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HIH Insurance Australia Newly Resurrected
The newly formed HIH Insurance Australia has been resurrected. - January 26, 2017 - HIH Insurance Australia
Health Portal Solutions Announces Release of Next Generation Member Mobile Portal
Health Portal Solutions (HPS), a provider of integrated web portals for Employers and Healthcare Payers, announces the release of the next generation format of its member web portal and mobile solutions. This new release is a response to market demand for mobile services that are trending away... - January 26, 2017 - Health Portal Solutions
Exigis to Exhibit at PARMA 2017 Conference and Expo
For the sixth consecutive year, Exigis will exhibit at the 43rd Annual Public Agency Risk Managers Association (PARMA) Conference in Anaheim, CA. - January 26, 2017 - Exigis, LLC.
Prosure Insurance Launches Musician’s Home Insurance
The UK’s only Home Insurance policy for gigging Musicians – designed by musicians, for musicians. - January 20, 2017 - Prosure Insurance
New Day Underwriting Managers Unveils Newly-Enhanced Website
Updated Features Make Site Easier to Navigate & Access from Mobile Devices - January 19, 2017 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Welcomes New Member
St. Louis, MO.-based alliance adds Illinois agency. - January 18, 2017 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Surety Executive Elected to City Council
Founder and CEO of South Coast Surety, Steven Swartz, was recently elected to the City Council of San Clemente, CA. With Mr. Swartz’s 40 years in finance and the decades of Surety experience which include his building a National Managing General Surety Underwriting Agency that has significant in-house authority, it is expected that his extensive knowledge of public works and funding will greatly benefit the city. - January 17, 2017 - South Coast Surety
Live Webinar: Next Gen Solutions for Cutting Healthcare Costs - Personalized, Predictive Technology & Streamline Enrollment Decisions
More than ever before, U.S. employees are unnerved and confused by the complexity, growing costs, coverage gaps, and uncertainty of the decisions they make regarding their annual healthcare coverage. Selecting a healthcare plan is more like placing a bet, and the associated risks are becoming more... - January 13, 2017 - Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress
Jurado & Farshchian, P.L. is Offering a Free Seminar for First Time Home Buyers
Law Firm Aims to Give Back to the Community with Informative Workshop. - January 08, 2017 - Jurado & Farshchian, P.L.
Azerbaijan Industry Insurance Company is Named Azerbaijan’s Top Non-Life Insurance Company
The Global Brands Magazine awards, among the world’s most recognized branding awards, announced Azerbaijan Industry Insurance Company as the winner of Best Non-Life Insurance Company in Azerbaijan for the year 2016. - December 26, 2016 - Azerbaijan Industrial Insurance Company
President to Address Standard of Care Design Issues at 2017 AGC Conference on Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management
Jeff Slivka, President of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages, will join a panel of insurance and legal experts to discuss the expanding standard of care in design/build contracts at... - December 22, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Powers Insurance and Benefits Hires New Controller
Seasoned CPA joins St. Louis insurance agency. - December 22, 2016 - POWERS Insurance & Risk Management
Sammons Renewable Energy Leads $241 Million Solar Cash Equity Transaction with SolarCity
SolarCity (SCTY) completes cash equity transaction with Sammons Renewable Energy. Sammons Renewable Energy announced the transaction, describing the investment in a SolarCity portfolio including 26,000 home residential systems and 19 commercial and industrial solar projects. - December 21, 2016 - Sammons Enterprises
Bioprognos Obtains the CE Marking for Its Algorithm to Support the Diagnostic of Lung Cancer
Bioprognos obtains the CE Declaration of Conformity for its algorithm to support the diagnostic of lung cancer after complying with the requirements of the European directive on medical devices and implementing a quality management system according to the standard UNE-EN ISO 13485:2016. - December 19, 2016 - Bioprognos SL
Long-Term Care Insurance Association Lists Top-10 States For 2016
The top-10 states where individuals have purchased traditional long-term care insurance policy was announced today by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - December 18, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Combined Benefits United Partners with National Speaker and Trainer Van Mueller
