Business is Booming for Insurers
by Arkansas Business Staff – 1 week ago
Arkansas insurers report growth in recent years.
Arkansas insurers report growth in recent years.
A former Dumas insurance agent, Joshua Jackson Smith, is accused of keeping premium money clients paid for policies that never existed.
Finalists in each category will be celebrated at an awards ceremony on March 8 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
Workers this year are contributing an average $6,106 toward the cost of family premium, with employers paying the rest.
Embezzlement of insurance premiums is the most common type of insurance fraud, according to the FBI. read more >
Walmart says its insurance companies are obligated to cover its defense costs, settlements, judgments and other losses involving the opioid lawsuits, but aren't doing so. read more >
The list of the insurers that Walmart Inc. of Bentonville has named as defendants in its lawsuit filed in Benton County Circuit Court on Nov. 7 read more >
Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance Services Inc. in Little Rock is one of the nation's largest insurance companies that specialize in insuring horses. read more >
Arkansas workers and employers are going for health savings account plans more rapidly than any other state since 2015. read more >
Most people don't look forward to going to the dentist, but an ounce of prevention is always worth a pound of cure. read more >
The department said it learned on Sept. 16 that an employee had sent messages from her official email account to her personal Yahoo account with client information attached. read more >
Staff at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are on the trail. They are secretly shopping for plans by calling the numbers linked to some online, TV and newspaper ads placed by these marketing firms, according to an agency memo sent to insurers last month. read more >
Germany ranked second-highest, spending about $7,383 in health care costs per capita. read more >
The Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden offers prime example of the financial stress hospitals are under since COVID. read more >
The state initiative, called Life360 Homes, will focus on women with high-risk pregnancies, people with mental illness or substance abuse disorders, and young adults who are most at risk of long-term poverty and poor health. read more >
Dental health is tied to overall well-being, so health plan spending on preventative care is a good investment. read more >
Billy Joe Taylor faces up to 20 years in federal prison for each count of money laundering and conspiracy. read more >
Offering employees health care coverage is one of the most important decisions a business owner or executive can make. read more >
Daly, director of training for the Focus3 leadership training organization in Columbus, Ohio, learned a little something about overcoming the events of life when he broke his neck in freestyle wrestling at age 15. read more >
Build your workforce of top performers by improving hiring and supporting workers you already have. read more >
Help create a “healthy, wealthy, wise” workforce. read more >
Kelley Erstine is the CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas. read more >
Kris Maddalena brings more than 15 years of nursing leadership experience to the role and will lead the largest division of the hospital's workforce. read more >
Daly is the training director of Focus 3, an Ohio-based advisory firm that provides consulting and resources to help organizations develop their leaders, strengthen their culture, and empower their people. read more >
Dr. Jonathan Laryea and Dr. Matthew Steliga have been invested in the Nolie and Norma Mumey Endowed Chair in Surgery and the Kent C. Westbrook M.D. Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology, respectively. read more >
He joins CareSource from nonprofit WellSense Health Plan, where he led the organization's New Hampshire Medicaid plan read more >
Greg Hatcher, the CEO of The Hatcher Agency of Little Rock, has purchased the nearly 35,000-SF Gay Office Building at 300 S. Broadway St. in the capital city for $1.07 million. read more >
Bliss stresses that LinkedIn is far more than a place where people come to post resumes and hunt for jobs. He said it is a tool that companies can use to engage with prospects and customers in a way that drives business. read more >
The downtown restaurant has been closed since July for renovations, but has big plans for the future. read more >
Finalists and winners in each category will be honored at a special event on Nov. 2 in Little Rock. read more >
Jeff Carrier will be over Baptist's hospitals in Fort Smith and Van Buren and more than 40 outpatient locations. read more >
Bagpatia brings more than 20 years of experience in information technology to the role. read more >
The governor made appointments to state bodies overseeing education, tourism, health care and more. read more >
From Little Rock to Rogers to Mountain Home, bright young talent spans our state. For the 13th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
