Insurance

Six-Year-Old Girl ‘On Verge Of Never Hearing Again’ Due To Insurance Company Denial

Motor City Liberal (Free subscription) | yesterday

One of the worst abuses of the private health insurance industry is its practice of denying claims to pay for necessary care for patients. This practice has become so rampant in the industry that a recent study by the California Nurses Association found that a whopping 21 percent of all insurance claims filed in the first half of 2009 in the state of California were denied by insurers. As the story...

• Health Insurance Denials May Lead to Permanent Deafness in Young Girl - Library Grape
• Health insurance companies deciding care - Later On
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Best Life Insurance is What Works For You

myairapplications.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

The life insurance industry is, undeniably, a big business. From the wide array of companies around offering all manner of life insurance policies, one big question arises. What is considered the best life insurance policy?

Ford tops safety list in U.S. insurance tests

Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Twenty-seven vehicles earned the top safety rating in a U.S. insurance-industry group's 2010-model crash tests, less than a third of the number a year earlier after a measure of performance in rollover accidents was added.

• Fords, Subarus shine in insurer's vehicle crash tests - Houston Chronicle
• Fewer 2010 Cars Pass New Safety Tests - Law Blog - WSJ.com
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Health Insurance CRM, Part 2: The BPO Catalyst

CRM Buyer (Free subscription) | yesterday

CRM has lagged in the health insurance industry, but a major transformation is imminent. "There's been a reluctance to make comprehensive investments in technology compared with other sectors," said Gartner analyst Joanne Galimi. "Generally, the firms in the sector have been very tactical, only investing in specific areas -- basically reacting to pain points."

Prudential Vietnam introduces two new insurance products

Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday

VNBusinessNews.com - Prudential Vietnam has recently launched two new insurance products namely Phu Hung Thinh (Pru-Smart Saver) and Phu Hung Phuc Dinh Ky (Pru-Cash Back) to the market.These are two out of four new insurance products that the insurer launched to the market this year. Two previous insurance products were Phu-An huong Thinh Vuong and Phu An Binh.The Phu Hung Thinh product is for customers...

Art Moossmann to Lead Allianz Specialty Insurance Drive

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (AGCS) has announced that Arthur (“Art”) E. Moossmann has been appointed to the AGCS AG Board of Management as Chief Underwriting Officer for the company’s Global Specialty division. Moossmann, who is based in AGCS’s New York offices, has taken on this role as from November 1st and will lead the insurer’s...

Health Insurance CRM, Part 1: Shifting Into Catch-Up Mode

CRM Buyer (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The health insurance industry, especially in the U.S., has a long way to go before it achieves a high level of performance in the use of customer relationship management tools. However, pressure is coming from market forces -- including new government healthcare reform policies -- that will compel improvements in health insurance CRM, whether insurance companies want it or not.

Conseco subsidiary reaches reinsurance agreement

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | yesterday

CARMEL, Ind. -- Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies.

Bendover. Allstate is raising rates.

South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | yesterday

Home insurance rates will jump an average 9.8 percent next month for thousands of Allstate customers. The increase will start Dec. 17 as policies come up for renewal and affect 143,000 customers of Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance. It's the Allstate unit's second increase this year. Greed is revered in Texas.

Conseco subsidiary reaches reinsurance agreement

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

Conseco Inc. said Friday that a subsidiary has reached a reinsurance agreement with Wilton Reassurance Co. covering about 237,000 life insurance policies.

Devine Leaves Aon Risk Services, Launches 1World Sports

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

CHICAGO, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Corporation, the leading global provider of risk services and human capital consulting, today announced that Ted T. Devine will be leaving the firm. Effective immediately, Devine will launch 1World Sports, a non profit entity that seeks to become the premier global organization dedicated to bringing sports to kids around the world.

Daft Punk: Daft Punk Rumored to be Playing Yankee Stadium in 2010

prefixmag (Free subscription) | yesterday

This one should be taken with a gigantic pinch of salt until some official confirmation arrives, but a few rumored Daft Punk concert dates have been leaked online. The source for these shows is an Australian website named Undercover, which says: “A source close to the band has leaked Daft Punk’s proposed tour dates for 2010, including dates in Melbourne and Sydney.” Is Daft Punk...

Analyst Choice: Analyst Choice Initiates Independent Research Coverage on the Financial, Services and Consumer Goods Sector

Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

NEW DELHI, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Disappointing forecast from tech companies and an unexpected drop in home construction data added to worries about the economy and sent stocks modestly lower than the previous closing. This drove us to do research on the following 6 stocks Barclays PLC (NYSE: BCS), Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A (NYSE: GOL), Invesco Ltd (NYSE: IVZ), Hertz Global Holdings Inc. (NYSE:...

Conseco Announces Reinsurance Transaction

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday

CARMEL, Ind., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced a new agreement under which its Bankers Life and Casualty Company subsidiary ("Bankers Life") will coinsure, with an effective date of October 1, 2009, about 237,000 life insurance policies with Wilton Reassurance Company ("Wilton Re"). Wilton Re will pay a ceding commission of approximately...

Congresspeople Worried About Jobs

Boots and Sabers (Free subscription) | yesterday

Their own jobs, I suspect. Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration. Episodes in both houses of Congress exposed the raw nerves of lawmakers flooded with stories of unemployment and economic hardship back home. They also underscored the stiff...

Management Trainee for AXA Leader

jobgolds | 09/07/2008

The AXA Group is one of the largest insurance groups in the world. AXA operates in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East serving over 65 million customers and managing funds over Euro 1.3 trillion. Supported by over 112,000 dedicated staff and financial advisers, AXA leads the industry in terms of professionalism, trustworthiness, innovation...