| Florida Group Health Insurance At Lower Costs
Florida Group Health Insurance is very difficult to compare with individual health insurance. Recent polls taken by the Washington Post said that "33% of the consumer population didn't realize that group and individual health plans are different". How do I get a group health insurance policy? And what are my options to get lower cost health insurance? Group health insurance plans allow you to participate in a good policy, based on your inclusion in a specific workplace group of people. If you're a business owner, then offering a good group health insurance plan is the best idea for a many reasons. Do you qualify for one of these plans? Many employers think that, with just a few employees, their businesses are too small. To the contrary, even a two person company can qualify for a group health plan.
Blue Cross Tried To Steal Customers
Apr. 4--As two possible buyers kicked the tires Tuesday at Universal Health Care Insurance Co. in St. Petersburg, the company's attorneys fought separate legal battles against the state and a competitor, accusing both of using illegal tactics to try to put the young company out of business. Universal filed a complaint against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida on Tuesday in Pinellas Circuit Court, saying that the state's largest insurer deliberately smeared Universal to steal its customers. Universal said Blue Cross committed illegal acts, including forgery, which would entitle the Pinellas company to triple damages if it can prove its case. Blue Cross "intentionally, maliciously and unjustifiably interfered with" Universal's relationships with its members and doctors, the complaint states, through "false, misleading, deceptive (and) defamatory conduct." Blue Cross has acknowledged sending e-mail to 3,000 sales agents on March 26 that said Universal's Any, Any, Any plan had gone out of business and its members had been moved into a Blue Cross drug plan for Medicare beneficiaries.
Any, Any, Any Still Operating, Status Unclear
Mar. 27--TAMPA -- Universal Health Care intensified its fight to hang on to its largest subsidiary Monday as confusion and anxiety grew among the company's customers and insurance sales agents. Two-thirds of Universal's customers, about 75,000 Medicare beneficiaries in eight states, are members of a plan that Florida's insurance commissioner declared insolvent Friday. Those affected are members of the Any, Any, Any plan, so named because it claimed to cover any doctor, anywhere, any time. Any, Any, Any remained in business Monday, after winning a grace period from Leon Circuit Judge Thomas H. Bateman III on Friday. Universal's attorneys filed a motion Monday asking Bateman to hold Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty in contempt of court for requesting liquidation three hours after the judge's order.
Wells Fargo Insurance Services Opens Orlando Office
Wells Fargo Insurance Services announced today the opening of its first office in Orlando, Fla. The new Wells Fargo Insurance Services office is located at 801 International Parkway, Lake Mary, and offers both commercial and group health and benefits insurance services, as well as extensive experience with the health care industry. Shawn F. Smith has been appointed Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Orlando Wells Fargo Insurance Services office. Joining Smith are Kim McGee, Vice President/Account Manager, and Kim Zastrow, Vice President/Senior Account Manager. Smith has more than 17 years of insurance experience and joins Wells Fargo Insurance Services from Marsh. While at Marsh, Smith assumed various business development roles and was the health care practice leader for Florida and sales leader for the company's Orlando and Tampa offices.
Florida drivers face changes as PIP could expired
If current no-fault insurance law isn't replaced or extended, Florida drivers may need to buy extra coverage to be sure medical payments are covered in case of accidents. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA bgarcia@MiamiHerald.com TALLAHASSEE - Come October, the way Floridians buy auto insurance could change dramatically. That's when the state's current no-fault insurance law is set to expire. Along with it would go the required $10,000 personal injury protection drivers now buy to cover medical expenses and lost wages when there's an accident, regardless of who is at fault. Several major insurers including State Farm Insurance of Florida and Allstate Florida are lobbying hard to let the no-fault law sunset because it breeds massive fraud and runs up charges for often unnecessary and expensive medical procedures to exhaust the $10,000 that's provided in every accident.
EIIB posts £1.9m gain
EIIB chairman, Adnan Yousif, said: "We can be justifiably satisfied that in 2006 we have substantially delivered on all the product and business milestones we set ourselves at the time of our launch.
"We have not only put in place the infrastructure needed to support the business growth but we enter the New Year with products that are ready for marketing and a robust deal pipeline that will deliver a sustainable revenue stream for 2007 and beyond. We have a highly motivated team of professionals whose wide range of capabilities position us to be the 'Islamic investment bank of choice' in Europe."
He added: "The team can feel proud in what they have achieved during the year, effectively pioneering the establishment of a domestic Islamic investment bank in the UK and demonstrating that London can be the gateway to bridging the European and Islamic financial markets.
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