Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for immediate treatment was the emergency room of their local …
People Dallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas announced the promotions of Su Young to assistant vice president and Amy Rosso-Leiker to the position of broker. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as a financial services broker. She specializes in directors and …
Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governor Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change pitted safety and insurance organizations against the …
No one would argue that today’s society is possibly the most litigious in U.S. history. Large jury awards that make headlines only spur on many that otherwise may have backed away from action. The insurance industry, always perceived to have …
Risk mixing and matching with miscellaneous health care facilities Someone once said “change is inevitable,” and in the health care arena that truism rings a bell. It wasn’t so long ago that the only place a person would go for …
Pay increases for most salaried workers will average only 3.5 percent this year and stay at that level through 2007, The Conference Board reports. Pay increases in insurance were slightly higher than projected; diversified service was slightly lower. For the …
News Currents A workers’ compensation insurer does not have a claim against a bankrupt business for unpaid premiums under bankruptcy law, according to the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision that insurers are warning could disrupt the insurance marketplace …
Indian tribes are no longer merely casino entrepreneurs or cigarette wholesalers. In conjunction with America’s largest corporations, Indians are now engaged in real estate development, banking and finance, telecommunications, wholesale and retail trade, tourism—and consequently, insurance. Consider the following: •Most …
Pay increases for most salaried workers will average only 3.5 percent this year and stay at that level through 2007, The Conference Board reports. Pay increases in insurance were slightly higher than projected; diversified service was slightly lower. For the …
Michigan helmet repeal legislation nixed by governor Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill on June 23 that would have repealed the state of Michigan’s 37-year-old mandatory helmet law. The proposed law change pitted safety and insurance organizations against the …
