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States make Prudential alter its unclaimed life insurance practices

Bob Graham — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:13:06 +0000

A total of 19 states and Washington, D.C., reached an agreement with The Prudential Group, one of the largest life insurance companies in the U.S., in a case involving its unclaimed property practices.

States make Prudential alter its unclaimed life insurance practices via IFAwebnews.

Insurers’ lost $32B from natural disasters in first nine months of ’11

Bob Graham — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:11:25 +0000

Natural disasters cost insurance companies more than $32 billion in direct insured losses in the first nine months of 2011, nearly double the average of other years, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

Insurers’ lost $32B from natural disasters in first nine months of ’11 via IFAwebnews.

Gallagher buys MGA for ‘solid wholesale presence’ in Midwest

Bob Graham — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:01:19 +0000

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is acquiring S. A. Freerks & Associates, a St. Louis-based managing general agent and wholesale insurance broker.

Gallagher buys MGA for ‘solid wholesale presence’ in Midwest via IFAwebnews.

Company offers LTC insurance to high-risk, high-need consumers

Jaime L. Brockway — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:39:27 +0000

A Souderton, Pa.-based insurance company introduced product solutions designed to cover those who have been or who otherwise would be turned down for long-term care insurance.

Company offers LTC insurance to high-risk, high-need consumers via IFAwebnews.

Employee health plan enrollment falls, but may rise with health reform

Jaime L. Brockway — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:15:41 +0000

Employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) eroded “significantly” in the last decade, although federal health reform is expected to reverse the decline for small employers, two studies say.

Employee health plan enrollment falls, but may rise with health reform via IFAwebnews.

U.S. antitrust probe of Blues widens to Md., N.C., 4 other licensees

Jaime L. Brockway — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:49:49 +0000

The U.S. Justice Department has expanded an investigation of Blue Cross/Blue Shield licensees' alleged anti-competitive agreements with hospitals beyond Michigan, where it filed an antitrust lawsuit against the insurer.

U.S. antitrust probe of Blues widens to Md., N.C., 4 other licensees via IFAwebnews.

IRS targets tax preparers for $7 million in alleged erroneous refunds

Bob Graham — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:20:19 +0000

Two tax preparers, one from Florida and the other from Missouri, have been sued by federal authorities for allegedly claiming fictitious withholdings on customers’ returns so they could attempt to claim large tax refunds.

IRS targets tax preparers for $7 million in alleged erroneous refunds via IFAwebnews.

Two men charged in connection with Mo. insurance agent’s murder

Bob Graham — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:46:24 +0000

Two men, including a man now in prison, were charged in connection with the murder of a St. Charles, Mo., insurance agent three years ago.

Two men charged in connection with Mo. insurance agent’s murder via IFAwebnews.

Virginia among best, Maryland among worst retirement states

Jaime L. Brockway — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:30:00 +0000

MoneyRates.com rated Virginia as the sixth best state and Maryland as the fifth worst state in two lists naming the 10 best and worst states in which to retire.

Virginia among best, Maryland among worst retirement states via IFAwebnews.

Employee benefits firm readying for reform with U.S. expansion plans

Bob Graham — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:50:09 +0000

An Atlanta-based employee benefits agency plans to expand its presence by buying “top-performing brokerages” in U.S. cities in preparation for the effects of health care reform.

Employee benefits firm readying for reform with U.S. expansion plans via IFAwebnews.