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LegacyArmour Named Top 10 InsurTech Company for 2017
LegacyArmour -- the premier business asset, personal information, and healthcare information protection and delivery site -- is proud to announce that it has been named as one of the Top 10 InsureTech startup companies of 2017 by Insurance CIO Outlook magazine. "We have been growing quickly... - December 14, 2017 - LegacyArmour
Appalachian Underwriters Partners with ValueMomentum to Enable Online Rate-Quote-Bind for Personal Lines with New Rating Software and Digital Engagement Platform
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has selected ValueMomentum’s iFoundry Rating Engine and BizDynamics software for enabling rating and online quoting for AssetGuard Personal Lines program for valuable personal articles. AUI has offered AssetGuard for some time. However, the quote and... - December 08, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
VisitorsCoverage Launches Its New Travel Insurance Plan: Cover America - Gold
Revolutionary New Plan Fills Gap in the Global Travel Insurance Marketplace. - December 06, 2017 - VisitorsCoverage
DataPath Examines How New Technologies Can Revolutionize Benefits Administration for TPAs
New white paper analyzes the current state of software technologies and the impact on CDH account and COBRA administration. - December 06, 2017 - DataPath
S&T Bank Selling Majority Ownership of S&T Evergreen Insurance to The Reschini Group
S&T Bank, a full-service financial institution with assets of $7.2 billion, and locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, announced today that it is selling majority ownership of S&T Evergreen Insurance (Evergreen) to The Reschini Group (Reschini). Evergreen Insurance will begin independent operation on January 1, 2018 with no change to its locations. - November 15, 2017 - The Reschini Group
Dealing with the Insurance Company After a Disaster: The First Five Steps from Insurance Consultant, Rapid Disaster Recovery
When disaster strikes, those affected may feel their world has literally fallen apart. They can act quickly to get on the road to rapid recovery. These first five steps will help victims deal successfully with their insurance company and its adjusters. - November 09, 2017 - Rapid Disaster Recovery
DataPath Summit Marks Industry First with New Billing Functionality.
DataPath’s expanded Summit platform becomes the industry’s only cloud-based solution for seamless CDH account and COBRA administration. - November 07, 2017 - DataPath
Alternative Service Concepts' President, Glenn Backus to Co-Present at Texas PRIMA – “Indirect WC Costs: The Hidden Part of the Iceberg that Sinks Ships"
Direct costs in a workers' compensation program are easy to identify: Indirect costs can be four-to-seven times more costly than direct (ASSE, OSHA), but are difficult to identify and quantify. - November 04, 2017 - Alternative Service Concepts
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. Announces Sixth Office Location at Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady, New York
New Location for Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. - November 02, 2017 - Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.
Bogen Communications Gives All Employees Life Saving LifeCodes for Faster Medical Care
Bogen Communications, Inc. will be completing a companywide rollout of MyHealth Emergency and Healthcare Services for all of its employees and their family members so they may collect their medical records, track their health and faster access to care. - October 23, 2017 - MyHealth.Us
14 Kentucky Organizations Earn KEMI Safety Award
Kentucky Employers' Mutual Insurance (KEMI) is honoring fourteen Kentucky organizations as KEMI Destiny Award winners for their commitment and success in maintaining a safe workplace. The Destiny Awards are presented annually by KEMI to policyholders that best exemplify KEMI's motto, "Control... - October 22, 2017 - KEMI
Life.io Enters Fourth Quarter with Promising Growth
Life.io enters Q4 with positive momentum as the business expands several new carriers across group, individual, and direct to consumer business lines. Within a year, Life.io has grown considerably and now services every distribution channel and is operating across eight countries. The team plans for continued growth in 2018 by merging strategic services and products, increasing access to untapped data sets for carriers. - October 19, 2017 - Life.io
DataPath Inc. Expands Approved Transit Options with UberPOOL Partnership Announcement
DataPath Inc., a leading platform provider for tax-advantaged benefit administration, has announced a partnership with Uber's rideshare service uberPOOL. Beginning on Monday, October 16, DataPath transit account holders will be able to use their benefits debit cards to pay for an... - October 16, 2017 - DataPath
ProHCM Opens Ten New Locations Throughout U.S.
