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 [...]

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 [...]

Olympus Managed Health Care Inc. a leading provider of health care claims administration and cost containment services, announced the appointment of Robert Lavers as Senior Consultant. In this newly created role, Mr. Lavers will have overall responsibility for the firm’s business development and expansion initiatives throughout Asia.
“We are very pleased to have Bob join our [...]

ICW Group Insurance Companies, which partners with 3,800 agents and brokers across the United States, is now offering workers’ compensation insurance in the state of Illinois.
The super-regional carrier’s industry-leading claims services and forward-thinking risk management has helped thousands of companies create a safe and productive work environment, while lowering the costs associated with workers’ compensation [...]

Hughes Insurance, the largest independent broker for car insurance in Northern Ireland, has recorded a number of incidents where motorists have had their insurance policy renewal declined by their existing provider. The incidents indicate that certain insurance providers are ‘redlining’ specific areas in Northern Ireland – including Newry.
‘Redlining’ is the practice of denying services, such [...]

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 [...]

The U.S. division of Sun Life Financial Inc. announced it has won the Better Business Bureau’s 2009 Local Torch Award for Excellence, marking the company’s fourth consecutive win in the category for businesses with over 1,000 employees. The award, given by the BBB serving eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont, selected Sun Life based [...]

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced that Jonathan Madrigano, Director of Wealth Management, has achieved the company’s prestigious Family Wealth Director title.
Jonathan Madrigano will continue educating principals of private companies that are pre-IPO, private business owners who face near term appreciation events or business succession issues and clients whose wealth has the potential to change the [...]

As a free service to small business owners, NetQuote Inc., the largest insurance shopping site on the Web, created SmallBizSmarts.com to arm owner-managers with customized advice and perspective on current issues in finance, management and insurance.
Now, owners can converse B2B with Randy S. Williams, CPA, SmallBizSmarts.com’s expert in tax, management and marketing. Williams is adjunct [...]