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KLKN
April 25, 2018
Posted By: Bayley Bischof Channel 8 Eyewitness News. Having food on the table isn't a guarantee for all Lincoln families, but with the help of BlueCross BlueShield Nebraska, two Lincoln non-profits will be able to do more to feed Lincoln's hungry. The insurance company awarded two $7,500 grants to the Center for PeopleÃâà...
Lansing State Journal
April 25, 2018
Pets can be another issue, and different insurance companies handle this area in different ways. For instance, some companies may not enforce breed restrictions, but could have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to dog bites. Should that happen, the dog must be removed from the home or yourÃâà...
Insurance Journal
April 25, 2018
The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued updated disaster response and recovery plan requirements for all insurance companies licensed to conduct business in New York state. It issued these updated requirements in light of disasters that may occur outside of New York, such asÃâà...
Foster's Daily Democrat
April 25, 2018
As an ex-claims executive for a large insurance company I read with great interest the piece that was done on insurance companies and suppressed labor rates. I can assure the consumers of New Hampshire that the issue of insurance companies trying to undermine such shops economically has becomeÃâà...
KKTV 11 News
April 24, 2018
Since it happened a few weeks ago, Louise Holler can't drive her truck because it has over $5,000 worth of damage. The insurance company that represents the city denied her claim. They say it falls under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act. The insurance company says the city of Pueblo would notÃâà...
OzarksFirst.com
April 24, 2018
VIOLA, Ark. — A Viola woman is accused of taking money meant for an insurance company she worked for. 33-year-old Amy Baker was charged April 19 with Fraudulent Insurance Acts, a class D felony. Court documents in the case state Baker worked for a Fulton County branch of Farm Bureau insurance,Ãâà...
Digital Trends
April 23, 2018
Insurance companies need to start thinking on how to partner with these technology companies and to think about how they want to position product offerings and discounts as these technologies become more mainstream and reduce the frequency of accidents. Most insurers are taking a wait-and-seeÃâà...
Markets Insider
April 2, 2018
WATERLOO, ON, April 2, 2018 /CNW/ - Economical Insurance has announced that its 146th Annual Meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 7, 2018, in the Ballroom of the Bingemans Conference Centre, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive in Kitchener, ON. The company's 2018 management proxyÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
April 2, 2018
The Montecito mudslide generated more than $421 million in insurance claims, according to the state Department of Insurance. (Matt Udkow / Santa Barbara County Fire Department / Associated Press). Residents, business owners and others have filed more than $421 million in insurance claims as aÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
April 2, 2018
Eric Greitens' desk would limit how much money insurance companies would have to pay after accidents. April 2, 2018, at 2:53 p.m.. Missouri Measure ... If Greitens signs the bill, the driver's insurance company could not be obligated to pay more money than whatever is listed in its policy contract. The funds could be handedÃâà...
Virgin Islands Daily News
April 2, 2018
Residents whose homes were damaged by the September hurricanes are filing lawsuits in U.S. District Court against various insurance companies, claiming their efforts to receive payouts are going ignored. Homeowners with so-called “force-placed insurance” through Scotiabank who say the bank hasÃâà...
WTHITV.com
April 2, 2018
On Monday, fire investigators and insurance companies were on site to look things over. ... We have a great insurance company, we're clicking down the to-do list in order and taking questions answers, and making sure all of our people and all of our customers are taken care of...and they're our numberÃâà...
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
April 2, 2018
A bill on Gov. Eric Greitens' desk would limit how much money insurance companies would have to pay after accidents. The proposal, approved by both the Missouri House and Senate, would affect cases where multiple people are owed money from an insurance company, such as after a car accident inÃâà...
Herald-Mail Media
April 1, 2018
PA Fire Recovery Service of Macungie, Pa. also sent invoices for the same amount — $887.50 — to the insurance companies of the other two drivers involved ... Shawn Meder, president of PA Fire Recovery Service, said the claim in this case was settled in full by the insurance company of the at-fault driver,Ãâà...
Insurance Journal
April 1, 2018
Tokio Marine Group of Companies (including, but not limited to the Philadelphia Insurance Companies, Tokio Marine America, Inc., TMNA Services, LLC and First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In order to remain competitive we must attract, develop, motivate, andÃâà...
whnt.com
April 1, 2018
CULLMAN, Ala. — While the National Weather Service is still determining if a hailstone that was found in Cullman on March 19 is indeed the largest in the state, a company out of Tampa, Florida is already giving it the title. The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) announced this week thatÃâà...
Digital Journal
April 1, 2018
Apr. 1, 2018 / PRZen / ROSLYN, N.Y. -- Insurance companies like Liberty Mutual, Allstate and esurance advertise they make it easy for you to get your car ... Just download the app to your smart phone and when you have a minor fender bender, take some pictures and use the app to send them to your insurance company.
