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Matt Stickelmaier Promoted to National Sales Director for TPA Alternative Service Concepts
Workers' compensation TPA and property & casualty TPA Alternative Service Concepts appoints new national sales director. - March 05, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts
Long Term Care Insurance Buyers Are Under 60 Cites AALTCI Director
The average buyer for long-term care insurance in 2015 was between 56 and 57, almost a decade younger than average buyers in 2,000 reports the director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - March 04, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
First Service Credit Union Reports Robust Growth in 2015
First Service Credit Union of Houston recorded impressive 2015 numbers: 12 percent asset growth, nearly 44 percent net income growth, nearly 20 percent loan growth, and membership up 9 percent. - March 01, 2016 - First Service Credit Union
Medicare Supplement Insurance Sales Grow 24 Percent Reports AAMSI
The total number of Americans owning a Medicare Supplement insurance (Medigap) policy has increased 24 percent in five years reports the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance website. - February 29, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Ltd. Announces Benefits to Choosing Car Insurance Brokers in Toronto
Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Ltd. are bringing several innovative new automotive accident benefits to private and commercial drivers in Toronto and across greater Ontario, including supplementary income and in-home patient care. - February 28, 2016 - Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd
ICBioethics Earns Pittsburgh Business Ethics Award
The Institute of Consultative Bioethics (ICBioethics) has been named the winner of a Pittsburgh Business Ethics Award in the Small Business category. The 15th Annual Pittsburgh Business Ethics Awards (PBEA) were presented by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals... - February 27, 2016 - Institute of Consultative Bioethics
benefitsCONNECT® Employee Shopping Experience is Enhanced with Beazley Gap Product
benefitsCONNECT has joined forces with Beazley, a specialist insurance provider, to increase the offerings on their online enrollment and eligibility platform for health insurance brokers. Beazley US Accident and Health’s Gap Medical product is now available on the benefitsCONNECT platform,... - February 26, 2016 - benefitsCONNECT
Roger Douville Joins rateGenius as Director of Underwriting
RateGenius proudly welcomes consumer lending expert Roger Douville as the new Director of Underwriting. - February 25, 2016 - rateGenius
Adapt Long Term Care Insurance Approach to Older Women Advises Association Director
Insurance agents need to adapt the way they approach older women to discuss long term care planning advises the director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - February 25, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
John Heft of New Day Underwriting Managers to Discuss Environmental Exposures & Insurance at IRMI Energy Risk & Insurance Conference
John Heft, senior vice president and director of the real estate practice at New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading construction-related professional liability and environmental resource firm for retail insurance agents and brokers, will host the “Primer on Environmental Exposures &... - February 24, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Roundstone Partners to Offer High-Performance Captive
Roundstone partners with Guiding Life, HealthSCOPE Benefits and LDI Integrated Pharmacy Services to offer an innovative captive medical insurance solution. - February 24, 2016 - Roundstone Management, Ltd.
