Latest News in Health Insurance – April 09, 2009

Their incentive to deny benefits – Northwest Explorer

8 Apr 2009 at 2:35pm
When you have health and disability insurance coverage, you hope you’ll never have to use it. But when you need the coverage, you have every reason to expect the insurance company to pay up. Too often, though, that’s not the case. Denial of coverage …

Account Executive – Online Phoenix – Mediabistro.com

8 Apr 2009 at 10:28pm
Publication or Company The Knot (Account Executive) Industry Advertising Agency, Internet/Online/New Media, Sales/Advertising Sales Salary Competitive Benefits 401K/403B, Dental, Health, Profit-Sharing, Stock/Options Job Duration Full Time Job …

Zurich North America Commercial announces lower rates for New York … – PR …

2 Apr 2009 at 12:05pm
Zurich, one of the world’s largest property-casualty insurance companies, has announced lower rates for its New York Disability Benefits Law (NYDBL) coverage. Employers with 11-49 employees in 45 counties across New York State are eligible for the …

Hughes wins Reitrement Board seat – Arlington Advocate

8 Apr 2009 at 3:54pm
An Arlington police lieutenant has won the race for a seat on the Retirement Board by a more than 2-to-1 ratio, beating out the retired town counsel. Lt. Ken Hughes beat out John Maher, 480 votes to 224 votes, according to Retirement Administrator …

Taking the Bite Out of Cobra – Earthtimes

9 Apr 2009 at 1:55am
ONTARIO, Calif., April 9 Consumer-Frank-Darras INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MAY BE A BETTER CHOICE, SAYS LEADING EXPERT ONTARIO, Calif. , April 9 /PRNewswire/ — As of March 1 , employees who lost their jobs, through no fault of their own, will be …

Lebanon to strictly enforce mandatory car insurance law – Zawya.com

8 Apr 2009 at 10:06pm
BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities intend to intensify their crackdown on all those who fail to secure mandatory car insurance and will penalize household owners who do not provide medical insurance for their domestic helps. This decision was adopted on …

BFS Insurance one of area’s leading agencies – Leaf Chronicle

8 Apr 2009 at 3:01am
A merger of two local insurance agencies, effective last Thursday, creates a new alliance and establishes one of the area’s “leading personal and commercial insurance agencies, specializing in employee benefits and property and casualty insurance …

Aetna Signs Contract with Mississippi Health Partners – Insurance News Net

8 Apr 2009 at 8:59am
JACKSON, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Mississippi Health Partners that adds three new hospitals to the Aetna network in the Jackson, Miss. area. Under the new contract …

Aetna SmartSource Enhanced to Help Members More Easily Find Health … – PR …

8 Apr 2009 at 8:52am
Aetna (NYSE:AET) today announced that an enhanced version of Aetna SmartSource SM , the industry’s first personalized health and health benefits search engine developed in collaboration with Healthline Networks, is now available to 7 million …

Receiving Disability Benefits? Is Your Job At Risk? – Ottawa Business Journal

6 Apr 2009 at 2:56am
A senior management employee suffers from severe depression and has to take time off work. She applies for long-term disability (”LTD”) benefits under her employer’s group insurance policy. She receives LTD benefits. After two years, her employer …