National Speaker and Trainer Van Mueller will be the Keynote Speaker at Several CBU Events in 2017 - December 17, 2016 - Combined Benefits United
Association Offers Errors and Omissions Insurance; One Without Membership Fees
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance and the American Association for Critical Illness Insurance announced their 2017 Errors and Omissions insurance coverage plans. One trade group is waiving membership fees. - December 17, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
California Has Most Long-Term Care Insurance Policyholders Reports AALTCI
California has over 600,000 individuals protected with a traditional long-term care insurance policy according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - December 16, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Association Works with Home Care Services Leader to Educate Consumers
An effort by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance and Amada Senior Care will help educate consumers. - December 15, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Ozark Foothills Regional Community Foundation Awards Two Grants
Missouri non-profit organizations to utilize funds to make improvements. - December 14, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Pet Insurance Association Appoints Susan McManus as President
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) recently elected Susan McManus as the association’s new President, by special vote. - December 13, 2016 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
TPA Alternative Service Concepts Earns the Honor as a Best Places to Work in Insurance for Third Consecutive Year
Alternative Service Concepts, LLC (ASC), a national provider of workers’ compensation and property and casualty third party claims administration services, this week announced it earned spot #11 out of 51 in the small-size category for the 2016 Best Places to Work in Insurance by Business... - December 11, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts
Medicare Supplement Insurance Sales Training Videos Offered by AAMSI
Access to videos featuring top Medicare Supplement insurance marketing and sales leaders was made available by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. - December 10, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Worry+Peace Launches Hole-In-1, a Brand New Golf Insurance Product
Insurance line added to Wedding, Bicycle and Engagement Ring policies already in place. - December 07, 2016 - Worry+Peace
American Modern Insurance Group Names Most Confident Insurance Agent
Glen Carbon, Illinois agent receives honor for her excellent performance. - December 07, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Joseph Nawa of New Day Underwriting Managers Addresses Environmental Risk Profile Trends & Practices at IRMI Construction Risk Conference
Joseph Nawa, a senior consultant at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading construction-related professional liability and environmental resource firm for retail insurance agents and brokers, recently discussed the risks associated with everyday liability exposures at the 36th Annual IRMI... - December 05, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Long-Term Care Insurance Association Director Issues 2017 Forecast
Sales of long-term care insurance for 2017 should be stable predicts the head of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. The annual forecast from AALTCI's director was just released. - December 02, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
The Iroquois Group Adds Agency Revolution as a Preferred Vendor Partner
Agency Revolution’s latest platform, AR Connect™, is designed to automate communications with clients/prospects and streamline internal workflows, while helping the agency engage with their customers. It integrates with most industry management systems, such as AMS360, Applied TAM, QQ Catalyst, Hawksoft and more. Their software has been awarded the esteemed 5 Star Best of the Best Award by Insurance Business America. - December 01, 2016 - Agency Revolution
GoMedigap Becomes the #1 Rated Company in Insurance Category
According to TrustPilot, a well-known 3rd party company review site, GoMedigap has become the highest rated company in the insurance category for customer satisfaction. With over 800 reviews on the TrustPilot review platform at the time of this release, GoMedigap has maintained an... - December 01, 2016 - GoMedigap
Jurado & Farshchian, P.L. Recognized for Outstanding Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneur Magazine Identifies the law Firm of Jurado & Farshchian, P.L. as a Leading Small Business. - November 30, 2016 - Jurado & Farshchian, P.L.
