Insurance status tied to cancer diagnosis.
U.S. patients who are uninsured, have Medicaid or who are minorities are significantly more likely to present with advanced stage cancer at diagnosis than those with insurance. A study in the March issue of the Lancet found uninsured and Medicaid-insured patients were especially more likely than those...

Boston Insurance Brokerage Inc.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] U.S. Risk Insurance Group Inc., a Dallas-based managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler, has named BRENDAN DOLAN a senior broker in the workers' compensation department at Boston Insurance Brokerage Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Risk. Most recently, Dolan was an account executive at William...

Insurance rates to stay flat or fall.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Most A/E firms will see flat or lower liability rates in 2008, according to a survey of 15 leading A/E insurance companies conducted by committees of the National Association of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Council Engineering of Companies...

WUSF salutes Alltrust Insurance.
WUSF Public Broadcasting applauds Alltrust Insurance for its commitment to public broadcasting. An independent insurance agency specializing in group health insurance and all other employee benefits, Alltrust has built a reputation as one of Florida's premier benefit brokers, providing unrivaled service, products, pricing, and value-added resources to...

A question of faith: after a decade of penance highlighted by million-dollar misconduct settlements, churches accept their responsibility and adopt more serious risk management programs but have yet to make believers out of the insurance markets.
Summary * Despite a softer market and better nonprofit risk management, the pool of underwriters willing to write policies covering misconduct liability has remained relatively limited. * An increased focus on risk management and a softer insurance market has carriers making noise about seeking out...

Alliant Insurance Develops Risk Program for Carbon Credit Projects.
ENERGY RESOURCE-9 April 2008-Alliant Insurance Develops Risk Program for Carbon Credit Projects(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Alliant Insurance Services, one of the nation's largest specialty insurance brokerage firms, has developed an insurance program to mitigate political and counterparty default risk in carbon credit projects, an area of concern...

Kids' health insurance expansion falls short.
Byline: Christopher Lee The Washington Post WASHINGTON - House Democrats failed for the second time in nearly four months Wednesday to override President Bush's veto of a proposed $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The 260 to 152 tally left backers...

A good match; UMass Medical has key role in state insurance law.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION Match Day at University of Massachusetts Medical School, when graduates find out which residency program they have been matched with, has taken on additional significance since passage of the new health insurance law. While affordable policies are the focus of the...

For carriers, back to ERM school: risk is the currency of insurance companies, with peril on one side of the coin and profit on the other. You'd think insurance companies would be experts at it. But ratings agencies are having to push insurers into applying enterprise risk management techniques to their entire portfolio, an education they seem to be in serious need of.
Summary * Several major insurers, such as Swiss Re, IPC Re and Beneficial, have had their risk management programs questioned and ratings placed under review in recent months. * Going forward, a major concern for insurance companies is managing the market cycle and pricing. ...

Insurance drug tiers slap heavy burden on patients.
The vast majority of Medicare Part D prescription drug plans now require patients to pay an average of 25%-35% of the cost of high-priced medications, according to new data from the research firm Avalere Health. The trend is beginning to move into the commercial insurance market as...