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New Long Term Care Insurance Claims Protections Begun in Oregon
Long term care insurance policyholders in Oregon gain new protection. Insurers paid nearly $7 billion in claims last year according to American Association for Long Term Care Insurance. - July 13, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Long Term Care Insurance Association Adds to Consumer Video Library
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance has added new educational videos focused on long term care insurance to the organization’s Consumer Learning Center. - July 12, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Restructures Organization to Align with Regional Strategies
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. is announcing their regional market strategy by formalizing a regional office structure which will position the company to enhance their national footprint and business partner relationships. Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) offers a national wholesale binding... - July 12, 2012 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Partners with Glencar Underwriting Managers for Workers Comp, General Liability and Auto Program Designed for Niche Business
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has been appointed by Glencar Underwriting Managers to offer a program in Workers’ Compensation, General Liability and Auto coverage. Appalachian Underwriters is a licensed national Managing General Agency, and Glencar Underwriting Managers, Inc. is a... - July 12, 2012 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
PeopleSurance Announces Coverage Matters 2.0 Insurance Forum
PeopleSurance releases an update to Coverage Matters with an insurance forum allowing users to post topics related to life insurance, health insurance, and group insurance and receive advice from insurance professionals. - July 11, 2012 - PeopleSurance
Medicare Second Payer Act Will be Topic at Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
“Medicare Secondary Payer Act 101: The Reader’s Digest Version” will be presented during the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott. - July 11, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
McGrath Insurance Group Brings Distractology 101™ Tour to Central Mass
Mobile Classroom and High-Tech Driving Simulations Give Teens and Other New Drivers Real-Life Lessons on Distracted Driving - July 11, 2012 - McGrath Insurance Group
Long-Term Care Insurance Association Consumer Ad Set for September
The long term care insurance industry trade association has announced the latest consumer awareness campaign to heighten awareness for affordable long term care planning. - July 11, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Pacific West Capital Group to Host Seminars in San Diego
Pacific West Capital Group announces life settlement market seminars. - July 11, 2012 - Pacific West Capital Group
Panel Will Discuss Challenges Facing PEOs During Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
A session at the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference will focus on how a PEO can save money, improve losses and be more efficient through proven risk management practices. - July 08, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Trends in Medicare Set-Asides and Workers’ Compensation at Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
The presentation “Seeing the Forest Through the Trees: MSA/LMSA Trends” at the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott will offer guidance in that area. - July 07, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Retirement-Toolbox LLC Releases New Video: Tax-Free Retirement Plans
Enjoy the Magic and Power of Tax-Free compounding and Easy Access to Your Money When You Need It, Income Tax-Free and Penalty Free. - July 05, 2012 - Retirement-Toolbox LLC
Corporate Benefits Network Publishes White Paper on Healthcare Reform for Businesses
Marsha Pfeffer, Managing Director of Corporate Benefits Network, has published a White Paper explaining what U.S. Healthcare Reform will mean to American business owners and their employees. - July 05, 2012 - Corporate Benefits Network
Incomeprotectionquotes.co.za Now Offers Quick and Easy Salary Protection to South Africans
Incomeprotectionquotes.co.za offers an easy way for people to purchase income protection insurance via its website, the company announced today. - July 05, 2012 - Income Protection Insurance
PIPCO Affiliates with Imperial PFS to Offer Premium Financing for Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has affiliated with Imperial PFS (IPFS) to provide premium financing through Premium Installment Plan Company (PIPCO). PIPCO is an AUI brand and has been offering premium financing since 2005. Through PIPCO and Imperial PFS, AUI will be able to offer creative... - July 04, 2012 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
"The Art of Self-Insurance" Will be Topic at Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Three national workers’ compensation experts will discuss “The Art of Self-Insurance” during the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott. - July 03, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Study Reveals Worst Motorcycle Drivers by State
The states which have the most motorcycle fatalities are highlighted with the southern states Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky being the top three. - July 01, 2012 - InsuranceProviders.com
Liberty Mutual, Joe Paduda Offer "Center for Excellence" at Work Comp Conference
