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Edwards Named Healthcare Practice Leader at Wells Fargo Insurance Services

Chicago-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. named Theresa G. (Terri) Edwards national healthcare industry practice leader. Based in North Carolina, Edwards will report to Keith Burkhardt, executive vice president and regional managing director, Wells Fargo Insurance Services. Edwards will …

Louisiana Worker Insurance Program Valued at Up to $217M

The market value of a state worker health insurance program that Gov. Bobby Jindal is considering privatizing has been pegged between $133 million and $217 million, according to an audit released Aug. 29. The assessment by New Orleans-based Chaffe & …

Sun Life Financial Launches Malpractice Insurance Reimbursement

The Employee Benefits Group division of the U.S. business group of Sun Life Financial, Inc. has launched a malpractice insurance reimbursement rider. The optional rider offers physician group long-term disability customers reimbursement of their malpractice insurance premium payments while they …

EU Court Rules Insurers Cannot Link Risks to Gender

Insurance companies cannot take gender into account when setting premiums and paying out benefits from annuities and retirement savings or accident cover, the European Union’s top court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling by the European Court of Justice could increase …