A Pittsburgh-based doctor was sentenced in federal court to one year in prison and three years of probation to follow for submitting fraudulent medical claims to insurers and Medicare.
In what it says is an effort to help the communities it serves, CIGNA has introduced a new program where it will reward employees with eight hours of paid time off for a day of community service.
Jennifer A. Tahaney of The Seltzer Group of Schuylkill Haven, Pa., was recently named the 2010 National Customer Service Representative of the Year by the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA).
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.