The State Health Plan expects to save $22.4 million

The State Health Plan expects to save $22.4 million a year after awarding new contracts to administer the plan, which is currently handled solely by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, to three different providers.

Homeowners should seek approved contractor their own!

Residents throughout the UK will be looking to make changes to their home in order to handle the cold weather expected in the winter season.

For many, it may not even seem like summer has arrived yet because of the miserable wet weather that has been seen throughout the country in recent months.

Great American Insurance Group Launches new Public Sector

Great American Insurance Group announced the launch of its Public Sector Alternative Risk Division.  This Division will offer a comprehensive list of coverages in the reinsurance and excess insurance markets for Pools, Trusts, Joint Powers Authorities (JPAs ), Reciprocals and Captives  in the Public Entity space. Targeted classes include: municipalities, schools, counties, housing authorities, and other special service districts with minimum self- insured retentions of $100,000. Coverage is available in all 50 states.

Response Texas Insurance Commissioner to an email campaign addressing homeowners insurance.

Texas top regulator has posted a response to an email campaign addressing homeowners insurance rates and issues initiated by a consumer advocacy group.

Munich Re has finished a first half-year earnings near $2 Billion

Munich Re’s second quarter earnings report notes that it achieved a consolidated profit of €812 million [$1.007 billion], compared to the €738 million [$915.12 million] it reported in Q2 2011. The report indicated that “underwriting business performed well,” as it also did in the first quarter of the year, and “the investment result showed a marked improvement on the same period of the previous year.”