The Texas Association of Health Underwriters (TAHU) will be hosting its 15th Annual Day at the Capitol on March 2, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Austin. The event will provide agents the opportunity to network and discuss client issues with other agents and legislators.
Agents will attend a panel discussion featuring political blogger from [...]
Rockport Healthcare Group, a national preferred provider organization (PPO) focused exclusively on workers’ compensation, has announced that through a joint collaborative effort, their client, the Houston Independent School District (HISD), has obtained a 1305 Texas Healthcare Network (TX HCN) certificate.
Rockport has certifiable networks that provide coverage for nearly 75% of the entire working population of [...]
Texas Mutual Insurance Company has secured legal victories in two workers’ compensation cases that originated in Oklahoma and Tennessee.
On Jan. 16, 2009, Texas Mutual Insurance received a favorable ruling from U.S. Magistrate Andy Austin. This case involves a worker who was injured in Texas but sought benefits in the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Court, which ultimately [...]
Seventy-three hotels and 34 restaurants in Texas have been awarded the prestigious AAA Four Diamond Rating for the year 2009. San Antonio had the most AAA Four Diamond recognized hotels this year and Dallas had the most restaurants. Lodgings at this level offer an extensive array of amenities combined with a high degree of hospitality, [...]
A judge in Guadalupe County, Texas dismissed a case alleging that Texas Mutual Insurance Company acted in “bad faith” in a workers’ compensation case involving a pre-existing medical condition.
District Court Judge W.C. Kirkendall sided with Texas Mutual in ruling that Texas Mutual established a reasonable basis for its decisions in handling the workers’ compensation claim [...]
Texas Mutual Insurance Company won a substantial victory Nov. 13 in a Texas appeals court case challenging an abusive pattern of questionable hospital bills for injured workers covered by workers’ compensation insurance.
The Austin Court of Appeals overturned a Travis County District Court ruling about the interpretation of a Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation guideline dealing [...]
Arcadian Health Plan, Inc., announced today the debut of their Medicare Advantage health plans for select counties in California, Missouri, New Hampshire and Virginia, as well as continued expansion into existing markets including Maine and Texas. Its sister organizations and corresponding affiliates also continue expansion in Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. Providing [...]
AssuranceAmerica Corporation announced that John M. Mongelli has joined AssuranceAmerica Corporation as its Senior Vice President of Finance. John will also assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on August 16, following the filing of the company’s June 30, 2009 Quarterly Report. John was formerly the Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of ChoicePoint, Inc.
According [...]
challenging economy and fast-changing marketplace, the accounting industry faces significant change in the way it promotes products and services. To address this challenge, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Inc. (NASBA) is featuring marketing sessions and special breakfast presentations on social media and business development at its National CPE Expo on September 21-23, [...]
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc, a vertically integrated insurance holding company, announced that it has been named to the Fortune Small Business magazine 2009 ‘FSB 100′ list of ‘America’s fastest-growing small public companies.’ Universal Insurance Holdings ranked #2 on the list, which can be found at the following Web address: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb100/2009/full_list
According to Fortune Small Business, the [...]
