HealthEdge, provider of the only modern, enterprise-class software platform for healthcare payors, announced that Tacoma-based BenefitMD has selected the HealthRules product suite as their next-generation claims and benefit administration, business intelligence, and portal platform. The HealthRules software will be used to power the next phase of BenefitMD’s rapid business growth.
What makes HealthRules different from any [...]

GlobalBridge,a Minneapolis-based provider of separately managed accounts for trust banks and wealth advisors, announced the selection of Pelorus Advisors as its exclusive provider of hedge fund operational due diligence.
Kelly Coughlin, CEO of GlobalBridge said, “Operational transparency and hedge funds are two terms we seldom see together. GlobalBridge has always insisted on full operations [...]

enkins Insurance Group, a Leavitt Group affiliated agency, is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott W. Reynolds as a Vice President. Scott will lead Jenkins’ new Energy Practice with a focus on the Renewable Energy industry.
Reynolds has been in the insurance industry for 28 years with extensive experience in the Energy field. He was [...]

After thorough review of multiple agency management platforms, AgencyWorks receives a formal endorsement from National Brokerage Consortium (NBC) as the common platform of choice for all NBC members.
According to NBC Secretary Pete Caneer, “In world, insurance companies are looking for efficiencies from the national marketing organizations (NMOs) they deal with. If an NMO adopts a [...]

The Allstate Corporation will conduct a conference call at 9 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) , Aug. 6, 2009 to discuss second quarter 2009 earnings. The company will issue a news release announcing results the day before on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009 at or after 4:05 p.m. ET. In addition, the company plans to file [...]

Extend Health announced that Richard Wheeler, former managing partner of Prescription Benefits, Inc., and Cathy Donahoe, former Director of Human Resources at Omniture, Inc., are joining Extend Health’s executive management team. Mr. Wheeler joins Extend Health as Senior Vice President for Public Sector Accounts. Ms. Donahoe joins as Vice President of Human Resources. Commenting on [...]

Health Net of the Northeast, Inc., a subsidiary of Health Net, Inc. announced that the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded an accreditation status of “Excellent” for service and clinical quality for Health Net of the Northeast’s commercial line of HMO and POS products in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The accreditation [...]

Eight members from St. Louis area Boys & Girls Clubs will experience a once-in-a-lifetime moment as they take to the field with eight of the biggest sluggers in Major League Baseball during the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby on Monday, July 13 at Busch Stadium for a chance to win $50,000 for a teen [...]

AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to its Board as independent directors. Both will serve as Class II Directors.
Michael Butt, Chairman of AXIS Capital, said: “We are delighted to welcome Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller to AXIS Capital’s Board of Directors. [...]

Health Net Federal Services, LLC, the government operations division of Health Net, Inc. released the following statement today in response to the Department of Defense’s release of the TRICARE contract awards:
“Health Net Federal Services is disappointed not to be selected by TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) for the Managed Care Support Contractor in the TRICARE North [...]