HUB International Buys United Benefit Consulting.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-8 July 2008-HUB International Buys United Benefit Consulting(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Hub International Limited announced that Hub International Northeast (HUB Northeast) has acquired the assets of United Benefit Consulting (UBC), a Long Island-based firm specializing in employee benefit consulting services. Terms...

Editorial.
Welcome to another edition of the Health Sociology Review. It seems but a short time since writing my last editorial--on the eve of the 2007 federal election--with all the attendant anxieties about the future. With the Australian Labor Party now firmly in power, and the media hype slowly abating,...

Hanover has strong first quarter; Net income down, but better than predicted.
Byline: Bob Kievra WORCESTER - The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. yesterday reported first quarter net income of $58.5 million, or $1.12 a share, strong results for a property and casualty insurer pinched by a tough winter and a weak economy in some parts of its footprint. ...

Arthur H. Johnson; Former Major League Pitcher.
HOLDEN Arthur H. Johnson, 88, of Hemlock Dr., died Sunday, April 27, 2008 in his daughter's home on Walnut Street in Holden surrounded by his loving family. His wife of 64 years, Loretta (Gaffney) Johnson, died in July of 2006. He leaves two sons, David L. Johnson...

Robust Hanover poised to grow; President sees bright future.
Byline: Bob Kievra WORCESTER - The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has set the groundwork for a robust expansion period, taking advantage of changing market conditions with a talented core of professionals who have crafted nimble products independent agents want to sell, the company's president and chief executive...

Make reform work; Auto insurers' lawsuit is premature at best.
COLUMN: IN OUR OPINION A lawsuit filed Friday in Suffolk Superior Court to overturn a key provision of the state's new "managed competition" approach to auto insurance, while not wholly without merit, regrettably illustrates Voltaire's maxim that "the perfect is the enemy of the good." ...

HumanaOne Intros New Individual Health Insurance Plans in 9 States.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-12 March 2008-HumanaOne Intros New Individual Health Insurance Plans in 9 States(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Humana has announced the introduction of a new portfolio of individual health insurance plans under its HumanaOne brand in nine states Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma,...

Drivers get new insurer; Progressive to sell policies in Mass.
Byline: Bob Kievra The Progressive Corp., the country's third-largest automobile insurer, said it filed plans yesterday to sell automobile insurance in Massachusetts but would restrict sales to the Internet for at least the first 11 months. State regulators, lawmakers and trade associations cheered the news,...

How to sell P1 B in mutual funds.
Byline: Iquit Miraflor-Lintag Responsibility came early to Mary Chan. She was 13 years old when her mother died. "My father went into depression and he neglected the business. We suddenly lost everything. We did not have a house or a car. And being...

How a mother of two learned insurance and made millions.
Byline: MILA M. LUMACTAO Proof that women can successfully wear many hats, Rebecca Ann K. Sy's daily schedule is full with many activities and she's good at all of them. She's a mother of two with a graduate degree in Education from a prestigious American...