Definity Strategist Moves To CIGNA
By Staff WriterCIGNA HealthCare has hired Michael Showalter to be vice president of consumerism.[@@]Showalter, who helped develop the first personal account-based health plans while at Definity ...
May 16, 2005
New Jersey To Develop Electronic Health SystemNew Jersey insurance regulators are putting together an electronic medical records system that they say will help improve health care and cut its cost.[@@]The ...
May 16, 2005
TAG To Administer Lincoln BlockTransaction Applications Group Inc. has taken over administration of 300,000 life insurance policies from a unit of Lincoln National Corp.[@@]TAG, Lincoln, Neb., says the ...
May 16, 2005
Nebraska Blue Adds Web ToolsBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska is rolling out a benefits data exchange system for large employer groups and a Web-based enrollment tool ...
May 16, 2005
Pension Consultants Must Identify ConflictsMore than half of U.S. pension consulting firms or their affiliates are selling services both to pension plans and to money managers on an ...
May 16, 2005
Health Carrier Rating Falls 1 NotchMoody's Investors Service, New York, has downgraded Health Net Inc.[@@]The rating agency has lowered the rating it has placed on the Woodland Hills, Calif., ...
May 16, 2005
Federal Agencies Publish To-Do ListsThe Internal Revenue Service and many other federal agencies have updated their regulatory agenda.[@@]Many items on the agenda, which appear every 6 months, deal ...
May 16, 2005
IRS Rules On Reserve Fund Ta StatusA new federal tax ruling could help cut income taxes at group insurers that use premium stabilization reserves.[@@]The ruling applies to carriers that write ...