Former PIANY president appointed to N.Y. insurance fraud task force

A New York insurance agent was appointed to a state task force that combats insurance fraud.

David Dickson

David Dickson has served on the New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) ...  Read →  Read Story

CareFirst offering $1 million in grants for maternal, child health care

Regional health insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is making available $1 million in grant funding for programs aimed at improving maternal and child health care in Northern Virginia.

CareFirst has issued a ...  Read →  Read Story

AIG wins first round in dispute over state workers’ compensation pools

A federal suit accusing American International Group of fraudulently cheating state workers’ compensation pools out of more than $1 billion was dismissed, but is not the end of the matter ...  Read →  Read Story

NAIC budget has ‘little bit’ of shortfall; cuts planned

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ 2009 budget has a shortfall requiring the organization representing state insurance commissioners to make cuts.

The organization had budgeted $73.1 million for operations this year, ...  Read →  Read Story

IBC cutting pair of elderly Medicare plans in 2010

Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross announced that it will discontinue a pair of Medicaid Advantage plans, including one for “special needs members,” citing a large decrease in federal reimbursements.

IBC announced that ...  Read →  Read Story

N.J. brokerage president reappointed to state health benefits board

Since 1999 Gary V. Cupo has brought a broker’s perspective to the New Jersey Small Employer Health Benefits Program.

Gary V. Cupo

Cupo, 57, president of Wayne, N.J.-based Benefit Solutions, was ...  Read →  Read Story

Baltimore cop faces insurance fraud charge over ‘stolen’ vehicle

A Baltimore City police officer was indicted by a grand jury on charges of insurance fraud and attempted felony theft for allegedly claiming his vehicle was stolen when it was ...  Read →  Read Story

Thomas Schaller attempts to break down what happened to the public option he says Democrats wanted most in any serious health care reform package, calling the effort at this point ...  Read →  Read Story

Professional insurance agencies suffer from the same kind of communication issues as the lovelorn: either a complete lack of or the wrong type of communication. A lot of the problems ...  Read →  Read Story

Last year, with the fourth pick in my fantasy football league, I proudly selected Tom Brady, quarterback for my beloved New England Patriots.

As most will remember – I know I ...  Read →  Read Story