ProHCM now operates in over 40 locations across the U.S. - October 14, 2017 - ProHCM Holdings, LLC
Life.io Selected to Participate in Plug and Play’s Insurtech Program
Life.io has been selected to participate in Plug and Play’s 12-week Insurtech Program located in Sunnyvale, California. Life.io received the formal invitation to participate in the accelerator’s third official “batch” following a rigorous selection process of which Plug and... - October 02, 2017 - Life.io
North American Pet Health Insurance Association Elect New President, Executive
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA) recently elected a number of new positions, including Rick Faucher as the association’s new President, Rob Jackson as its Vice President, Bob Capobianco as the Secretary, and Chris Middleton as the association’s new Treasurer. - September 28, 2017 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
TPA Alternative Service Concepts Named a 2017 Best Places to Work in Insurance
Workers' compensation and property and casualty third-party administrator is honored for its fourth consecutive year. - September 22, 2017 - Alternative Service Concepts
Dallas OEP Sales Agent Open House September 21st
National General is hiring for Open Enrollment (OEP) Inside Sales Agents. Agents are focused on selling, selling and more selling and on reaching daily, weekly and monthly sales quotas. - September 21, 2017 - National General Insurance
The Partners Group Named One of Best Places to Work in Insurance in the Nation for Four Years Running
Award Recognizes Employers Nationwide for Highest Levels of Employee Satisfaction - September 21, 2017 - The Partners Group
The Partners Group Recognized as One of Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the 5th Year
The Partners Group, a leading Northwest-based financial and insurance consulting firm, has again earned a position on the Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies list in 2017, joining a small fraction of companies who have made the list five times. According to Eric Schurenberg, President and... - September 13, 2017 - The Partners Group
Appraisal Engine Inc is Now Offering Valuation Reports to Vehicle Owners Affected by Hurricane Harvey in Houston Texas
With the incredible amount of losses, sometimes insurance companies are too overwhelmed to spend as much time as needed calculating actual cash values of totaled vehicles. Residents who feel that their vehicles are undervalued have recourse via Appraisal Engine Inc. - September 06, 2017 - Appraisal Engine Inc
Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Garage Underwriter
Appalachian Underwriters is pleased to welcome new Garage Underwriter I, Michael Peoples, to the Scottsdale, AZ office. He will be primarily underwriting Garage risks in the Western states. Michael started his career as a Garage Underwriter in 2011. He has a BA in Sociology from Bowling Green... - August 31, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Property Broker
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is excited to welcome Drew Vann to the Brokerage Division in Sarasota, FL. - August 31, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Group Benefit Services, Inc. Earns Inc. 5000 Designation
Inc. 5000 has ranked Group Benefit Services, Inc. (GBS) in the top 50% on their list of “America’s Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies.” - August 30, 2017 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Life.io Announces Partnership with University of Connecticut's School of Business' Center for the Advancement of Business Analytics
The vision at Life.io is to merge the best of technology with the best of science, creating a world that helps policyholders live well, and carriers do more. Life.io is proud to announce their partnership with the University of Connecticut's Business' Center for the Advancement of Business Analytics, conducting research on big data and how it will change the course of customer engagement for the life insurance industry. - August 29, 2017 - Life.io
International SOS and Global Excel Announce Joint Venture Partnership
International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk services company, and Global Excel Management, a worldwide leader in premium medical cost containment and claims management, have today announced a joint venture partnership to leverage mutual healthcare capabilities and... - August 25, 2017 - Global Excel Management Inc.
South Coast Surety Does It Again
South Coast Surety has announced that they have again taken a large leap forward to make Surety Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds and Bid Bonds available to more contractors, for larger jobs with less difficulty in getting qualified. Their Quick and Easy Contract Surety Program is giving same day approvals with their Simple Contract Express Application. Construction Contractors, Service Type Contractors and Supply Firms that want to go after profitable public contract. - August 24, 2017 - South Coast Surety
Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes External Marketing Representative for Western States
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is excited to welcome Jim Rocke to the Marketing Team as the External Marketing Representative for the Western states. - August 24, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
GBS Appoints Michael “Mike” Calhoon as New Regional Marketing Director
Group Benefit Services, Inc. (GBS) has appointed Michael “Mike” Calhoon as its newest Regional Marketing Director (RMD) to accommodate the increased demand for GBS programs. Mike Calhoon joins GBS with nearly 33 years of experience in the employee benefits industry, having worked... - August 23, 2017 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Director of Underwriting for Personal Lines
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the new Director of Underwriting for Personal Lines, Brad Burton, to their Oak Ridge office. In directing the development of and compliance with underwriting requirements applicable to the various programs under management,... - July 22, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
South Coast Surety's New Program Helps Landscape Contractors Generate More Profits
Fear of dealing with Surety Bond Companies keeps a lot of Landscape Contractors from bidding on annual maintenance contracts or landscape installations and repair work. South Coast Surety has developed a new Commercial Contract Surety Program that actually helps firms get established or improve their ability to bid on the growing number of public works. - July 19, 2017 - South Coast Surety
Better Medicare Alliance on Legislation Supporting Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans
Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) President and CEO Allyson Y. Schwartz released the following statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee passage of H.R. 3168, legislation designed to provide continued access to specialized Medicare Advantage plans. - July 15, 2017 - Better Medicare Alliance
Appalachian Underwriters Welcomes New Professional Liability Broker
Appalachian Underwriters is pleased to announce the addition of new Professional Liability Broker, Gary Smid, to their Sarasota office. He will be focusing on solving the coverage needs of both smaller and larger, complex Professional and Management Liability accounts. Smid’s target classes... - July 13, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Consumers First Title Company, Inc. Celebrates a Decade of Putting the Consumer First
Ten years ago today Consumers First Title was founded on one simple premise, to be the best servicing title company in the industry by putting the Consumer First. - July 12, 2017 - Consumers First Title
Viking Bond Service, Inc. Executive Vice President Thomas C. Buckner Attends NASBP Annual Meeting
The Vice President of Viking Bond Service, Inc., a provider of license surety bonds to Florida motor vehicle dealers, Thomas C. Buckner recently attended the National Association of Surety Bond Producers 2017 Annual Meeting. - July 12, 2017 - Viking Bond Service, Inc.
