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ProHCM Adds Seventeen New Broker Partners
ProHCM, a leading HR and benefits technology and services organization, has added 17 new benefit broker partners since the start of January. This represents the fastest expansion since ProHCM launched in the summer of 2016. The new locations include: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL;... - January 31, 2017 - ProHCM Holdings, LLC
Medicare Advantage Earns Record Bipartisan Support in Senate
Better Medicare Alliance (BMA) President and CEO Allyson Y. Schwartz, released the following statement in response to a letter to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Patrick Conway signed by 65 members of the U.S. Senate ahead of the annual rate notice on Medicare... - January 28, 2017 - Better Medicare Alliance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
DeCotis Insurance Associates Welcomes New Team Member Carissa Olink to Providence Office
DeCotis Insurance Associates welcomes the recent addition of Carissa Olink to their Providence office. Carissa joins the surplus and specialty insurance agency as a Sales Producer, adding her extensive 10 years of insurance experience to the organization. - October 22, 2016 - DeCotis Insurance
Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. Announces Robert Rayo Elected President
At the October 13, 2016 annual Employee Owner Shareholders Meeting, Robert J. Rayo was named President of Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. - October 18, 2016 - Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc.
GBS Partners with Teladoc for Telehealth Services
Group Benefit Services (GBS) announces their partnership with Teladoc, Inc. - October 10, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Prestar Inspection Services Announces Name Change
Insurance Appraisal Company Changes Name to Align with Growing Offerings - September 29, 2016 - Prestar Services
Morrison Investigations Makes "Best Of Dallas" List for Private Investigators
Morrison Investigations, a Dallas Fort Worth based investigation company, was named one of the 19 best private investigation companies in Dallas by Expertise. More than 250 firms were reviewed as part of Expertise's research. Morrison Investigations is an all female investigation team based in... - September 21, 2016 - Morrison Investigations
GBS Earns Ranking as a 2016 “Fastest Growing Privately Held Company” by Inc. 5000
GBS announces that Inc. 5000 has ranked GBS number 2,393 in their list of America’s fastest growing, privately held companies. - September 12, 2016 - Group Benefit Services, 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... - September 10, 2016 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
EPIX Solutions Benefits Administration System Now Fully Integrated with Health Plan of Nevada & Sierra Health and Life
EPIX Solutions is pleased to announce the completion of the interface between the EPIX Xchange and Health Plan of Nevada (HPN) & Sierra Health and Life’s (SHL) group health insurance enrollment system for employers in Nevada. “After testing and validating the data connection between... - August 26, 2016 - EPIX Solutions, LLC
MediConnect Emerges as Consumer-Facing Brand for GS National Insurance
GS National Insurance has launched a new consumer-facing division, MediConnect, to meet individuals' insurance needs. - August 23, 2016 - MediConnect
Employee Benefits Industry Veteran Mark Leeds Joins ProHCM
Human Capital Management Technology and Services Company Welcomes New Executive Vice President - August 18, 2016 - ProHCM Holdings, LLC
Roundstone Honored at 2016 US Captive Services Awards
Roundstone named Highly Commended Employee Benefits Consultant at US Captive Services Awards. - August 11, 2016 - Roundstone Management, Ltd.
TruInject Founder Gabrielle Rios Receives Nomination for Innovator of the Year from the Orange County Business Journal
TruInject Medical Corp™ is pleased to announce the nomination of Innovator of the Year by the Orange County Business Journal. - August 09, 2016 - Truinject Medical Corp.
Veterinarians Key to Higher Use of Pet Health Insurance
The North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA), in conjunction with Lieberman Research Worldwide and John Volk, senior consultant, Brakke Consulting, recently completed a major two-part market research study. After first querying pet owners about pet health insurance, NAPHIA then surveyed veterinary practitioners on the insights gained from the pet owner research. - August 08, 2016 - NAPHIA - North American Pet Health Insurance Association
ProHCM Holdings, LLC Launches New Model of a National Human Capital Management Technology and Services Center
New model leverages marketing leading technologies to help employers simplify HR while empowering employees. - August 01, 2016 - ProHCM Holdings, LLC
Roundstone Makes the Shortlist for US Captive Services Awards
Roundstone is shortlisted in four categories for the US Captive Services Awards to be held on August 8, 2016. - July 14, 2016 - Roundstone Management, Ltd.
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
Bearence Management Group and AERO Risk Management Announce Strategic Partnership
Bearence Management Group and AERO Risk Management have formed a strategic partnership, providing clients of both firms with access to expanded risk management and insurance placement capabilities. In conjunction with the agreement, AERO’s highly specialized aviation risk and insurance... - June 03, 2016 - AERO Risk Management
Roundstone Underwrites Provider-Sponsored Health Plan
Roundstone will provide insurance services for the Southeast First Option Health Plan, a provider-sponsored plan based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. - April 20, 2016 - Roundstone Management, Ltd.
Binger Financial Services, LLC Forms Strategic Alliance with Aon Cornerstone
Binger Financial Services, LLC today announced its new partnership with Aon Cornerstone, a business unit of Aon plc (NYSE: AON) that fosters strategic alliances with minority business enterprises (MBEs). Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Binger Financial is a minority-owned firm with extensive... - April 06, 2016 - Binger Financial Services, LLC
Patient Safety Awareness Week at Center Stage for ICBioethics
"Improving patient safety must be more than monitoring to be sure medical errors are avoided. It must become part of an overall healthcare ethic within the organization." -- Dr. Kathy Detar Gennuso - March 12, 2016 - Institute of Consultative Bioethics
Car Rental Insurance Product Changes for 2016
Status Global Insurance have just announced Car Rental Insurance product changes for 2016. - March 10, 2016 - Status Global Insurance
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
Rand Paul's Obamacare Replacement
Insurance Processing Corporation (IPC) enrolled America’s 1st tax-free Health Savings Account (HSA). The tax-free HSA is the center-piece of Republican Healthcare Reform. In 2016, IPC is adding low-cost Short-Term-Medical (STM) to the product offerings. IPC expanded its web presence with a consumer blog entitled CRUZforVP.com. The blog’s analysis includes Presidential candidates’ healthcare reforms. IPC's informed opinion rates Rand Paul’s reforms the best. - December 28, 2015 - Insurance Processing Corporation
National Benefit Builders, Inc. (NBBI) Reaches $750,000,000.00 in Confirmed Savings Through It's Americas Drug Card Program
National Benefit Builders has saved consumers $750,000,000 through it's discount prescription program. - December 21, 2015 - National Benefit Builders, Inc.
Legal & General America to Deploy SuranceBay Solutions to Streamline New Business
Legal & General America has chosen the new state-of-the-art application, SureNB™, to streamline and automate new business procurement. Developed by leading insurance software provider, SuranceBay, SureNB™ is a multi-carrier quoting and electronic application solution that enables companies to improve sales, lower costs, increase placement ratios, and provide better satisfaction to distributors and clients. - December 16, 2015 - SuranceBay
Two Physician Groups Merge, Creating Largest Primary Care Network in Denver Metro
Physician Health Partners is pleased to introduce PHPprime, the largest primary care provider network in the Denver metro area serving over 350,000 Coloradans. - November 24, 2015 - Physician Health Partners
Farmers Insurance of Flemington to Sponsor CEA Turkey Trot
Farmers Insurance Company of Flemington, a leading Property & Casualty insurance carrier based locally in Hunterdon County, announced they will be a Finish Line Sponsor for the 2015 CEA Turkey Trot 5k run / 2k fitness walk. The Turkey Trot is a fundraising event for the Center for Educational... - November 05, 2015 - Farmers Insurance Company of Flemington
Better Medicare Alliance Hires Capitol Hill Veteran to Lead Communications
The Better Medicare Alliance (BMA), a leading advocacy coalition dedicated to supporting and strengthening the Medicare Advantage program, announced it has hired Adjoa Adofo as Communications Director. - November 04, 2015 - Better Medicare Alliance
AOA, AANP, AND NMA Join Better Medicare Alliance
Coalition Grows to 31 Organizations in Support of Medicare Advantage; Adds Local, State Health and Business Groups Twelve more organizations including representatives of nurse practitioners, osteopathic physicians, and African American physicians have joined the Better Medicare Alliance (BMA), a... - November 04, 2015 - Better Medicare Alliance
New Car Hire Excess Insurance for EU Residents from Status Global Insurance
Status Global Insurance have launched a new car hire excess insurance in partnership with Voyager insurance. - November 04, 2015 - Status Global Insurance
GBS Appoints Magally Santos as Reinsurance Claims Specialist
GBS is pleased to announce that Magally Santos has been appointed as the GBS Reinsurance Claims Specialist. - November 03, 2015 - Group Benefit Services, Inc.
Roundstone Launches Voluntary Benefits Program
Roundstone offers captive designed to help close the gap between a high deductible health plan and amounts owed to health care providers. - October 23, 2015 - Roundstone Management, Ltd.