is currently…
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The chances of being the victim of a home robbery are one in 36 1; however, the chances of becoming disabled and losing income during the course of one’ s career is one in four. 2 In spite of this, the results from a recent Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Nevada survey show only 40 percent of Americans have disability insurance to protect their incomes.
By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News– The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an Accounting Standards Update intended to make targeted improvements to disclosure requirements for insurance companies that issue short-duration contracts-in which insurance coverage is provided for a fixed period of short duration.
The Standard announces the appointment of a new retirement plan consultant for its Central Sales Region. Christopher Hale will support advisors in the western and southern Chicago suburbs as well as Rockford and southwestern Wisconsin. Prior to his role at Schechter, Hale worked on the sales teams for Munder Capital Management, Prudential Securities and…
–Workiva, creator of the Wdesk cloud-based productivity platform for enterprises, announced today at the Global Insurance Symposium that nearly 100 insurance companies are now using Wdesk. “Wdesk is optimized for the insurance industry, which faces many risks and increasing regulation,” said Matt Rizai, Chairman and CEO of Workiva. “Wdesk has made our lives…
May 27– These are the latest updates in the rescue efforts in Wimberley:. Greg Abbott has talked with President Barack Obama, who told Abbott he is willing to give federal aid. 2 p.m.: Ken Bell, San Marcos Emergency Management Coordinator, confirms Michelle Charba has been found.
Andesa Services, a leading provider of comprehensive, integrated policy administration, plan administration and support solutions for life insurance and annuity carriers and producers, has announced that Angela Conn has joined its team as Product Line Manager. Conn holds an undergraduate degree in management from the College of Saint Benedict in St….
Health Net, Inc. today announced that Andy Ortiz has been named senior vice president, Organization Effectiveness and chief people officer, effective June 29, 2015. Health Net, Inc. has hired Andy Ortiz as senior vice president, Organization Effectiveness and chief people officer. “Andy was a valued member of our leadership team from 2002 to 2008, and we are…
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May 27– Medicaid reform is the $12 billion question in North Carolina, as legislators debate the best way to control costs for the federal-state insurance program for low-income residents, most of them children. With conflicting bills before the N.C. General Assembly, ” North Carolina stands at a crossroads on Medicaid reform,” write Mark Hall, professor of law and…
This episode of A.M. BestTV highlights a recent webinar where two senior members of A.M. Best’ s Rating Division provided updates on changes to the agency’ s capital model, known as Best’ s Capital Adequacy Ratio. Vice President Thomas Mount explains how BCAR is used, the proposed BCAR approach, the overview of the planned changes and what next steps A.M. Best will be…
Persistence Market Research Pvt. Ltd is released new forthcoming report on title “Private Healthcare Market: Global Industry Analysis and Forecast to 2020”. New York, NY—- 05/27/2015– Private healthcare is referred as privately funded healthcare facility. Private healthcare has various sectors such as acute medical care, private medical insurance, long term…
Fitch Ratings affirms the senior notes at' AAAsf' and subordinate notes at' AAsf' issued by GCO Education Loan Funding Trust- I March 2003 Trust Indenture. The credit quality of the trust collateral is high, in Fitch's opinion, based on the guarantees provided by the transaction's eligible guarantors and reinsurance provided by the U.S. Department of Education…
While LGBT individuals represent almost 10 percent of the population in the United States, many clinicians have inadequate knowledge to care for these sexual minority groups. More than 8 million adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and almost 700,000 identify as transgender. A national groundbreaking report released by the…
AIM This article assesses the knowledge of faculty in baccalaureate nursing programs and their readiness to teach about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health. BACKGROUND Although health disparities affecting the LGBT population are increasingly acknowledged in the literature, a dearth of information exists on how LGBT health is integrated in…
Pets Best Insurance Services, LLC, reached a landmark this week, distributing $100 million in pet insurance claim payouts to policy holders. The $100 million in paid claims covers the stop treatment point 58,685 times. Jack L. Stephens, founder of Pets Best and creator of the pet insurance industry in North America in 1981. “In paying out over $100 million in pet…
–A survey released today is shedding light on the need for increased education around financial planning for senior care in retirement for both Americans approaching retirement age and their adult children caregivers. A Place for Mom, the nation's largest senior living referral service and The Mutual Fund Store ®, one of the nation's largest systems of…
The Main Street America Group has announced Dave Randle has been appointed director of distribution management for the super-regional property/casualty insurance company. The Main Street America Group has appointed Dave Randle as director of distribution management. Randle joined Main Street America in 2008 as a surety development executive in its…
LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2015/ PRNewswire-iReach/– Bestauto-insurance.us has released a new blog post that explains what is the mandatory minimum liability auto insurance coverage in California. Being well informed is essential and the newly released article aims to present important facts about car insurance in California. In California, carrying minimum…
