South Carolina

AssuranceAmerica Announces Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer

July 10th, 2009

AssuranceAmerica Corporation announced that John M. Mongelli has joined AssuranceAmerica Corporation as its Senior Vice President of Finance. John will also assume the role of Chief Financial Officer on August 16, following the filing of the company’s June 30, 2009 Quarterly Report. John was formerly the Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of ChoicePoint, Inc.
According [...]


Allied World and JLT Announce New Admitted Lawyers Professional Liability Program in 10 States

July 8th, 2009

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced through its U.S.-based Darwin subsidiary, a new program with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Facilities, Inc. in conjunction with the rollout of Darwin’s nationwide standard market Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) product. JLT will be underwriting on behalf of Darwin on an admitted basis in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, [...]


Recovery Audit Contractor Connolly Healthcare Licenses Milliman Care Guidelines(R)

June 4th, 2009

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, [...]


North Carolina’s Second Engle Martin & Associates Office Opens in Bryson City, North Carolina (Western Carolina)

February 4th, 2009

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 [...]


TriServ Alliance Submits Final Bid for TRICARE South Region Contract

January 16th, 2009

TriServ Alliance, LLC recently submitted the final revisions to its bid to the U.S. Department of Defense to support their delivery of health care for the third generation TRICARE South Region Contract. If awarded the contract, TriServ will begin servicing the 2.9 million active duty, retired and participating reserve and National Guard members of the [...]


Humana Military Healthcare Services Expands Access to Include Additional MinuteClinic Locations

November 26th, 2008

Humana Military Healthcare Services (HMHS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Humana Inc. and the TRICARE Contractor for the South Region is pleased to announce additional cities offering MinuteClinic services to TRICARE beneficiaries. Initially, MinuteClinic services were available to beneficiaries in select cities in Oklahoma and Texas beginning in October. Clinics are now available to beneficiaries [...]


Liberty Mutual and ITNAmerica Encourage Families to Consider the Gift of Safety as Aging Relatives Hit the Road This Holiday Season

November 24th, 2008

The holidays may be the best time for older drivers to consider transitioning to the passenger seat. In addition to Thanksgiving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists December 22, 23 and 24 among the top deadliest days of the year for all drivers. Yet the wintry weather and crowded roads are of particular concern [...]


AMERIGROUP to Acquire New Jersey Medicaid Business, Sell Medicaid Business in South Carolina

November 20th, 2008

AMERIGROUP Corporation announced today that it plans to purchase certain assets from Centene Corporation, principally the right to provide managed care services to Centene’s Medicaid members in New Jersey. In a related transaction, AMERIGROUP plans to sell certain assets to Centene, principally the right to provide managed care services to AMERIGROUP’s Medicaid members in [...]


Centene Announces Definitive Agreements to Expand in South Carolina and Exit New Jersey

November 20th, 2008

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that it has simultaneously executed definitive agreements to acquire certain assets of AMERIGROUP Community Care of South Carolina, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMERIGROUP Corporation, and to sell to AMERIGROUP certain assets of University Health Plans, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene. As of September 30, 2008, University Health Plans [...]


Care Improvement Plus Achieves Top Scores for First SNP Evaluation Measures

November 20th, 2008

Care Improvement Plus, one of the nation’s largest chronic condition Special Needs Plans (SNPs), announced today that it has received top scores from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the evaluation of its structure and process measures. The measures are the first in a series of new requirements evaluating the performance of [...]