Simply Wall St
April 1, 2018
Increase in profitability and industry-beating performance can be essential considerations in a stock for some investors. In this article, I will take a look at SBI Life Insurance Company Limited's (NSEI:SBILIFE) track record on a high level, to give you some insight into how the company has been performingÃâà...
American Medical Association
March 31, 2018
Payers' prior-authorization (PA) requirements delay treatment, have a negative impact on clinical outcomes and lead patients to abandon treatment, say the results of an AMA survey of 1,000 practicing physicians. There was near-universal consensus (92 percent) among physicians that prior authorizationÃâà...
Cointelegraph
March 31, 2018
Yapian Corp., the operator of twice-hacked crypto exchange Youbit, has been denied their insurance claim of $2.8 mln for last December's hack of an alleged 17 percent of their assets, the Wall Street Journal reported March 29. The mid-December security breach of South Korean Bitcoin (BTC) exchangeÃâà...
Realtor.com News
March 31, 2018
As unfair as it might sound, an insurance company will drop you if you file too many claims. You might think “I pay my premiums, so my insurer should cover me.” But news alert: Insurance companies don't think that way. An insurer will most likely drop your policy if you file more than one claim in a policyÃâà...
NBC4i.com
March 31, 2018
You've seen the ads — just take a photo after a car accident and you will get a quick estimate and a check from your insurance company — but how accurate are those “photo estimates?” Some body shop owners across the country told Inside Edition's Chief Investigative Correspondent Lisa Guerrero thatÃâà...
Lansing State Journal
March 30, 2018
Six insurance companies are headquartered in the Lansing area — Jackson National, Accident Fund Insurance, Delta Dental of Michigan, Auto-Owners Insurance, Farm Bureau ... A handful of student speakers followed Hollern at the mic, playing the part of insurance company employees and consumers.
Law.com
March 30, 2018
Currently, there is a pending case waiting to be heard in the Appellate Division, Second Department, which can alter how cases are currently decided, but even more significantly, it can impact the way insurance companies do business. The no-fault regulations provide that an insurer is required to payÃâà...
The Republic
March 22, 2018
Every time your doctor sends a medical claim to a medical insurance company or care management organization, you will receive an Explanation of ... However, it is important that you review each EOB you receive because neither insurance companies nor health care providers are perfect, and any errorsÃâà...
Simply Wall St
March 22, 2018
In this article, I'm going to take a look at Rosgosstrakh Insurance Company (Public Joint Stock Company)'s (MISX:RGSS) latest ownership structure, a non-fundamental factor which is important, but remains a less discussed subject among investors. A company's ownership structure is often linked to itsÃâà...
NBC Right Now
March 22, 2018
KENNEWICK, WA - Finding purpose after finishing his army career, one Kennewick man found success in starting his own insurance company. Retired Army Specialist Robert Haun knew that whatever he decided to do after finishing his service career, he wanted to put forth the same effort he always strivesÃâà...
Common Dreams
March 21, 2018
Warren, Colleagues Unveil Legislation to Hold Insurance Companies Accountable and Strengthen Consumer Protections ... The bill sets up an ombudsman program to track consumer complaints about insurers, sets limits on insurance company profits to match those private insurers can earn in MedicareÃâà...
Ironton Tribune
March 21, 2018
We know of one patient who was forced to switch from pre-dosed painkiller patches to morphine, when the insurance company stopped covering the patch, even though the morphine has a higher risk of addiction. Another woman with a painful, chronic condition was forced to stop using a non-opioid,Ãâà...
NBC2 News
March 21, 2018
Insurance companies like Anthem and others are refusing to pick up the tab if it isn't an actual emergency. Companies say they are trying to cut down on costly ER visits. Imagine you're sick and visit the emergency room, only later to be told by your insurance company that it wasn't an emergency andÃâà...
Dayton Daily News
March 19, 2018
Insurance companies are scrambling to attract seniors in the Dayton area with soon-to-be discontinued Medicare Advantage plans through Premier Health. ... Now health insurance companies have flooded the region with advertising, trying to solicit the 9,500 people who were with Premier Health and areÃâà...
Macon Daily
March 19, 2018
Ignyta logo The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its holdings in Ignyta Inc (NASDAQ:RXDX) by 16.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,112 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock after buyingÃâà...
Macon Daily
March 19, 2018
Ares Capital logo The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Ares Capital Co. (NASDAQ:ARCC) by 14.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 81,050 shares of the investment managementÃâà...
