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Medicare Supplement Insurance Summit Exhibitor Discount Offered by AAMSI

Companies interested in connecting with hundreds of agents marketing to seniors are being offered a special discount by the American Association for Medicare Supplement, organizers of the 2017 National Medigap Summit. - July 14, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance

INCOMEASSURE® Wage Insurance Gains Strength as Job Security Drops

Unemployment insurance you can buy in advance. - July 14, 2016 - IncomeAssure

Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Ltd. Announces Affordable Commercial Insurance Policies in Mississauga

Commercial insurance is made up of a number of different coverages and policies such as, commercial property, business interruption, general liability, crime, errors and omissions liability and more. No matter your exposure, commercial insurance is critical to protect the financial security of any business. - July 10, 2016 - Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Member Hires New Broker

Chesterfield, Mo. agency adds experienced member to team. - July 09, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Judith Fae Conerly to be Honored with a Times Square, NYC Appearance on July 8, 2016 by America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals and Strathmore’s Who’s Who

Judith Fae Conerly of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has attained recognition in America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals and Strathmore’s Who’s Who for her accomplishments in Financial Services. She will be honored with a Times Square, New York City appearance on Friday, July 8, 2016. - July 08, 2016 - America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals

SunGate Insurance Agency Welcomes Health Insurance Specialist Andrew Thompson

SunGate Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency located in Lake Mary, welcomed health insurance specialist Andrew Thompson to their team. With expertise in self-funded and fully-insured health insurance for large groups Mr. Thompson will fill a necessary role in the full-service insurance... - July 08, 2016 - SunGate Insurance Agency

SunGate Insurance Agency Earns BBB Accreditation

SunGate Insurance Agency is Committed to BBB’s Standards of Trust. This week, SunGate Insurance Agency announced its accreditation by BBB serving Central Florida. As a BBB Accredited Business, SunGate Insurance Agency is dedicated to promoting trust in the marketplace. According to BBB... - July 08, 2016 - SunGate Insurance Agency

Timothy Jones Named Consultant in Real Estate Group at New Day Underwriting Managers

Timothy Jones has been named a consultant within the Real Estate Practice of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverage. His responsibilities include working closely with New Day’s... - July 06, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

BEST Announces Their Latest Financial & Insurance CE Course the Advisor’s Guide to 401(k) Plans

Today Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc. (BEST) introduces its nationally approved Continuing Education (CE) course, “The Advisor’s Guide to 401(k) Plans.” - July 05, 2016 - Broker Educational Sales & Training, Inc.

Powers Insurance and Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Break Ground

St. Louis insurance agency's building to be completed by Spring, 2017. - July 01, 2016 - POWERS Insurance & Risk Management

North American Pet Health Insurance Association to Provide Separate Data for Both U.S. and Canada

The North American Pet Health Insurance Association has released its 2016 State of the Industry Report, which tracks key benchmarks in the pet health insurance (PHI) industry. Unlike previous reports, this year’s report breaks down the data for each country’s (U.S. and Canadian) PHI... - June 28, 2016 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association

iTech, a PMS Vendor Announces Partnership with DOX EMR

iTech, a SaaS based Healthcare billing, and PMS vendor announces a partnership with DOX EMR to offer an integrated EMR/EHR and Practice Management Solution to Podiatrists under the name of DOX Billing. - June 28, 2016 - expEDIum

National Advisory Center for Short-Term Care Information Offers New Awareness Tool

The National Advisory Center for Short-Term Care Information has created a new consumer awareness tool for agents to created heightened awareness for various long-term care planning options. - June 25, 2016 - Short Term Care Insurance National Advisory Council

Qooter App Tool to Compare Insurance Quotes for Independent Agents

Many agents and financial advisors search for legitimate ways to compare quotes online for insurance, and the Qooter Team hopes to end that search with this new app. Qooter is a very simple tool, where you just click a few basic dropdowns and the app will compare prices among many top rated... - June 25, 2016 - Mintco Financial

Long-Term Care Insurance Association Director to Address Overlooked Planning Opportunity

Head of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance will address agents on the importance of helping older women on their own who need to plan for long-term care risks. - June 24, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Member Promotes Employee

Lamar, MO. insurance agency employee named Customer Service Producer. - June 22, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Allegany Insurance Group Announces Management Changes