Medicare Supplement Association Posts Final 2017 National Conference Program
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance has posted the final program for the 2017 National Medigap industry conference taking place next April in Dallas. - November 30, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
New Advisor System Helps Financial Service Professionals Advise Student Loan Borrowers on Complex Repayment Strategies
The Certified Student Loan Advisor Board of Standards provides a comprehensive business development system for financial professionals. The program helps them build new business by adding student debt advising services to help clients overcome the challenges many borrowers experience in deciding the best repayment plan. - November 28, 2016 - CSLA
BeWiser Insurance Brokers, Inc. - the Market Leaders for Careless Driving Insurance
Barrie, ON-based insurance company, BeWiser Insurance Brokers, Inc. are now offering a comprehensive careless driving insurance service. The company’s service is specifically designed for those that are considered high risk within the insurance marketplace, and will place the full weight of the company’s resources behind the driver as they seek an affordable coverage product. - November 26, 2016 - BeWiser Insurance Brokers
Mercy Hospital Springfield Earns Global Healthcare Accreditation
Mercy Hospital Springfield, part of the fifth largest Catholic health systems in the nation, is awarded a three-year term of accreditation from the Global Healthcare Accreditation Program for its Medical Destination Program. For self-funded employers seeking to offer employees access to better... - November 23, 2016 - Employer Healthcare & Benefits Congress
It’s What You Need: NAPHIA Releases 2016 Industry Insiders’ Report
This latest version of Industry Insiders’ Report is full of exclusive research, market metrics and private data from NAPHIA’s 2016 State of the Industry Report, as well as never-before shared gross written premiums from individual NAPHIA member-companies. This is information on companies and their performance that is not available anywhere else. - November 22, 2016 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
Surety Supported Jobs on the Rise
The recent election ballots had billions of dollars of proposed expenditure bonds for the building and maintenance of schools, roads and public facilities that passed. This is a big opportunity for companies that have Surety Bonding Support to go after publicly funded projects. - November 22, 2016 - South Coast Surety
FreeMedSuppQuotes Launches Website in Response to Growing Medigap Demand
FreeMedSuppQuotes launches its website to accommodate the growing demand of Medicare Supplement insurance. - November 21, 2016 - FreeMedSuppQuotes
Mavon Insurance Celebrates 100 Years of Insuring Tomorrows
Mavon Insurance is proud to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a family owned managing general agency representing many of the industry’s most respected insurance companies. - November 19, 2016 - Mavon Insurance
Long-Term Care Association Offers Discount to MDRT Applicants
To help grow sales of long term care insurance, the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance announced a special discount to agents joining or renewing membership in the Million Dollar Roundtable. - November 19, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Member Hires, Promotes Team Members
St. Louis insurance agency adds to growing company. - November 18, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
AAMSI Announces Free Passes to National Senior Insurance Products Sales Summit
Access passes to the free insurance agent conference organized by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance were made available starting today. - November 18, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Jeff Slivka of New Day Underwriting Managers Honored with Words of Wisdom (WOW) Award at 36th IRMI Construction Risk Conference
Jeff Slivka, President of New Day Underwriting Managers, was recently honored with the Words of Wisdom (WOW) Award at the 36th IRMI Construction Risk Conference held in Orlando, Florida. The award is provided annually to conference speakers for their outstanding contribution to the construction... - November 17, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
C-Risk Launches C-Risk.net Website for Risk Management Consulting Company
C-Risk announced the launch of the www.c-risk.net website to promote a variety of risk management advisory and consulting services for the construction industry. - November 15, 2016 - C-Risk, LLC
Leathers Insurance Agency Joins Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
California, Mo. agency owner brings more than a decade of experience to his new company. - November 13, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Alternative Service Concepts' President, Glenn Backus to Co-Present Session at National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo
Workers' Compensation TPA to co-present “Takeaways From Alsco Inc.’s Strategy for Workers’ Compensation Litigation.” This topic will take place at the 25th Annual National Workers’ Compensation and Disability Conference & Expo in New Orleans, November 30 - December 2. - November 13, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts
Latest Jobs Report Points to Need for IncomeAssure®
IncomeAssure is a form of supplemental unemployment insurance. - November 12, 2016 - IncomeAssure
The Houston Chronicle Names First Service Credit Union One of Top 100 Places to Work
Houston's First Service CU was named a top workplace for the fourth consecutive year. - November 11, 2016 - First Service Credit Union
Super Lawyers Honors Christopher Gaughan, Casey Connealy and Christina Knopke from Overland Park Law Firm, Gaughan & Connealy
Casey Connealy and Christina Knopke have been selected to the 2016 Kansas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Christopher M. Gaughan has been selected to the 2016 Kansas Super... - November 05, 2016 - Gaughan & Connealy
Grant Barra of Barra & Associates Announces the Appointment of Two New Agency Directors
Grant Barra, Managing Partner and CEO of Barra & Associates LLC (BARRA) recently announced today the expansion of its executive leadership team and the appointment of Timothy Jones and Sunny Bhawnani as Agency Directors to fill the vacancy created as a result of such expansion. Timothy Jones and Sunny Bhawnani will report to Sr. Partner Michael Dobek. - November 04, 2016 - Barra & Associates, LLC
Lauren Hill Joins New Day Underwriting Managers as Account Manager
Lauren Hill has joined New Day Underwriting Managers, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages, as an account manager within the Construction Group. She will work with the company’s nationwide network of agents,... - November 03, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice