August 2, 2005
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced he has stopped two Houston companies from making false promises about the benefits consumers can obtain through the health “discount cards” they are peddling. Family Health and Family Care/NAPP agreed to disclose to consumers …
August 2, 2005
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. (MMC) has reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. Consolidated revenues for the quarter increased 2 percent to $3.1 billion. Net income was $166 million, or $.31 per …
August 2, 2005
Venture Insurance Programs has appointed Kim McLaughlin as director of human resources. In this position, McLaughlin is responsible for providing human resources support and advice to company executives and others throughout the organization, and contributing to strategic planning and implementation. …
August 2, 2005
Still trying to convince Congress that medical liability reform is not needed, an anti-tort reform group has reportedly released another in a long line of poorly designed and poorly executed, trial bar-funded “research” reports on the medical malpractice lawsuit industry, …
August 2, 2005
AutoOne Insurance, a division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, announced that, pending regulatory approvals, AutoOne plans to expand its LAD (Limited Assignment Distribution) services to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Idaho, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. …
August 2, 2005
Atlanta-based Ebix Inc., a leading international provider of software services and IT solutions to the insurance industry, reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2005. Ebix’s total revenue rose 31 percent to $6.1 million …
August 2, 2005
Kenneth D. Kirk, regional executive vice president of Brown & Brown Inc., and William A. “Bill” White, president of AAI Inc. d/b/a Alliance Insurance Services, of Canoga Park, California, announced the asset acquisition of Alliance Insurance Services by Brown & …
August 2, 2005
CNA Financial Corporation announced that Michael Smith has joined CNA insurance companies as vice president of its Reading, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pa. branches; and Katherine Fenwick has been appointed underwriting director for the Reading and Philadelphia branches. Smith has almost …
August 2, 2005
Crawford & Company’s Larry Mattingly, senior vice president of Healthcare Management Services, announced that Jose Carmenatti has been named national account executive for the Southwest region of the U.S. Carmenatti has more than 19 years of experience in the sales …
August 1, 2005
Sky Financial Group Inc. announced the acquisition of B.K.M.’s Benefit Design Agency of Ohio Inc., Findlay, Ohio. Benefit Design Agency specializes in the development, implementation and on-going service of employee benefit programs to employers with 20 to 5,000 employees throughout …