Insurance

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: New York law firm, Weitz and Luxenberg today announced it has begun investigations of two major computer-hacking episodes threatening to produce a nationwide wave of identity thefts that could amount to dollar losses in the billions for U.S. consumers and banks.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The National LTC Network today announced the release of the Second Edition of the 'The Advisor's Guide to Long-Term Care' (ISBN: 9781941627037), co-authored by Stephen D. Forman, CLTC, a principal of member firm LTCA. Stephen worked with co-author Jeff Sadler, CLTC, to deliver the latest version of the popular book to publisher National Underwriter.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) announced today that Sean Shannon has joined the firm's property team as Vice President/Property Broker. WTCI is an independently operated and managed wholesale brokerage firm that collaborates directly with its retail insurance broker members to develop comprehensive placement strategies to better serve clients.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Wholesale Trading Co-Op Insurance Services, LLC (WTCI) today announced that professional liability brokerage veteran Karen Kutger has joined the firm as Senior VP. Kutger joins WTCI from Howden Insurance Services, Inc. where she specialized in professional liability, management liability, cyber liability and related financial lines coverages.

PASADENA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Polonious Investigations Management Systems, the premier provider of special investigative unit (SIU) and investigation management systems for the insurance and investigation industries, announced its partnership with DrivenBI, the leading provider of cloud based self-service analysis platforms, empowering Polonious customers to create their own analysis in entirely new ways.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Today ACSIA Partners introduces the concept of 'empowered living,' an idea they hope will catch on to help solve a big national problem: lack of planning for long term care. An aging workforce and maturing Baby Boomers are escalating the need for senior services.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Forrest T. Jones and Company has recently partnered with American Fidelity Assurance Company to expand and enhance Missouri public school districts' benefit programs and services. Combined, FTJ and American Fidelity currently serve over 275 Missouri Public school districts, providing a clear, complete and compliant employee benefit package with local personalized service.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: In 1994, seven long term care insurance experts joined forces and started a new company. Their goal: to help more families protect themselves against the financial and emotional costs of an uninsured long term care need. Today, the National LTC Network (The Network) is comprised of over two dozen firms, with insurance producers in every state and the District of Columbia.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: LTC Financial Partners, LLC and LTC Global Marketing Inc. today announced the completion of the merger of the two companies into one of America's largest distributors of senior market insurance products. Industry veteran Denise Gott, formerly Executive Vice President of LTC Financial, will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the new combined entity.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: A new online collection published by the Long Term Care Guild, 'Stories of Celebrity Caregiving,' is now available without charge. Sponsored by LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), it's a concise set of links to caregiving experiences and advice of movie stars, politicians, and other luminaries.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: At the Long Term Care Solutions Sales Summit, to be held in Kansas City, Mo., May 18-20, 2014, 'You can find us with your eyes closed,' says Steven Kramer, Senior Vice-President for LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), one of American's most experienced national agencies offering long-term care insurance and related solutions.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: If you're in the market for long term care insurance (LTCi), you might go to your web browser and search for 'long term care insurance' or 'long term care quotes.' That's fine as far as it goes, according to LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP), a leading national long-term care insurance solutions agency.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: An annual $10,000 award has been created by Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to be given to a third-year medical student with an interest in rural primary care.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The National LTC Network announces its immediate past Chairman, Mike Skiens, is featured in an article on long term care planning in Kiplinger's Retirement Report (March 2014). 'Options for Covering Long-Term-Care Costs' shares strategies that can help people cover long term care costs while also keeping premiums manageable.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP) today announced a broad expansion of its strategic partnership program. 'We're opening our doors to seasoned senior-market professionals who want to expand their service offerings through a turn-key process,' says Denise Gott, Executive VP for LTCFP. In recent years, key strategic partners with LTCFP have been large organizations such as professional associations.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: LTC (Long-term care) services, which are generally not covered by Medicare or regular health insurance, can be expensive. 'Sticker shock keeps many from thinking about it,' says Ken Dehn, General Counsel for LTC Financial Partners LLC, one of the nation's most experienced long term care insurance solutions agencies.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: LTC Financial Partners, LLC announces their LTC Solutions campaign, which is a simple answer to a big, seemingly intractable problem: Nearly 70 percent of Americans over 65 will need long-term care services at some point, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. That includes the majority of Baby Boomers, 78 million strong, now moving into their retirement years.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Calif. Majority Leader Toni Atkins, 78th Assembly District, announced she will introduce landmark liability insurance legislation for California's Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs). According to Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform (CARR), liability insurance for RCFEs is not now required as a condition of licensure.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Arkansas Mutual Insurance Company today announced the election of two new members of their Board of Directors for 2014. As a mutual company, the two new board members were elected by the policyholders/owners of the insurance company. The two new board members are Jason Lofton, MD and Timothy Langford, MD.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Interpreters Unlimited, Inc. today announced that it has recently acquired Albors and Alnet, a language and medical transportation company. And, the Bank of Southern California was instrumental in providing the financing for the acquisition. As a result of this acquisition, Interpreters Unlimited has doubled its number of employees; can now offer medical transportation services; and has a presence on the east coast.

PASADENA, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: DrivenBI and Return on Efficiency today announced their partnership, empowering customers to achieve operational insights in entirely new ways. SRK simply replaces spreadsheets for analysis, delivering self-service capability for reporting and Operational Dashboards demanded by the insurance industry.

WALTHAM, Mass. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: The New England Employee Benefits Council today announced that it has awarded five companies with Best Practices awards at its Best Practices Conference 'Employers at the Head of the Class.' The NEEBC awards were presented to companies that best exhibit innovation and creativity in the planning and delivery of their employee benefit programs.

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: LTC Financial Partners today announced the addition of Matt McCann to the management team. McCann's mom was 59 when she cut herself, a seemingly minor accident. The wound developed a staph infection that led to a long hospital stay with complications; and then, suddenly, she found herself needing 'long-term care' or help with the tasks of daily living, services not covered by regular health insurance.

CLEVELAND, Ohio /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: Looking for a special present for a special woman? 'A long-term care protection package may be just the ticket,' says Denise Gott, Executive Vice-President of LTC Financial Partners, LLC (LTCFP). 'What else can improve her life more?' Gott asks. "Clothing, a trip, perfume, the latest gadget?'

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. /eNewsChannels/ -- NEWS: At the National LTC Network's recent Annual Shareholders Meeting in Dallas, Thomas J. McInerney, President and CEO of Genworth Financial, Inc., shared his thoughts - engaging the group in a robust discussion on the future of the long term care (LTC) insurance industry.