The following changes have taken place within the company: Byron K. Long, formerly Executive Vice-President, was named President & CEO. Byron previously was Regional Manager for MMG Insurance Company in Allentown, PA; prior to that position he served as President/CEO of Mutual Inspection... - June 19, 2016 - Allegany Co-op Insurance Company

Pendo’s Data Platform Releases Version 3.1 Empowering Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Spreadsheets

Pendo is pleased to announce Version 3.1 of the Pendo Data Platform (PDP), surfacing new abilities in the user-friendly web UI incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) attacking the battle of aggregation and intelligent machine learning in gathering of Excel spreadsheets. - June 16, 2016 - Pendo Systems

New York Court of Appeals Rejects Health Insurer’s Claim Seeking Reimbursement Against Automobile Insurer for Claim Payments Under New York’s No-Fault Law

The New York Court of Appeals' decision in Aetna Health Plans v. Hanover Insurance Company clarified important issues surrounding reimbursement of health care expenses between automobile insurers and health insurers under New York’s no-fault law. The 5-2 ruling concluded that health insurers are not entitled to reimbursement from no-fault insurers for payments made by health insurers to medical providers who treated their insureds. - June 16, 2016 - Rivkin Radler LLP

Leading Insurance Experts “Investigate Mitigation/Rectification Coverage for Contractors”

New Day Underwriting Managers & Berkley Construction Professional Underwriters Explore Coverage Trends, Variations & Claims Services During Interactive, Live Webinar - June 16, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

MLOZ in Production with Sapiens IDIT Solution

MLOZ develops and deploys new health products, leveraging the Sapiens property and casualty solution’s flexibility and robust capabilities. - June 16, 2016 - Sapiens

Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Ltd. Announces Business Insurance and Disaster Recovery Options

Are you prepared if disaster strikes? Severe weather conditions and unexpected disasters cause serious damage to Toronto businesses each year. The latest forest fires near Fort McMurray forced thousands of home and business owners to evacuate, and damage from an ice storm and flooding caused tens of millions of dollars in property damage. - June 15, 2016 - Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd

Insurance Producers Reveal Top MGAs

30 MGAs have been given five-star marks in the latest report by Insurance Business America. - June 11, 2016 - Key Media

Sompo Holdings Redefined Group's CSR Material Issues

Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc. (Group CEO: Kengo Sakurada, hereinafter “SOMPO HOLDINGS”) has redefined its Group's CSR material issues in keeping with the trends in global society. 1. CSR Initiatives To-Date and Background to Review Up until now, SOMPO HOLDINGS has established... - June 09, 2016 - Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings, Inc.

Rising Healthcare Expenses Boost France Personal Accident and Health Insurance Market

Market Research Hub includes new market research report "Personal Accident and Health Insurance in France, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2019" to its huge collection of research reports. - June 09, 2016 - Market Research Hub

The MCS Group, Inc. Announces Partnership with Inspired Review

The MCS Group, Inc., a national provider of outsourcing solutions, announced today their strategic partnership with Inspired Review, a Managed Review firm providing document review to the eDiscovery community. “We care about our client’s ability to take eDiscovery from collections... - June 08, 2016 - The MCS Group, Inc.

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

Missouri-based alliance grows to nearly 100 agencies within the past decade. - June 08, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Member Celebrates Anniversary

Company was one of the very first insurance agencies to join alliance. - June 08, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Short-Term Care Insurance Advisory Center Launches Website

New website launched to promote short-term care insurance awareness. Initial focus is consumer awareness says National Advisory Center for Short-Term Care Information. - June 08, 2016 - Short Term Care Insurance National Advisory Council

Cohen Grossman Explores Insurance Policy Changes That Could Leave Homeowners Under Water

Insurance is largely accepted as one of the “necessary evils” of home ownership, along with having to fix your own toilet if it breaks and that one neighbor that always needs to borrow something. While it can be frustrating to pay for a service you may never need, the benefit to... - June 07, 2016 - Cohen Grossman, Attorneys at Law

New Day Underwriting Managers Hosts Online Forum Exploring PLL Marketplace Trends, Challenges & Opportunities

