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 nation’s fourth-largest privately held insurance firm, Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), has purchased an equity interest in East Coast Risk Management, LLC (ECRM), specialists in risk management services. The transaction, recently completed, will provide KIG-franchised locations with an expanded suite of services.
ECRM is headquartered in North Huntington, Pa. The firm will offer – exclusively to [...]

Eastern Insurance Holdings, Inc the “Company”) announced that its board of directors has authorized a $0.07 per share quarterly cash dividend on its issued and outstanding shares of common stock, payable June 26, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 12, 2009.
EIHI is the parent company of Eastern Life and [...]

Connolly Healthcare, a permanent Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), has signed a five-year license agreement with Milliman Care Guidelines.
Connolly will use the Care Guidelines content and software to review Medicare claims in 15 states — West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, [...]

Bloodhound Technologies defines real-time editing and transparency for the healthcare industry with the announcement of the ConVergence Point claims editing platform. ConVergence Point contains costs, increases auto-adjudication rates and improves payer-provider relations all in sub-second response time.
The result of a $14 million investment, ConVergence Point can process a claim or multiple claims simultaneously against full [...]

Engle Martin & Associates, a leading national independent insurance adjusting and claims administration firm, announced the opening of its second office in North Carolina. The new office, located at 99 Patterson Ave in Bryson City, will be led by National General Adjuster Matt Lohmann. Engle Martin targeted Bryson City as a strategic location to expand [...]

G4S Compliance & Investigations announced the members of its 2009 advisory board this week. Lee L. Bennett, Esq., William J. Breslin, Dennis Chookaszian, Michael J. Conroy and John E. Skvarla, III have been selected to establish the G4S Compliance & Investigations external board. The five leaders form a team of elite business experts offering informative [...]

Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a Prudential Financial, Inc. [NYSE: PRU] company, and Hampton Roads-based TowneBank [NASDAQ: TOWN] today announced the merger of local real estate leaders Prudential Decker Realty, Prudential McCardle Realty and GSH Real Estate. The merger creates one of the largest real estate companies in Hampton Roads, with about $1 billion in [...]

Craford Benefit Consultants announc that Scott Beeber has joined the firm as Managing Director, Business Development. Beeber will be based in the firm’s San Rafael, California headquarters.
In this newly-created position, Beeber will lead and manage Craford’s business development and sales initiatives and will play a critical role in creating and managing strategic alliances and other [...]

Surrey Bancorp announced that it has raised $2 million in capital as a result of its participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
The Company issued 2,000 shares of Surrey Bancorp preferred stock at a 5 percent annual dividend rate for the first five years, increasing to [...]