Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler has ordered Regence BlueShield to stop illegally denying insurance to children. Last week, the company had announced it was going to stop selling insurance to children. “Regence is in clear violation of state law that …
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced that a jury returned a jury verdict in the amount of $257,679,500 against Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson for violating the state’s Medical Assistance Programs Integrity Law (MAPIL). The …
Kansas City, Mo.-based insurance broker, Lockton Companies, has expanded its employee benefits practice in San Antonio, Texas, with the addition of registered dietitian and well known television personality Heather King. Heather’s broad experience and background in nutrition, healthcare and wellness …
Three insurance producer groups have joined forces to form the Texas Coalition of Health Insurance Agents to monitor, respond to and communicate on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPACA) in Texas. Coalition members include …
Federal officials say Illinois, Nebraska and the Dakotas will each be getting $1 million to help the states establish a health insurance exchange. The exchanges, created by the federal Affordable Care Act, are meant to be one-stop shopping where people …
Principal Financial Group Inc., an insurance, retirement and financial services company, said it is getting out of the health insurance business. It said the move will eliminate 150 jobs initially and more later. Principal’s health insurance division employs 1,500 workers …
The Illinois Department of Insurance has entered an order prohibiting AIM Health Plans Inc., CEO Clubs Inc. (a/k/a Chief Executive Officers Club), Insurance Resource Group Inc., Integrated Insurance Marketing Inc., Gary L. Karns, Jr. and Louis R. De Luca (“Respondents”) …
A consumer group says more than 1 million Illinois residents will be eligible for tax credits to offset the cost of health insurance starting in 2014. Families USA released the estimate in a report on how the new national health …
The Illinois Department of Insurance is reminding Illinois families and employers that significant new health insurance benefits and protections become effective Sept. 23, 2010. The changes — a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) signed …
Petersen International Underwriters announces a new option for waiver of the Coinsurance charges on the International Major Medical, USAway International Major Medical and Yacht Medical plans. Traditionally there is an 80/20 coinsurance of the next $5,000 of expenses following an …
