Jackson

One Month Left to Apply for SBA’s Disaster Loan; Approved Loans Now Total over $1 Million

July 9th, 2009

The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and non-profit organizations located in Alabama of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damage caused by severe storms and tornadoes that occurred from April 10 through 13, 2009. The deadline to file an application for physical damage is August 10, 2009.
The [...]

CIGNA Joins Effort to Support Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Build in Connecticut

June 27th, 2009

The ABC-TV Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s rebuilding of a home for a Suffield, Conn. family will bring community members together from across the state, united in the goal to help a family in need. Joining this effort is local health service company CIGNA, which will send volunteer employees for worksite cleanup on Monday, June 29, [...]

Priority Health Expands Service Area Through Southern Michigan

June 7th, 2009

Priority Health has expanded the coverage area for its PriorityHMOSM product throughout southern Michigan. Priority Health now serves all of Jackson, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, St. Joseph and Branch counties. In addition, Priority Health expanded its coverage area within Eaton County.
“This addition to our service area represents the fourth expansion of our provider network in less than [...]

Priority Health Expands Service Area Through Southern Michigan

June 6th, 2009

Priority Health has expanded the coverage area for its PriorityHMOSM product throughout southern Michigan. Priority Health now serves all of Jackson, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, St. Joseph and Branch counties. In addition, Priority Health expanded its coverage area within Eaton County.
“This addition to our service area represents the fourth expansion of our provider network in less than [...]

More Than 150 Amputees to Converge on Capitol Hill

February 26th, 2009

On March 10, the Amputee Coalition of America will have more than 150 amputees from across the country in Washington, D.C., urging Congress members to support fair insurance coverage for artificial arms and legs.
“Insurance companies are unrealistically limiting reimbursement of prosthetic arms and legs or summarily electing not to cover them at all,” said Kendra [...]

Compliance 360 Survey Highlights Hospitals’ Primary Concerns Related to CMS RAC Audits

February 11th, 2009

Compliance 360, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) and the most widely used solution in the healthcare industry, today announced the results of a recent survey of hospitals preparing for CMS RAC audits.
The survey of several hundred hospitals conducted in late 2008 found that “holding everyone accountable [...]

Kingsway Announces profit warning, intention to exit or sell non-core lines and reaffirms corporate restructuring plan

February 10th, 2009

(TSX:KFS, NYSE:KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (”Kingsway” or “Company”) announced that it expects to report a material fourth quarter loss due to underwriting losses at its subsidiary Lincoln General Insurance Company (”Lincoln”), impairments to goodwill, further valuation allowance of future tax assets and net realized losses on investments. All amounts contained within this press release [...]

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Increases Cash Dividend & Extends Stock Repurchase Program

January 21st, 2009

On January 20, 2009, the Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per common share payable on February 10, 2009 to shareholders of record on February 2, 2009. The $0.20 per share dividend represents an increase of 5.3 percent from the $0.19 per share dividend paid in each of [...]

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announces cancellation of special meeting of shareholders

January 8th, 2009

Kingsway Financial Services Inc (”Kingsway”) announced today that it has cancelled the special meeting of shareholders called for February 10, 2009 as a result of the settlement with Mr. Joseph Stilwell and his associates (the “Stilwell Group”) of the matters giving rise to the requisition for the meeting
The settlement involves the appointment to the Kingsway [...]

FCCI Purchases Brierfield Insurance Company

January 7th, 2009

FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI), a Sarasota-based commercial property and casualty insurer writing in excess of $500 million written premium in 14 states, has purchased Mississippi Insurance Managers and, as a result, owns the remaining 20 percent of Brierfield Insurance Company, a P&C carrier with offices in Jackson, MS. FCCI has owned 80 percent of the [...]