A proposed 11 percent rate increase by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield for Iowa customers who buy their own policies is too high, according to two experts who looked at trends in medical costs and services provided to the …
NAS Insurance Services has expanded its coverage for Home Health Agencies and Nurse Registries. Rates have also been reduced in these select classes. With the transition to electronic medical records, the healthcare industry is facing increased exposure to privacy breaches. …
Dallas-based Lockton Dunning Benefits has acquired Grizzaffi Darby LLC, an employee benefit consulting practice also based in North Texas. Grizzaffi Darby will take the Lockton Dunning Benefits name and will continue serving clients from its current office at 319 West …
Chicago-based Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc. announced it acquired Prestige Professional Plans, a single office, employee benefits insurance brokerage firm located in Dayton, Ohio. The acquisition closed on Dec. 1, 2010. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Serving …
Iowa’s Insurance Commissioner Susan Voss announced that she has made arrangements for unprecedented access to a Jan. 6, 2011, hearing that will be held at the Iowa Insurance Division, 330 Maple Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The topic of the hearing …
Mylan Laboratories Inc. has agreed to pay $65 million to state, federal authorities as a result of an agreement with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott over charges that the firm inaccurately reported drug prices to the Texas Medicaid program. Under …
Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg announced a regulatory settlement with Time Insurance Co., a health insurer headquartered in Milwaukee, that includes a forfeiture of $280,000 for failure to correct previously identified problems with company practices in Wisconsin. In addition, the …
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, who served as governor longer than any Democrat in the state’s history and along the way expanded health insurance access to nearly every state resident, didn’t always play well in the political sandbox to get what …
Petersen International Underwriters has unveiled a new disability insurance program designed specifically for military doctors and dentists. Petersen International Underwriters has found that military professionals are vastly underinsured due to the fact that they are normally paid a bonus income …
Enrollment in Missouri’s health care plan for state workers and retirees has fallen almost 5 percent after the state announced it was making budget-cutting changes that would result in higher out-of-pocket costs for participants. Beginning Jan. 1, the Missouri Consolidated …