Moore & Logsdon Appointed to Assistant Vice President for Third Party Administrator Alternative Service Concepts
Claim managers promoted to new roles as assistant vice presidents effective February 2016 for national workers' compensation and property and casualty TPA. - February 24, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts
Short Term Care Insurance Association Launches Agent Training Program
To help educate insurance agents about the various short term care insurance products available, a comprehensive training program was announced today by the National Advisory Center for Short Term Care Information. - February 21, 2016 - Short Term Care Insurance National Advisory Council
The German StartUp Decreasing Network Latency by 60%
Datapath.io, a new German startup promising to improve Network Performance metrics like Network latency, Congestion and Packet loss for online service providers has launched its innovative Network Performance Platform. - February 21, 2016 - DataPath
POWERS Insurance and Benefits' Employee Named PaceSetter Agent
St. Louis company employee becomes member of select insurance group. - February 20, 2016 - POWERS Insurance & Risk Management
Long Term Care Insurance is Second Leading Source Paying for Private Home Care, Reports AALTCI Director
People purchase long term care insurance to receive care at home and a national study finds their planning works, shares the director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - February 18, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
New Day Underwriting Managers to Host Webinar to Discuss the Dynamics of the Changing PLL Marketplace
Leading Industry Experts to Provide Insights into the Evolution of Pollution Legal Liability (PLL) Coverage on February 25. - February 17, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
AccuQuote and InsuraMatch Launch New Insurance Sales and Marketing Partnership
AccuQuote and InsuraMatch announced the formation of a new marketing and sales partnership. The companies’ partnership offers prospects and clients of each streamlined access to the other’s products and services. AccuQuote offers Life Insurance products while InsuraMatch is in the Property Casualty market. - February 17, 2016 - InsuraMatch
ShelterPoint Partners with Maxwell Health
ShelterPoint's Group Benefits now Available on Private Online Marketplace - February 14, 2016 - ShelterPoint
Motorists Invited to Test Drive New Custom Insurance Website
Backford Bloor & Co., a family company that specialises in offering motor insurance to owners of rare, classic or unique vehicles, has unveiled a new website to celebrate its recent expansion and relocation of its offices. Anne Bloor and her husband, Roy, were inspired to start up the company... - February 13, 2016 - Backford Bloor & Co
AAMSI's National Medicare Supplement Find an Agent Directory Aids Consumers
A national directory of Medicare Supplement insurance agents will aid consumers seeking information and comparing benefits and costs. The online directory is offered by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. - February 12, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Illinois Insurance Agency Moves to New Location
Insurance company relocates to better serve customers. - February 12, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Foundation Title and Red Bank Title Agency Merger
Announcement of the merger between two important Monmouth County, NJ Real Estate Title Insurance and Settlement Companies. - February 11, 2016 - Foundation Title LLC
Willis Programs Provides Specialized Homeowners Association Insurance Program
Willis Programs’ homeowners association insurance program, “CommunityAssociationGuard,” was developed specifically to meet the unique exposures of master planned communities and large scale recreational planned communities. This program targets medium to large scale planned unit... - February 11, 2016 - Willis Programs
Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Acquires Sweetwater Ranches Conservancy and Pathfinder Land and Ranch Management; Dallas-Based Holding Company Acquires Wyoming Conservancy
Sammons Enterprises, Inc. announced it has acquired Sweetwater Ranches Conservancy, LLC and Pathfinder Land and Ranch Management with related assets from Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy, LLC. The acquisition includes Sweetwater River Conservancy, LLC and its associated conservation banks. The Wyoming-based, Sweetwater Ranches Conservancy, offers developers habitat and species credits. - February 10, 2016 - Sammons Enterprises
ICBioethics to Discuss “Applied Healthcare Ethics” with Indiana Rural Health Association
“Applied Healthcare Ethics: Reaping the Benefit while Managing the Risk” will be the topic of a Lunch & Learn webinar presented by the Institute of Consultative Bioethics (ICBioethics) to the Indiana Rural Health Association on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Among the topics to be... - February 09, 2016 - Institute of Consultative Bioethics
Medicare Supplement Insurance's Top-10 States Posted by Association
The 10 states with the greatest number of Medicare Supplement insurance policyholders was announced today by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance. - February 08, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Illinois Agency Hires New Team Member
Illinois insurance company is part of St. Louis-based insurance alliance. - February 07, 2016 - Valley Insurance Agency Alliance
Average Costs for Long Term Care Insurance Policies Decline Reports American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Costs for many long term care insurance policies are less costly according to the latest Price Index published by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - February 07, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Triest Agency Appointed to Represent Sagesure
