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Insurance Industry News, including Long Term Care Insurance (LTCi)

DELTA |v| Forensic Engineering, Inc. names Heath Spivey as New President

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- DELTA |v| Forensic Engineering, Inc.™ announced today that they have appointed Heath Spivey, Manager of the Nashville Regional Office, as the new President of DELTA |v| Forensic Engineering, Inc.™, effective January 1, 2022.

New ‘Risk Management 101’ guide that gives Warranty Leaders a first-hand look at this complex discipline

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- After, Inc. a pioneer in the Warranty Services industry, has provided innovative warranty marketing, analytics, and program management solutions to top-tier manufacturing clients since 2005. In delivering program management solutions, After, Inc. found that few manufacturers understand Risk Management.

EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced today that Sam Wagener has joined the firm

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants, a retail property and casualty insurance brokerage and employee benefits consultant, announced today that Sam Wagener has joined the firm.

Christian Phillips named President of Contingency Practice at Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC, a national multiline specialty managing general agent (MGA), has named Christian Phillips as President of its newly created Paragon Contingency Practices.

EPIC Select and Morgan Stanley Team Up for Sports and Entertainment Insurance

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants announced today that it has been named by Morgan Stanley to offer risk management services to their sports and entertainment clients through their Global Sports & Entertainment Directors via the EPIC Select model. EPIC Select is a new bespoke service model focused on asset management and risk mitigation for successful individuals and businesses in the Sports & Entertainment industry.

2021 FinTech Breakthrough Awards Program: Tapcheck Wins ‘Best Employee Benefits Solution’

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Tapcheck, a simple and easy-to-integrate financial wellness benefit that allows employers to give employees the ability to access their earned wages before payday, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the "Best Employee Benefits Solution" award in the fifth annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by FinTech Breakthrough.

TravelInsurance.com Recognized by MONEY as One of the Best Travel Insurance Companies of 2021

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- TravelInsurance.com has been named by Money as one of the "6 Best Travel Insurance Companies of 2021" and singled out for its fast and easy travel insurance quote comparison system.

Jeremy Lawson Joins EPIC Contingency Risk Practice as Managing Principal in Austin, Texas

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced today that Jeremy "Jez" Lawson has joined the firm as Managing Principal of its expanding Contingency Risk Practice group.

Strategic Benefits Advisors introduces ‘Lightning Benefits Survey’ series to plan sponsors

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Independent, full-service employee benefits consulting firm Strategic Benefits Advisors, Inc. (SBA) today announced the launch of a bi-monthly Lightning Benefits Survey series designed to help plan sponsors understand where their peers stand on a variety of timely employee benefits topics. Participation in the series - and access to survey results - is limited to plan sponsors.

EPIC Announces Leadership Structure Realignment, Positioning Firm For Continued Growth And Success

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants CEO Steve Denton announced organizational and restructuring changes, effective immediately, across the company. The moves are designed to position EPIC to thrive for years to come.

Allen Baker named a Senior Risk Consultant at EPIC Insurance Brokers in Birmingham

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced today that Allen Baker has joined its National Energy Construction Team as a Senior Risk Consultant. Baker will be based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Virtual Speech Therapy Company Great Speech, Inc. Contracts with Harbour Benefits Holding Inc.

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Great Speech, Inc., a pioneer in the online speech therapy space, has contracted with Harbour Benefits Holding Inc, to increase access for much-needed virtual speech therapy services to Harbour's plan participants.

Pharmaceutical Strategies Group acquired by EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Holdings, Inc. (EPIC) announced today that it has agreed to acquire Pharmaceutical Strategies Group (PSG). The move incorporates the expertise and resources of the nation's largest independent pharmacy benefit consulting firm into EPIC's Employee Benefits Consulting practice.

Policy Inspector Inc. is partners with FIMC in their new Silver Safeguard benefit program

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Policy Inspector Inc. is pleased to announce we have partnered with FIMC in their new Silver Safeguard benefit program. The Policy Inspector searches for lost insurance policies and annuities for members and their loved ones; including policies on living and deceased policyholders.

