A new American Medical Association report finds a steep decline in competition in the nation’s health insurance markets. “The remarkable reduction in the number of competing health plans is troubling for doctors and patients, as competition drives innovation and efficiency …
The Iroquois Group recently announced that Arthur Taibe has joined as a regional manager to serve member agents in New York state. Taibe has held various sales, marketing and branch management positions in New York. The Iroquois Group is a …
Safety Insurance in Boston, Mass. has appointed Ann McKeown to the position of director of its Massachusetts auto insurance underwriting. McKeown brings 16 years of insurance experience to her new position, having joined Safety Insurance in 1989. She was promoted …
The federal government could learn a thing or two from the Delaware- Maryland-Virginia area poultry industry about how to prepare for an outbreak of avian flu, according to the Delmarva industry officials. In a meeting called by U.S. Rep. Michael …
A number of nightclubs have received extensions on the July 1 deadline for installing sprinklers. Sprinklers and fire alarms are required at many nightclubs in an upgrade of the state fire code following the 2003 Station nightclub fire that killed …
Claiming the verdict involved a series of “broken promises by the state which resulted in a flawed trial and an erroneous verdict,” three defendants in the Rhode Island lead pigment case have asked the court to enter a judgment in …
Making good on his warning, Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri officially acted to remove two directors from the board of directors of the Beacon Mutual Insurance Company after the steps taken by management fell short of what he demanded. …
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will begin a series of 13 public meetings over the next seven weeks to discuss the issue of uninsured Indiana residents. The meetings will begin the first week of May with sessions in …
Shares of Allstate Corp. rose Wednesday, after the insurance company outlined first-quarter performance and issued a strong outlook for the rest of the year. Stock of the Northbrook, Ill.-based company rose $3.08, or 5.9 percent, to $55.03 in late trading …
A small agents’ association, Associated Agencies, based in Aberdeen, N.C., has been acquired by the Professional Insurance Agents of North Carolina. Associated Agencies was formed in the 1980s by Jimmy McElreath. “Associated Agencies members will now have full access to …