“The Center for Excellence: The Study of Medical Cost Drivers in Workers’ Compensation” will be held in conjunction with the annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference August 19 to 23 in Orlando. - July 01, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
PeopleSurance Announces New York Health and Life Insurance Marketplace
PeopleSurance announces the addition of New York to the growing list of states in the PeopleSurance online health and life insurance marketplace. - June 30, 2012 - PeopleSurance
NCCI’s Legislative Priorities for PEOs is Topic at Work Comp Educational Conference
Three industry experts will discuss “NCCI’s Legislative Priorities for the PEO Industry” at the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott. - June 30, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
LTC Tree Study Finds Mac Users Buy More Long Term Care Insurance, Too
An article this week in the Wall Street Journal reveals that users of Apple’s Macintosh computers who visit travel site Orbitz spend an average of $30 more per night on hotels than their Microsoft Windows PC counterparts. With higher per-capita income and different buying patterns, a new study indicates that Macintosh computer users also purchase bigger Long-Term Care Insurance policies, and more often. - June 29, 2012 - LTC Tree
Preeminent Surety Bond Broker Launches Online Storefront
Suretybond.com has partnered with Suretegrity® to launch an unprecedented online Surety Bond storefront. - June 29, 2012 - Suretegrity
Mandatory Insurer Reporting to be Topic at Workers' Compensation Educational Conference
“The Eye in the Sky: Mandatory Insurance Reporting” will be offered during the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott. - June 29, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Long Term Care Insurance Consumer Education Videos Announced
Two new consumer educational videos focused on long term care insurance information have been made available from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - June 29, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Hires Mel Whitener as New Marketing Representative for North Carolina
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. (AUI) has hired a new marketing representative, Mel Whitener, for the North Carolina territory. As a lifelong resident of North Carolina and a current resident of Lincolnton, Mel is familiar with the territory and the independent agent base in the state. Mel has... - June 29, 2012 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
The Deley Group Opens Insurance Office in Edina
The Deley Group has opened its Edina, Minnesota location. Servicing, the State of Minnesota including Minneapolis, St.Paul, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Burnsville, Cloquet, Duluth, Edina, Eden Prairie, Inver Grove, Inver Grove Heights, North Oaks, Maple Grove, New Brighton, Plymouth, Woodbury and Stillwater. They offer American Income Life's products and services. - June 28, 2012 - The Deley Group
Bill Duggins, CFP®, CPA, AIF® Once Again Receives Orange Coast Magazine's Five Star Wealth Manager Award
Bill Duggins, CFP®, CPA, AIF®, founder of Duggins Financial, an independent boutique firm specializing in investment management for private clients and retirement plan consulting to corporations, has been listed in the April 2012 issue of Orange Coast magazine as a Five Star Wealth Manager. - June 28, 2012 - Duggins Financial
Home Health Care Costs Remain Level Reports Long Term Care Insurance Association
The hourly cost for home health care services remained level across the nation reports the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. Majority of policyholders receive benefits for home health care. - June 28, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Death of Long Term Care Insurance Industry? LTC Tree Launches LTC Summer Series on Why That's Not the Case.
Three major insurance giants have exited the individual Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) market in the past 24 months, and many in the media have begun to speculate that the industry is on life support. As Twain once mused after his obituary was prematurely published in a New York newspaper, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” LTC Tree gives the rational side of why LTCI is here to stay in a new LTC Summer Series featured on its website. - June 27, 2012 - LTC Tree
Motorcycle Accidents/Fatalities on the Rise as Revealed in New Study
Over a seven year period, the yearly number of motorcycle deaths increased from 3,000 to 5,000 in the last decade. Safety gear and helmets in particular have been proven to help prevent injury and death to riders. - June 27, 2012 - InsuranceProviders.com
Reopening of Altig -- Office to Serve Minneapolis
Altig-Orlovic has reopened its downtown Minneapolis office located at 2021 Hennepin Ave E. Suite 300 and plans to appoint 30 individuals to sales positions in order to offer American Income Life Insurance Company products in the area. “Our goal is to provide affordable benefits to as many... - June 27, 2012 - Altig - American Income Life Insurance Company
Long Term Care Insurance Association Posts National Conference Program
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance has posted the program for the national LTC Insurance Summit, the industry's leading conference. - June 25, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Most Long Term Care Insurance Buyers Between Ages 45 - 64
The vast majority of individual Americans now purchasing long term care insurance are between the ages of 45 and 64 according to a new report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. - June 23, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Satori World Medical to Exhibit at 2012 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Conference in Atlanta, GA
