GlobalBridge,a Minneapolis-based provider of separately managed accounts for trust banks and wealth advisors, announced the selection of Pelorus Advisors as its exclusive provider of hedge fund operational due diligence.
Kelly Coughlin, CEO of GlobalBridge said, “Operational transparency and hedge funds are two terms we seldom see together. GlobalBridge has always insisted on full operations [...]

Liberty Mutual, the eighth largest car and home insurer in the U.S., today launched its online “Driver Seat Game,” a flash-based video game that will allow players of all ages to experience first-hand the physical and cognitive limitations that older drivers may experience while operating a motor vehicle. The goal of the game — found [...]

Aetna is sponsoring a free Wellness Breakfast for members of 16 area Chambers of Commerce representing 26 Connecticut communities on Thursday June 11 from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m. at the West Farms Mall, first floor center court.
Aetna is coordinating with the Hartford-area Chambers’ Benefit Center to develop an interactive wellness breakfast program and networking [...]

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) announced that Tracy L. Rich will join the company as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective July 1.
Rich’s legal career spans more than 30 years and includes work in both the public and private sectors. As Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, [...]

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a leader in multi-asset algorithmic execution management systems,announced that Millburn Ridgefield Corporation has deployed FlexFUTURES, its state-of-the-art futures trading solution.
“We’re very pleased that Millburn Ridgefield has chosen FlexFutures as its algorithmic execution platform,” said Vijay Kedia, president and CEO of FlexTrade. “As today’s listed-derivatives markets become more automated, it’s critical for asset [...]

AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center have announced an agreement that will provide participants in Connecticut’s HUSKY health insurance programs with access to the hospital’s inpatient and outpatient facilities and its affiliated physicians.
Effective Jan. 30, 2009, AmeriChoice by UnitedHealthcare members will be able to receive services at all Connecticut Children’s locations throughout the [...]

WellPoint, Inc. the nation’s largest health benefits company and its affiliated health plans, announced today the expansion of its innovative disease management program designed to help improve the care accessed by members in its affiliated health plans suffering from Bipolar Disorder, a disease that impacts over 5.7 million Americans each year. The Bipolar Condition Care [...]

The competitive nature of the insurance business has marketing professionals scrambling for new ways to differentiate their companies from their peers. The secrets to being successful at slicing through advertising clutter are revealed in Best’s Review’s January cover story “Standing Out in the Crowd.”
Crafted from the presentations from A.M. Best Co.’s Insurance Marketing and Advertising [...]

For the first time, the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index™ has released the Thriving-Struggling-Suffering Index for Americans revealing that, in the first two weeks of November 2008, the average number of struggling Americans hit 60 percent, a rise of 14 percent from the beginning of 2008. At the same time, the weekly average of Americans thriving hit [...]

The U.S.-India Business Council has announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Mucci, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New York Life International, LLC, the international arm of New York Life Insurance Company, to its Board of Directors.
The U.S.-India Business Council is the premier business advocacy organization representing 280 of the largest U.S. companies investing in [...]