Industry Experts Provide Insights Into the “PLL Marketplace...The Disruption Continues” - June 07, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Tabula Rasa HealthCare CEO Calvin H. Knowlton Named Technology CEO of the Year

Tabula Rasa HealthCare Chairman and CEO, Calvin H. Knowlton, received the 2016 PACT Enterprise Award for Technology CEO of the Year at a gala event in Philadelphia, May 12. While accepting the award, Knowlton stated, "TRHC results include enhanced medication-related outcomes and greater operational efficiency. The work we are doing in medication informatics, personalized medication management, and compliance/assurance is exciting and, we believe, game changing." - June 03, 2016 - Tabula Rasa HealthCare

You Have a Choice with How Your Workers’ Compensation Claims Are Administered

ASC President, Glenn Backus shares service models for your workers' compensation claims administration program. - June 03, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts

Rivkin Radler's Insurance and Health Services Practices Recognized in Chambers USA

Chambers USA Directory has ranked the law firm Rivkin Radler LLP’s insurance practice among New York’s top firms in the category of “Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer.” Chambers also recognized the firm’s Health Services Practice Group as a “Notable Firm” for Healthcare in New York. - June 01, 2016 - Rivkin Radler LLP

AllyHealth Opens New Office in Albany, NY

AllyHealth will open a new office location at 1A Pine West Plaza, Albany, NY 12205 on June 14, 2016. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 10 AM immediately followed by an open house with lunch. All members of the press and public are welcome. Parking is available on site. Representatives... - May 28, 2016 - AllyHealth

AAdvantage Insurance Group Collects Supplies and Money for USO

Illinois insurance agency supports local organization. - May 26, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance

Anadolu Insurance Company Signs a Multi-Million Dollar Agreement with Sapiens, Expanding Their Strategic Relationship

Sapiens IDIT to manage the Turkish insurer’s motor business, a main line of business. - May 25, 2016 - Sapiens

Advisory Center's New Consumer Guide Explores Short-Term Care Insurance

The first consumer guide focused on short-term care insurance was published today by the National Advisory Center for Short-Term Care Information. - May 20, 2016 - Short Term Care Insurance National Advisory Council

Leading Contractors Professional Liability Underwriters to “Investigate Mitigation/Rectification Coverage for Contractors” During June 1 Webinar

New Day Underwriting Managers & Berkley Construction Professional Underwriters to Examine First Party Coverage and Prudent Claims Servicing Methods - May 19, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Quote My Rig Now Offering Instant Commercial Truck Insurance Rates with Advanced Online Software

Quote My Rig is offering instant commercial truck insurance rates online using advanced software which can physical damage, liability & cargo insurance in less than 1 minute. - May 19, 2016 - Quote My Rig

Willis Programs Offers Unique Destination Resort Insurance Program

Willis Programs’ destination resort insurance program, “ResortGuard,” was developed specifically to meet the unique exposures of independently owned destination resorts. - May 15, 2016 - Willis Programs

Short-Term Care Insurance Advisory Center Ad Runs in Kiplinger's

The first national advertising effort undertaken by the National Advisory Center for Short-Term Care Information appears in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. - May 14, 2016 - Short Term Care Insurance National Advisory Council

New Day Underwriting Managers to Discuss Pollution Legal Liability (PLL) Marketplace Trends During May 24 Webinar

The “PLL Marketplace...The Disruption Continues” to Explore Latest Industry Changes & Methods for Protecting Commercial Real Estate from Legacy & Environmental Exposures - May 13, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice

Alternative Service Concepts to Exhibit at the PRIMA 2016 Annual Conference in Atlanta

Workers' compensation and property & casualty third party administrator to exhibit at annual PRIMA conference. - May 13, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts

Report on Top Specialty Insurance Brokers Released

The recently released 2016 US Specialty Brokers list features 149 agencies that found success through specialization. - May 13, 2016 - Key Media

RAM Technologies, Inc. to Sponsor and Exhibit at AHIP’s Institute 2016 Highlighting Capabilities to Lower Cost of Medicare and Medicaid Administration

RAM Technologies to highlight next generation software for health plan administration at annual meeting of America’s Health Insurance Plans, Institute 2016. - May 12, 2016 - RAM Technologies, Inc.

New Day Underwriting Managers Unveils 2016 Market Update