EPIC Brokers Welcomes John Prentis and Larry Bowlus to Executive Risk and Cyber Practice

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants is pleased to welcome John Prentis and Larry Bowlus to its Executive Risk and Cyber practice. Joining from a global broker, Prentis and Bowlus will focus on large public, technology, and financial institution executive liability coverages, including Directors & Officers Liability.
ALLIANCE GROUP

Samuel Howe Tapped as New Alliance Group Chief Marketing Officer

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Alliance Group, a national insurance marketing organization (IMO), announced Monday that Samuel Howe has been tapped to succeed Lee Duncan as its Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Duncan had previously occupied the CMO role before his own promotion to President and CEO back in November.

New Program from Agent Review Designed to Grow Insurance Agents’ Knowledge of Products, Services and Their Sphere of Influence

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Agent Review which serves insurance agents and those needing insurance, announces the creation of the Technology Awareness series. These informational alerts can make agents significantly more valuable to their clients, according to Bryan Foos, Agent Review's Operations Manager.

TransFamily Support Services: Calif. Denial of Coverage for Gender-Affirming Care Declared Unlawful

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- TransFamily Support Services (transfamilysos.org) today announced a milestone victory in the organization's mission to build a world where all genders are accepted and treated equally.

Alliance Group Launches 4th Annual Living Benefits Awareness Month, January 2021

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Alliance Group announced the 2021 class of Living Benefits Ambassadors team as part of their fourth annual Living Benefits Awareness Month campaign. The Ambassadors will head up local grassroots campaigns to spread education and awareness for Living Benefits Awareness Month in January 2021.

Galway Insurance Secures Majority Interest from Harvest Partners with New Equity Investments from Oak Hill Capital and The Carlyle Group

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Galway Insurance Holdings ("Galway"), the holding company for EPIC Brokers & Consultants ("EPIC") and JenCap Holdings ("JenCap"), which together represent one of the nation's largest insurance distribution firms, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with vehicles controlled by Harvest Partners, LP and its affiliates ("Harvest") for a majority interest of Galway.

Bright Road Recovery Contracts with Magellan to Provide Eating Disorder Treatment for Blue Shield California Subscribers

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Bright Road Recovery, the Inland Empire's Premier Eating Disorder Treatment Program, announced today that they are now in-network with Magellan Healthcare. This is good news for Blue Shield subscribers in the Inland Empire who are looking for help with anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, or ARFID.

OutcomeRx, a unit of CareMetx, Launches First Independent Reinsurance Product for Rare Disease Specialty, Cell and Gene Therapies

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- OutcomeRx (ORx), a division of CareMetx, LLC, announced today a new reinsurance product to provide coverage access to high-cost specialty drugs including therapies in the emerging cell and gene therapy market.

Papa Inc. partners with Reliance Medicare Advantage to combat the Social Determinants of Health that negatively impact ageing members

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Papa Inc, the leading technology-enabled platform for companionship & assistance for older adults & families, today announced it has been selected by Reliance Medicare Advantage to provide services beginning January 1, 2021 to their Michigan HMO population in order to enhance their quality of life through the eradication of social isolation and loneliness.

SimpleNexus Collaborates with Progressive Insurance to Bring Home Insurance to Mobile Mortgage App Used by Nearly 3 Million Borrowers

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- SimpleNexus, developer of the leading digital mortgage platform for loan officers, borrowers, real estate agents and settlement agents, today announced the availability of home insurance quotes from Progressive® (NYSE: PGR) within the SimpleNexus digital mortgage app.

Lee Duncan Succeeds John Craft to Become Second CEO of Alliance Group

eNewsChannels NEWS: -- Alliance Group, a national insurance marketing organization (IMO), announced Monday that it has appointed Lee Duncan as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. Duncan previously occupied the role of Chief Marketing Officer.