August 25, 2006
Enrollment in insured HMO benefit plans declined again in 2005, dropping below 1 million, the lowest level since 1985. Premium revenue increases slowed and profitability for HMOs decreased from its peak in 2004. Part One of Minnesota Managed Care Review …
August 24, 2006
As part of its Ease of Doing Business (EODB) initiative, Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance today unveiled GrangeWire Alerts to agents. This opt-in service is an extension of GrangeWire, an e-mail subscription service implemented earlier this year with more than 3,500 …
August 22, 2006
Many auto insurance policies are offered on a 6-month basis, and the rates for those policies can sometimes change when the policy is renewed. To give its customers the advantage of having one policy rate for an entire year, The …
August 22, 2006
John B. Collins Associates, Inc. has opened a new facility to provide help to regional insurers writing umbrella coverage. According to the Collins’ written statement the goal was to help insurers across the United States that are now have competing …
August 21, 2006
‘Dumb driving’ fines “You crash, you pay … your insurance premium is probably going to go up, but what about the penalty being paid by 25,000 drivers who are sitting in traffic waiting for you to get your traffic cleared?” …
August 21, 2006
Golf and Country Clubs First task. Impress the readers. Risk management is a Sisyphean challenge. First task accomplished? Probably not yet. Let me continue. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a deceitful king who was condemned to spend eternity pushing a …
August 21, 2006
$22 million The market value of the 17-acre suburban Chicago home of jailed insurance executive Michael Segal, who was convicted of looting the trust fund of his company, Near North Insurance Brokerage. The court requires the sale of his home …
August 21, 2006
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was a deceitful king who was condemned to spend eternity pushing a giant boulder up a mountain. As Sisyphus approached the peak of the mountain, the rock would elude him and roll back down to the …
August 14, 2006
The police chief in Elk River said an insurance violation was a good enough reason for his officers to lock up a man who was later beaten to death in the Sherburne County jail. A story in the Associated Press …
August 11, 2006
An Elk River, Minnesota man being held at the Sherburne County Jail on a gross misdemeanor traffic violation died after being beaten by another prisoner, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Carl Edward Moyle, 28, had been in jail since Tuesday …