Employer-based Insurance

Fox Insurance Company Partners with Senior Financial Solutions (SFS) for EGWP Marketing to Employer Groups and Unions

July 8th, 2009

Fox Insurance Company (the Company), a New York-based Medicare Part D provider announced today that it has contracted with Senior Financial Solutions (SFS) to provide sales support for their new EGWP product (employer & union sponsored retiree benefits). This new alliance will provide Fox Insurance Company with additional independent representatives who will market Fox’s products [...]

Sebelius Releases New Report on Benefits of Health Insurance Reform for Women with Breast Cancer

October 24th, 2009

As Americans mark breast cancer awareness month, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius today released a new report, Health Insurance Reform and Breast Cancer: Making the Health Care System Work for Women. The report details how health insurance reform will help women diagnosed with breast cancer and is available now at www.HealthReform.gov.
“Thousands of [...]

UnitedHealthcare by AmeriChoice to Serve Mississippi Children’s Health Insurance Program

June 26th, 2009

UnitedHealthcare by AmeriChoice has been selected by Mississippi’s State and School Employees Health Insurance Management Board to be the state’s partner in its Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
When the new policy begins in January 2010, UnitedHealthcare will be the exclusive health plan for approximately 65,000 children throughout Mississippi who are enrolled in CHIP.
“Particularly in these [...]

Sedgwick CMS Awarded Employer of Choice(R) Recertification

June 8th, 2009

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (Sedgwick CMS) announced today that it has been successfully recertified as an Employer of Choice®. The Employer of Choice designation is granted to public, private or not-for-profit employers that demonstrate effective implementation of best practices in attracting, developing and retaining outstanding people. The certification is for two years rather than [...]

Farmers Insurance Dedicates New HelpPoint Facility in Olathe Tomorrow at 9 A.M.

June 4th, 2009

Farmers Insurance Group of Companies will hold a dedication and ribbon cutting for Farmers new 95,000 square foot HelpPoint facility in Olathe Thursday June 4, 2009.
The ceremony will be held at 16850 W. 119th St in Olathe. On the corner of Renner Rd and 119th Street, right across the street from the Bass Pro Shop. [...]

Kentucky Drivers Can Now Save Big Bucks Based on How They Drive as Progressive Launches One-of-a-Kind Car Insurance Program

January 20th, 2009

Are you the poster child for safe driving, always leaving plenty of space between you and the car ahead? Or a business traveler who parks your car at the airport several days a week? Or maybe you have a car that you only take out for a spin on warm summer days. If so, your [...]

Springfield Based Insurance and Risk Management Company Merges With Long Time Portland Agency

January 9th, 2009

KPD, the Oregon based insurance and risk management company, announced they have merged with Portland insurance agency Jones Kendall Sauer. The insurance office will be located at One Lincoln Center near Washington Square.
“We are excited about the merger,” said Jim Ginger, President of KPD Insurance. “Jones Kendall Sauer has been providing professional personal and commercial [...]

Spectra Management Reminds Utahns of Health Insurance Resource

January 8th, 2009

There are resources for working Utahns who struggle to afford their employer’s health plans, according to employee benefits company Spectra Management. Spectra recommends that people who are in a period of job transition or looking for ways to enroll their children on their plan consider Utah Premium Partnership (UPP), Utah’s healthcare premium subsidy program.
“As the [...]

Prominent Philanthropies and Businesses Join Freelancers Union to Pioneer New Health Insurance Model

December 9th, 2008

With layoffs on Wall Street and in the corporate sector putting health insurance front and center in the national debate, a group of the country’s leading philanthropies and businesses has joined together with Freelancers Union, a national non-profit organization, to pioneer a new model for providing health insurance to independent workers. Rockefeller Foundation, New York [...]

South Dakota Healthcare System Saves $500,000+ Using Premier Insurance Management Services Inc.

November 25th, 2008

Regional Health in Rapid City, S.D., and its employees will save more than $500,000 during the next three years on insurance premiums as a result of purchasing products through the employee benefit sponsored insurance arrangements with Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Premier healthcare alliance.
The healthcare system, which serves [...]