Regional news: Archive for October, 2009
Advocates of state or federal sponsored universal health care, including two Pennsylvania state legislators, gathered at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., to promote their solution to the nation’s coverage crisis. Read Story
A West Seneca, N.Y., bill collector faces charges of forgery and grand larceny for cashing her deceased mother’s workers’ compensation checks. Read Story
UnitedHealthcare and Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands, Va., have signed a new agreement to enable UnitedHealthcare customers in Tazewell County to have local access to health care. The partnership took effect Oct. 1. Read Story
A new product by Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. is designed to aid homeowners in the event an outdoor water, sewer or electrical service lines fails, causing damage to their homes. Read Story
Principal Financial Group is offering financial professionals a new set of tools to identify opportunities to help clients address the numerous planned and unplanned events in their lives. Read Story
Fewer than half of employee benefit plan sponsors say the money they pay toward workers’ benefits has increased this year. Read Story
American Capital Acquisition Corp. has reached a deal to acquire the U.S. property-casualty division of GMAC Financial Services with the help of an investor. Read Story
A number of us in the IFA offices are big fans of “The Office,” the witty, irreverent NBC sitcom that skewers office life. That the show’s writers chose to add an insurance angle to the program last week furthered our appreciation for the work of Steve Carell and others on the program. Read Story
Those in the pest control and security markets now have access to two new products through Philadelphia Insurance Cos. Read Story
The Phoenix Cos. introduced a new first-to-die universal life insurance product for two lives, featuring flexible premiums and cash accumulation. Read Story
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