Insurance

Indianapolis — Blue Cross & Blue Shield Rhode Island (BCBSRI) has inked a deal with WellPoint NextRx, an independent pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company and a division of Indianapolis-based WellPoint, Inc., to offer the SureScripts-RxHub to physicians in Rhode Island.

New reports cite implications of vendor mergers on the important functions of creating and managing documents.

Sacramento, Calif. – Julie Davis believes that women working in insurance have the unique skill sets and innovative ideas that are keys to reforming the industry, and that risk-taking in bringing forth these innovations should be rewarded. The problem, Davis said, is that risk-taking is something women tend to avoid in the insurance industry.

Columbia, S.C. - Fiserv Insurance Solutions, a provider of technology, professional services, and strategic sourcing options, announced today that it has assumed responsibility for three compliance products that Fiserv acquired with CheckFree in 2007.

PEMCO's "We're A Lot Like You." ad campaign, launched in September 2007, celebrates classic values shared by many Northwest U.S. residents.

The MIB Life Index reports that North American application activity for individually underwritten life insurance was down last mont, off -0.2% year-over-year.

Forrester Research lists service-oriented architecture (SOA), business process management (BPM), mobility and X Internet as trends that will drive a dramatic change in technology adoption and use.

Marc Lieberman will be responsible for strategic direction, general management, and profit and loss for Hartford Life Limited’s business in the U.K. and Ireland.

In addition to his new role, Dr. Jeffrey Kang, chief medical officer, will continue to be responsible for the company's medical strategy and policy.

Kari Larsen will continue to serve her current clients while also leading a team of 14 employee benefit consultants.

Arnold "Duke" Livermore previously oversaw marketing, sales, delivery systems and IT at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.

A new reference model should hasten efforts by insurers to achieve straight-through processing.

Agents in Kentucky and Ohio can take advantage of pre-qualification tool, status on related lines of business.

As a result of the acquisition, iPipeline will provide an end-to-end offering for point of sale applications.

New research finds that incorporating analytics into governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) initiatives offers organizations the opportunity to capitalize on improved operational efficiencies.

Based on recent survey results from Aon Consulting, actuaries expect costs to rise an average of 10.6% during 12-month rating periods starting this year between April and September.

Association says proposed changes to the arbitration system are unfair.

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Letter asks senators to scuttle Insurance Information Act

The Chicago vendor is endorsed by the Independent Health Insurance Agent Association (IHIAA) for its suite of quote engines, agent Web sites, e-mail autoresponders and lead management systems.