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New York State Psychiatric Association Files Suit Against UnitedHealth

The New York State Psychiatric Association and consumers with health insurance from UnitedHealth Group Inc on Monday sued the company over mental health benefits, saying it had not provided the treatments that federal and state laws require. The suit, which …

AssuredPartners Selects Law Firms to Counsel Clients on Affordable Care Act

AssuredPartners, Inc. and its Employee Benefits Committee for Affordable Care Act Compliance has formed a new partnership with national law firms BakerHostetler and Proskauer to provide Affordable Care Act compliance counsel to clients of AssuredPartners’ platform companies. BakerHostetler and Proskauer …

Iron-Starr Excess Enters Bermuda Healthcare Market

Ironshore Inc. has entered the Bermuda healthcare market and appointed Susan Pateras as senior vice president, Healthcare Practice Leader of Iron-Starr (managing general agent for Ironshore Insurance Ltd.). Iron-Starr will provide insurance protection for a range of clients, including hospitals, …

IronHealth, Medical Mutual Launch Hybrid Medical PL Policy for Hospitals in N.C.

IronHealth, the specialty healthcare unit of Ironshore Inc., has introduced IronMed NC, a hybrid medical professional liability product that will be available through a partnership with Medical Mutual Insurance Company (MMIC) of North Carolina. The new product has been designed …

ACE USA Expands Coverage for Hospitals, Miscellaneous Healthcare Facilities

ACE USA’s Medical Risk & Life Sciences Division has introduced four new coverage endorsements: media event expense, disciplinary proceeding defense, emergency evacuation expense, and patient property damage. The new endorsements are designed to supplement ACE’s current primary hospital and miscellaneous …

Governor Says Pennsylvania Won’t Set Up Own Health Care Exchange

Pennsylvania will not set up its own health care exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act, at least not for now, Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday, putting the state on a course to join others led by Republicans that will …

New Jersey Gov. Christie Vetoes State-Run Health Exchange Bill

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation establishing a state-run health insurance exchange Thursday, blaming the federal government for failing to provide the answers he said he needs to make a fiscally sound decision on the best way to comply …

Health Care Workers’ Comp Claim Severity On the Rise: Aon

Workers’ compensation claim frequency is expected to decrease but claim severity will rise in 2013 for the health care industry, according to a new report. Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, launched its first Health …

AmWINS to Offer Network Security Privacy Liability Program for Hospitals

AmWINS Brokerage of the Carolinas, through its partnership with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS) and Beazley plc, is now offering a data privacy and network security insurance product for hospitals. The product is tailored to hospitals for privacy breaches, …

Cypress Benefit Administrators Adds Captive Health Insurance for Employers

Cypress Benefit Administrators, a national third party administrator (TPA) based in Appleton, Wisc., and with locations in Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb. and Pueblo, Colo., has launched CypressCap group captive insurance option for employers with 50 or more employees. With healthcare …