National ACO Selects MNS to Build and Manage Their National Skilled Nursing Network
Management and Network Services (MNS), the nation’s leading expert in managed care within the skilled nursing environment, is pleased to announce that National ACO has selected MNS to build and manage their skilled nursing home network. National ACO, a Next Generation ACO, currently operates... - July 07, 2017 - Management and Network Services, LLC
Appalachian Underwriters’ Reliance Risk Solutions Partners with an A XV Carrier to Bring a New Admitted Solution for Agency Members
Appalachian Underwriters’ high net worth division, Reliance Risk Solutions, is excited to announce a Fine Art Program which offers customized products and services for commercial and personal inland marine fine art and valuable articles. Coverage includes museums, galleries, private dealers... - June 18, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Appalachian Underwriters' Reliance Risk Solutions Named a Top Personal Insurance Agency by Chubb
Chubb has bestowed its Cornerstone designation on Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Of the approximately 3,200 U.S. personal lines agencies that work with Chubb Personal Risk Services, less than seven percent have earned the Cornerstone designation. “Appalachian Underwriters has worked with... - June 18, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
DataPath Announces the Release of Captain Contributor Program
The healthcare administrative solutions company recently rolled out an interactive employee engagement tool. - June 15, 2017 - DataPath
DataPath Connections & Best Practices Conferences to Begin June 12 in Las Vegas, NV
Two Conferences Held Consecutively by DataPath Will Benefit Users of All Levels - June 12, 2017 - DataPath
MediConnect to Take Part in Military Hiring Fair at 2017 Pittsburgh Expo with the Pittsburgh Pirates
MediConnect is honored to take part in the 2017 Pittsburgh Expo with the Pittsburgh Pirates, a military hiring fair that is part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative. The event is set to take place on Friday, June 16th from 9:30am-2pm at PNC Park in... - June 07, 2017 - MediConnect
Insurance-on-Hudson Agency Opens in Irvington, New York
Insurance-on-Hudson Agency, specializing in an array of personal and commercial lines insurance products and services, is pleased to announce its grand opening in Irvington, NY (108 Main Street). The agency provides coverage within the Tri-State area, with additional capabilities in Pennsylvania, the D.C. Metro area and Florida. - June 01, 2017 - Insurance On Hudson Agency
TPA Alternative Service Concepts Promotes Tracy Patterson to Claims Manager
Senior claim adjuster promoted to claims manager for third party administrator ASC. - May 13, 2017 - Alternative Service Concepts
RateGenius Named a Top 100 Tech Company in Austin
RateGenius was named a Top 100 Digital Tech Company in Austin by Built In Austin for 2016. RateGenius, an auto refinance broker founded in 1999, came in at number 43 for the year. This exclusive list ranks the digital players of the Austin community according to local, full-time employee... - May 11, 2017 - rateGenius
Hampton Promoted to Assistant Vice President for TPA Alternative Service Concepts
Work comp and property & casualty third party administrator ASC appoints claim manager to the role of AVP. - May 11, 2017 - Alternative Service Concepts
Good Time to Get or Expand Your Surety Support
The growing volume of public bids and the current aggressive surety underwriting create the Perfect Storm for contracting businesses to profitably grow with the current economy. - May 09, 2017 - South Coast Surety
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Welcomes New National Accounts Marketing Representative, Howard Sampsell
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the new National Accounts Marketing Representative, Howard Sampsell, to the Oak Ridge office. He will be working with national agents to enhance current partner relationships, grow AUI’s national book of business, and... - April 26, 2017 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Miniter Group Launches New Miniter.com Home Page
Miniter Group has launched a new home page to disseminate new lender insurance information. - April 25, 2017 - Miniter Group
RateGenius Named Top Workplace in Austin
RateGenius, an Austin-based, nationwide web-based vehicle refinance loan broker was named a Top Workplace in Austin for the fourth consecutive year. The award was set-up by The Austin American Statesman to recognize companies that have a great workplace. RateGenius, founded in 1999, believes in an... - April 18, 2017 - rateGenius
BrookStone Insurance Group Achieves One Year in Business
BrookStone Insurance Group, LLC was formed by Brook Crawford in April of 2016 after Crawford sold his interest in an existing agency. The agency, located in Dallas, Texas, started business with just four employees, three in sales and one in administration, and has now tripled in size with a total... - April 17, 2017 - BrookStone Insurance Group