Adding to Triest Agency's already wide variety of home insurance companies for coastal South Carolina, Triest Agency has been recently appointed to offer three insurance companies managed by Sagesure Insurance Managers. - February 06, 2016 - Triest Agency
Alyson Lupinetti Named Construction Group Account Manager at New Day Underwriting Managers
Alyson Lupinetti has been named an account manager within the Construction Group of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, a leading specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages. She is responsible for supporting the informational and risk... - February 01, 2016 - R-T Specialty, LLC's Environmental & Construction Professional Practice
Medicare Supplement Insurance Association Announces Free Conference
A free one day conference featuring leading national Medicare Supplement insurance experts was announced today by the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance website. - January 31, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
D. Gates Insurance Group Announces Official Company Launch
Independent agency offers choice, flexibility and clear communication. - January 29, 2016 - D. Gates
Positive Year for Long Term Care Insurance Forecasts Association Director
A positive forecast for long term care insurance was shared today by the executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - January 28, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Medicare Supplement Insurance Association Offers Agents Online Listing
Insurance agents and brokers who offer Medicare Supplement insurance can apply to be listed on the online Find An Agent directory posted on the American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance website. - January 28, 2016 - American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance
Female Insurance Trailblazers in Canada Revealed
35 female insurance professionals make up this year’s list of industry trailblazers in the Insurance Business Canada Women of Influence report. - January 28, 2016 - Key Media
FMG Suite Expands to Include Insurance Providers
FMG Suite, an inbound marketing company, announced today that it is expanding its reach to include property and casualty agents, in addition to its already thriving market of financial advisors. “The launch into the insurance market represents the next step in our goal to become a marketing... - January 25, 2016 - FMG Suite
POWERS Insurance and Benefits Hires Two Employees
St. Louis company continues to grow after 25 years in business. - January 22, 2016 - POWERS Insurance & Risk Management
Barrie, Ontario High Risk Insurance Experts BeWiser Helping Drivers Reduce Their Wintertime Insurance Costs
Barrie, Ontario-based specialists for high risk auto insurance, BeWiser Insurance Brokers, Inc. are now helping drivers across the province reduce their driving costs this winter. With driving accidents reaching peaks during the winter, the BeWiser services ensure that high risk drivers don’t... - January 22, 2016 - BeWiser Insurance Brokers
Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Announces Top Vacation Insurance Through an Insurance Broker in Toronto
Winter often inspires planning family holiday visits or warm weather getaways. Those plans can go awry, especially with unpredictable weather and the arrival of the flu season. Protecting travel plans saves money, time and headaches. Let the professionals at Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Limited... - January 22, 2016 - Cornerstone Insurance Brokers Pvt Ltd
GBS Designated "Expert Insurance Service Provider" by AM Best Company
GBS has been accredited with the title of "Expert Insurance Service Provider" by AM Best. - January 19, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Roundstone Announces Relocation of Headquarters to Lakewood, Ohio
Roundstone announces the relocation of its corporate offices into historic building in Lakewood, Ohio. - January 17, 2016 - Roundstone Management, Ltd.
Alternative Service Concepts Appoints Pam Finch as New Chief Operations Officer
Third Party Administrator Names New COO for National Workers' Compensation and Property & Casualty Claims Business. - January 14, 2016 - Alternative Service Concepts
POWERS Insurance and Benefits' Employee Earns Industry Certification
St. Louis company's employee to better assist workers' compensation clientele. - January 13, 2016 - POWERS Insurance & Risk Management
GBS Selects Marvin Meyer as New Regional Marketing Director
GBS has selected a new Regional Marketing Director headquartered in Missouri. - January 11, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Diligent Benefits Launches a New Breed of Insurance Services
Diligent Insurance Services, a leader in new age insurance services announced that it has launched Diligent Benefits to provide personalized services for consumers to select individualized insurance and financial products. Diligent Benefits does not simply quote and sell insurance policies, but... - January 11, 2016 - Diligent Insurance Services
First Service Credit Union Sharing Its 2015 Success with Members
Each of First Service CU's 55,000 members will receive a portion of its earnings. - January 07, 2016 - First Service Credit Union
St. Louis Companies to Host Cyber Summit
POWERS Insurance and Benefits, Clayton Capital Partners to highlight ways to combat cybercrime. - January 06, 2016 - POWERS Insurance & Risk Management
Long Term Care Insurance Association Video Addresses New Opportunities For Insurance Agents
A new video featuring the director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance addresses a new marketing initiative than can help insurance agents who serve senior clientele. - January 01, 2016 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
AALTCI Video Addresses Dealing with Long Term Care Insurance Rate Increases
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance released a new video to help consumers understand their options when facing a rate increase on their long term care insurance coverage. - December 31, 2015 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance