Healthcare In The United States

United America Indemnity Group Goes Live With Duck Creek Technologies’ Policy Administration Solution

July 14th, 2009

Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. a leading provider of software and service solutions for the insurance industry, today announced that United America Indemnity Group, Inc. (”United America”) has implemented Duck Creek’s Policy Administration solution for a number of its Commercial ISO lines products. The PA-based carrier went live within six months with a custom Vacant Property [...]

CIGNA HealthCare Customer Call Centers to Be Open 24/7 Starting 7/24

July 8th, 2009

will become the first national health service company to go 24/7 – responding to U.S. customer service telephone inquiries 24 hours a day, seven days a week for all its medical, dental and pharmacy health employee benefits plans.
In addition, select CIGNA service representatives will proactively monitor Twitter and Web Logs in order to find people [...]

Detroit Area Hospitals Seek $75 Million from United American HealthCare Arising out of its Management of the Liquidated OmniCare HMO

January 15th, 2009

In a lawsuit pending in Wayne County Circuit Court arising out of the demise of the Detroit-based OmniCare, a once-large HMO servicing Medicaid recipients, several major Detroit area hospitals filed a Brief today in support of their claim for $75 Million in damages from United American Healthcare, the former manager of the failed HMO, [...]

Humana Military Healthcare Services Announces Sponsorship of Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl

December 30th, 2008

Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. proudly announces its sponsorship of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. The sixth annual college bowl game recognizes and pays special tribute to active duty and veterans from all branches of the United States Armed Forces with various patriotic events held throughout the [...]

United American Healthcare Corporation Issues Statement on Legal Motion Regarding Stock Repurchase Program

December 9th, 2008

United American Healthcare Corporation, which owns and provides comprehensive healthcare management services to a managed care organization in Tennessee, today issued the following statement regarding a legal motion filed today in Wayne County Circuit Court regarding the Company’s planned stock repurchase program:
As a matter of corporate policy, United American Healthcare Corporation does not address the [...]

Prominent VCs and Entrepreneurs to Be Keynote Speakers at United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 2009 Conference

November 19th, 2008

The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (“USASBE”), the leading non-profit national organization dedicated to training the next generation of entrepreneurs and supporting the vital entrepreneur sector of our nation’s economy, has announced its keynote speaker line-up for its 2009 conference “Advancing Entrepreneurship”.
The keynote speakers will be five prominent venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and [...]

Humana Completes Acquisition of Cariten Healthcare

November 1st, 2008

Humana announced it has completed the purchase of PHP Companies, Inc. (d/b/a Cariten Healthcare) (“Cariten”), from Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health. The transaction has received regulatory approvals from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the United States Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.
The acquisition is not expected [...]

Extend Health Adds Two Executives to Senior Leadership Team

July 14th, 2009

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 [...]

Thomas C. Ramey and Wilhelm Zeller Appointed Independent Directors of AXIS Capital Board

July 14th, 2009

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. [...]

Allied World and JLT Announce New Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability Program in 10 States

July 8th, 2009

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced through its U.S.-based Darwin subsidiary, a new program with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Facilities, Inc. in conjunction with the rollout of Darwin’s nationwide standard market Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) product. JLT will be underwriting on behalf of Darwin on an admitted basis in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, [...]