Macon Daily
March 19, 2018
Acceleron Pharma logo The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Acceleron Pharma Inc (NASDAQ:XLRN) by 17.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 28,990 shares of theÃâà...
The Real Deal Magazine
March 19, 2018
Guardian Life Insurance Company made a $48 million loan secured by One Park Square, an 11-story office building in Doral. Commercial real estate brokerage firm CBRE arranged the financing on the 281,786-square-foot building at 3470 Northwest 82nd Avenue. CBRE said in a press release that itsÃâà...
AlterNet
March 19, 2018
Faced with angry consumers and impending political reforms, the massive corporations that shape the way we pay for medicine are clamoring to preserve their public image, profit margins and political clout -- often by pointing the finger of blame at each other. The poster child for the debate is insulin,Ãâà...
Troy Daily News
March 18, 2018
We know of one patient who was forced to switch from pre-dosed painkiller patches to morphine, when the insurance company stopped covering the patch, even though the morphine has a higher risk of addiction. Another woman with a painful, chronic condition was forced to stop using a non-opioid,Ãâà...
Chron.com
March 17, 2018
The economic aftermath of climate change has heightened liability risks for insurance companies as weather catastrophes such as Hurricane Harvey become ... Insurance company payouts reached about $130 billion in 2017 in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, Irma and other catastrophes, up from about $45Ãâà...
Insurance Journal
March 17, 2018
Selective Insurance Company of America, a Branchville, N.J.-headquartered subsidiary of Selective Insurance Group Inc., has announced several officer ... Through independent agents, the insurance companies offer standard and specialty insurance for commercial and personal risks and flood insuranceÃâà...
A Sweet Life
March 16, 2018
I had heard many stories about insurance companies switching allegiance from Eli Lilly to Novo Nordisk, or Novo Nordisk to Eli Lilly, and figured this letter was related to something similar. You know the drill: corrupt geezers from the pharmaceutical and insurance industries golfing at Mar-a-Lago, makingÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 12, 2018
Blunck, a 32-year-old Sioux Falls music teacher, learned her insurance company was going to cover the special type of focused radiation recommended by her doctor, the Argus Leader reported . That decision came after two rejection letters where Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield called the radiation "notÃâà...
Express.co.uk
March 12, 2018
PENSION WARNING: 'Great danger' over reforms over insurance withdrawal. PENSION FREEDOM benefits are under threat as insurance companies are withdrawing from providing cover for financial advisers giving advice on retirement, it has been revealed. By Darius McQuaid. PUBLISHED: 18:35, Mon,Ãâà...
Economic Times
March 12, 2018
You can first approach the Grievance Redressal Officer (GRO) of the insurance company by filing a written complaint. ... Complaints registered with IRDAI through any of the above modes are forwarded to the insurance company to issue a suitable response to the policyholder within the stipulated time.
BodyShop Business
March 12, 2018
Insurance companies abandoning cars (and their responsibilities) has been going on ever since insurance companies were first formed. This practice is not only considered unethical, it may also violate most state laws and regulations governing insurance practices. But there is a simple and effectiveÃâà...
EMS1.com
March 12, 2018
Anthem, a national health insurance company, has rolled out a controversial ER billing policy in Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, New Hampshire and Kentucky. Several Georgia hospitals sued the insurer after it stopped paying for some imaging tests. In Ohio, as in Missouri, lawmakers are pushing a billÃâà...
Insurance Business
March 12, 2018
"Advances in vehicle technology have made the operation of vehicles, including trucks, safer over time and you would expect that in terms of modernization of the industry," explained Paul Brocklebank, president and CEO of Canal Insurance Company. Yet this in turn has made today's trucks moreÃâà...
Student Loan Hero (blog)
March 12, 2018
Finding the right car insurance company can sound complicated. For example, J.D. Power, a marketing information services company, ranks the best insurance companies every year based on factors such as price, policy offerings, billing, claims, and customer interaction. Trying to compare insuranceÃâà...
OPB News
March 9, 2018
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation says it investigated more than 4,000 insurance complaints last year. They came from people who said their claims were underpaid or who disputed the settlement their insurance offered. Claim denials and delays topped the list of reasons people filed complaintsÃâà...
CML News
March 4, 2018
Take Note: American National Insurance Company (NASDAQ:ANAT) has hit some technical weakness in its momentum, and while it has not broken down all the way through support -- watch the key levels that we discuss below and further, watch the stochastics and technical oscillators for any kind ofÃâà...
Fall River Herald News
March 4, 2018
House 139-14, approved a bill that would require health insurance companies to issue "Explanation of Benefits" (EOB) summaries only directly to the patient even if the patient is not the primary subscriber. Currently, most insurers send the forms to the primary subscriber, regardless of who the patient is.
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