Disability Insurance

Robert Fishbein named Chair of Committee of Annuity Insurers

January 30th, 2011

Prudential Financial, Inc. announced today that Vice President and Corporate Counsel Robert A. Fishbein has been named Chair of the Committee of Annuity Insurers. Fishbein has been serving as Vice Chair of the Committee since March of 2010.
The Committee of Annuity Insurers is a coalition of 32 of the largest issuers of annuity contracts in [...]


National Brokerage Consortium (NBC) Endorses AgencyWorks

July 14th, 2009

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 [...]


CIGNA HealthCare Customer Call Centers to Be Open 24/7 Starting 7/24

July 8th, 2009

will become the first national health service company to go 24/7 – responding to U.S. customer service telephone inquiries 24 hours a day, seven days a week for all its medical, dental and pharmacy health employee benefits plans.
In addition, select CIGNA service representatives will proactively monitor Twitter and Web Logs in order to find people [...]


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, [...]


Northwestern Mutual is One of the ‘Best Places to Work in IT’

June 17th, 2009

Northwestern Mutual that the company is one of the top workplaces for information technology (IT) professionals for the fourth year in a row. IDG’s Computerworld, the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide, included Northwestern Mutual in its annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, which was published in the [...]


Assurant Employee Benefits Adds New Voluntary Capabilities

June 17th, 2009

Assurant Employee Benefits, a national carrier of life and disability insurance and dental coverage, today announces the formation of a new Administrative Services department in Seattle, Wa.
The new department was formed with the acquisition of certain capabilities, technology assets, and employees of a Seattle-based Third Party Administrator (TPA), Administrative Systems, Inc., with which the company [...]


Last Chance For U.S. Runners to Enter Essay Contest for a Free Trip to the 2009 CIGNA Falmouth Road Race

February 12th, 2009

Runners are used to racing against time. Though the CIGNA Falmouth Road Race may be six months away, time is running out for the chance to win an all-expense-paid trip for two (valued up to $5,0001) to the world-renowned race. The deadline for essay submissions is Friday, March 6, 2009 at 5 p.m. EST.
Last December, [...]


International Insurance MGA and Online Medical Services Company Partner to Provide Better Self Care to International Travelers

February 3rd, 2009

International Medical Group®, Inc. (IMG®), a worldwide leader in designing, distributing and administering global health care benefits, announces its new partnership with the web-based physician/patient communication company, eDocAmerica. The collaboration compliments IMG’s core principles of providing a full-service approach to offering international medical insurance products backed by superior customer service, and eDocAmerica’s mission to improve [...]


FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group Reaches One-Year Anniversary Milestone

January 30th, 2009

FUTURITY FIRST Insurance Group, a nationwide, independent career agency insurance organization launched in January 2008, has just reached the one-year mark, announced Edward Berube, President and CEO of FUTURITY FIRST.
FUTURITY FIRST is the first life insurance start-up in a decade to build a full-scale, national distribution organization funded exclusively with private equity capital. The organization, [...]


Paradigm Management Services Announces New Vice President of Account Services

January 20th, 2009

Paradigm Management Services, the nation’s leading provider of catastrophic and complex medical management services, today announced that Carol A. Novoa, CPDM, has joined the company as the Vice President of Account Services. In her role, Carol will lead the client service division in delivering exceptional client account management, developing and implementing growth strategies, and contributing [...]