Satori World Medical to showcase medical travel benefit as an approach to lowering employer healthcare costs - June 23, 2012 - Satori World Medical
Medicare Set-Asides Will be Topic at Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
The relationship between workers’ compensation and Medicare has become increasingly intertwined and complex. Three national workers’ compensation experts will lead a one-hour session on “Workers’ Compensation Medicare Set-Asides” during the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott. - June 22, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Nation's Top Long Term Care Insurance Producers Announced
The American Association for Long Term Care Insurance announced the nation's top long term care insurance producers. - June 21, 2012 - American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
Evershore Financial Group Supports Advisors, Graciously Gives to Lakeside Behavioral Health
Evershore Financial Group sets the standard on how companies should support their employees by sponsoring a golf tournament to benefit Lakeside Behavioral Health. - June 21, 2012 - Evershore Financial Group
PeopleSurance Announces Online Life Insurance Marketplace
PeopleSurance announces a new online marketplace for term life insurance allowing consumers to review term life insurance from several life insurance companies. - June 21, 2012 - PeopleSurance
Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. Names Jeff Hensley as Vice President of Program Management & Business Development
Appalachian Underwriters Inc. (AUI) announces that Jeff Hensley has assumed the role of vice president of program management & business development for Appalachian Underwriters. Jeff will be based out of the corporate office in Oak Ridge, TN. This new position will be responsible for working... - June 20, 2012 - Appalachian Underwriters, Inc.
Insurance Experts Will Discuss Emerging Exposures at Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Three national workers’ compensation experts will discuss the most significant emerging exposures in the workers’ compensation arena August 19-23 at the Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference in Orlando. - June 17, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Senior Health Direct Offers Help Online with Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans and Rates
Online assistance to help Medicare eligible clients and those coming into the age of Medicare eligibility decipher Medicare Supplement Insurance. - June 17, 2012 - Senior Health Direct
First Rehab Life Launches Employee Benefits Without Enrollments
New Suite of “BaseLine” Products makes Group Insurance easy for Insurance Brokers and small Employers alike. - June 15, 2012 - ShelterPoint
Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference Offers Expanded Multi-State Program
For the 2012 WCEC, set for August 19-23 at the Orlando World Center Marriott, the popular “Breakout on Multi-State Workers’ Compensation Laws” has been expanded to include more states. - June 14, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
Panel Will Discuss Proven Risk Management Techniques for Temporary Staffing Companies and PEOs During Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
It’s always something in the world of temporary staffing firms. New—and old—problems can suddenly appear and reappear. Attendees at the August 19-23 Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference at the Orlando World Center Marriott will learn how to lessen the element of... - June 13, 2012 - AIC Underwriters
How to Become a Successful Motor Trader
Plan Insurance summarises and offers guidance for anyone considering establishing a motor trade business. It’s important to look at more than just the cost of motor trade insurance. - June 12, 2012 - Trade Plan Insurance
Insurance Information Institute’s Bob Hartwig and NCCI’s Jeff Eddinger to Present at WCEC
Two of workers’ compensation’s best-known experts once again “tell it like it is” at the 67th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference August 19 to 23 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. - June 12, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
SIIA Statement on Pending U.S. Supreme Court Ruling - PPACA
The United States Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling before the end of the month regarding a legal challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). When the ruling is announced there is certain to be a flurry of statements coming from stakeholder groups, political... - June 11, 2012 - Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc.
LeadsToInsure.com Helps Insurance Agents Connect with Quality Prospects
Newest insurance lead generation technology gives insurance agents access to multiple insurance leads including auto, home, life, health, LTC, and annuity. - June 10, 2012 - Leads To Insure
Employee Involvement in Workers’ Compensation Will be Topic at Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference
Three work comp experts will discuss the importance of involving employees in helping to manage workers’ compensation programs during the Aug. 19-23 WCEC. - June 10, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute
"Ask the Regulator" Debuts at 2012 Work Comp Educational Conference
Attendees at the 67th annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference (WCEC) will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with regulators from eight states during the Aug. 19 to 23 gathering in Orlando. The conference and the Southern Association of Workers' Compensation... - June 08, 2012 - Workers Compensation Institute