August 30, 2013
Terri Chester joined NFP Property and Casualty (NFP P&C) as commercial lines vice president. Chester will be based out of Scottsdale, Ariz. At NFP P&C, Chester’s responsibilities include strategic planning and implementation, leadership development, team formation, training and recruitment and …
August 30, 2013
AssuredPartners Inc. has completed the acquisition of Golseth & Gregson Insurance Services (dba GBP Risk Solutions), an independent insurance agency based in Arizona. GBP Risk Solutions offers large commercial insurance, personal commercial insurance, group employee benefits, individual life and health …
August 30, 2013
Eden Autism Services’ modern school and clinic sits in the midst of retail, research, office buildings and farmland in suburban New Jersey, a short drive from nearby neighborhoods and schools. It’s central in the community – much as the nonprofit …
August 30, 2013
Residents of coastal Mississippi are holding events in remembrance of Hurricane Katrina, the massive storm that struck on Aug. 29, 2005. The observances began Thursday on the Biloxi Town Green on U.S. Highway 90 followed by the opening of the …
August 30, 2013
More than two dozen body shops are asking a Mississippi court to block an insurance company’s program that would change the way they find auto parts. The Mississippi Collision Repair Association and the body shops filed a lawsuit Wednesday in …
August 30, 2013
The National Football League agreed to pay $765 million to settle thousands of lawsuits over players concussions in a deal that provides individual awards and medical monitoring, according to court filings. The settlement will compensate more than 5,000 ex-players for …
August 30, 2013
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. told investors on Thursday that it could provide up to $50 million in low-interest loans or other types of payments to Bangladesh factory owners for building improvements. The money is part of the more than $100 million …
August 30, 2013
Workers in one state office plan to go to as many tailgating events this fall as possible as college football season gets started, but they aren’t going for fun. Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division investigators will be working to deter …
August 30, 2013
Predictions of sharp increases in health-insurance premiums for people getting coverage under the U.S. Affordable Care Act have been overstated and many states will see little to no change, researchers at Rand Corp. found. Out-of-pocket premiums for most individuals who …
August 30, 2013
As health care costs rise in Florida, insurers and hospitals vested in the success of the Affordable Care Act, are coming up with new ways to cut costs from buying services in bulk and piloting programs to lowering hospital readmission …