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Web-based claims management system heading to N.Y., N.J., other states

Bob Graham — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:47:04 +0000

E-Subro Hub, a free, paperless, Web-based electronic communication, document and claim management system designed to streamline the subrogation process, will expand to eight additional states, including New York and New Jersey.

Web-based claims management system heading to N.Y., N.J., other states via IFAwebnews.

N.J. woman sentenced in fraudulent fertility drug billing case

Bob Graham — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:28:20 +0000

A New Jersey woman was sentenced to three years in prison for selling fertility drugs that were funded by her health insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

N.J. woman sentenced in fraudulent fertility drug billing case via IFAwebnews.

Short-term buyers fuel Massachusetts health insurance cost increases

Bob Graham — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:02:33 +0000

People are paying more for health insurance in Massachusetts because they are subsidizing residents who bought coverage only when they were sick, according to a new state report.

Short-term buyers fuel Massachusetts health insurance cost increases via IFAwebnews.

National financial advisor firm opens office in Texas

IFAwebnews Staff — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:18:26 +0000

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors, an independent retirement plan and investment advisory services provider, is opening an office in Dallas, expanding its reach to Texas.

National financial advisor firm opens office in Texas via IFAwebnews.

Auto market reform in Mass. ‘unnecessary and ill-advised,’ group says

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:41:10 +0000

A series of proposed new regulations in Massachusetts, calling for greater consumer protections in the auto insurance marketplace, are both ‘unnecessary and ill-advised,” according to an industry group.

Auto market reform in Mass. ‘unnecessary and ill-advised,’ group says via IFAwebnews.

Report says feds, not states, bear greater Medicaid expansion burden

Keith L. Martin — Thu, 27 May 2010 12:03:24 +0000

A new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation says the federal government – not states, as some leaders had predicted – will pick up most of the tab for expanding Medicaid in the wake of federal health reform.

Report says feds, not states, bear greater Medicaid expansion burden via IFAwebnews.

Liberty Mutual Agency plans to go public, to raise $100 million

Bob Graham — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:03:29 +0000

Liberty Mutual Agency Corp., a property-casualty insurance provider, filed paperwork May 10 to go public with a $100 million initial public offering.

Liberty Mutual Agency plans to go public, to raise $100 million via IFAwebnews.

April didn’t rain with life insurance applications

IFAwebnews Staff — Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:44 +0000

April showers and storms brought a decline in U.S. application activity for individually written life insurance, according to the MIB Life Index.

April didn’t rain with life insurance applications via IFAwebnews.

Homeowners drain policy disclosure omission costs insurers in Md.

Bob Graham — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:38:45 +0000

A handful of insurance companies paid $10,000 fines to the Maryland Insurance Administration for either failing to include in their homeowners policies sewer and drain backup coverage or not including language of the change in policies, records show.

Homeowners drain policy disclosure omission costs insurers in Md. via IFAwebnews.

Mass. AG settles with four more insurers over at-fault accident reports

Keith L. Martin — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Four more auto insurers have reached a settlement with Massachusetts’ attorney general to correct thousands of driving records as officials now turn their attention to the use of private databases for rating purposes.

Mass. AG settles with four more insurers over at-fault accident reports via IFAwebnews.