Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield on Friday announced the hiring of Dr. Mark Jansen as vice president and chief medical officer and the promotion of Max Greenwood to vice president of government and media affairs. read more >
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its 2019 class to be inducted Oct. 17. read more >
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
Rawleigh Williams III recently settled his suit in Washington County Circuit Court against the underwriters at Lloyd’s of London for allegations of breach of contract and other misconduct. read more >
Nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas rose in June in most of the state’s metro areas, particularly in Fayetteville and Jonesboro. read more >
Affiliates of B&M Management Co. of Montgomery, Alabama, bought the Stonebridge and Carrington Park apartment projects from affiliates of Philadelphia’s Independence Realty Trust. read more >
Marcus James has been named senior vice president of claims and membership for Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Little Rock. read more >
Who knew that an airplane parachuting onto a pickup truck in Fayetteville traffic could cause such a fuss? read more >
A Fayetteville dentist is suing Berkshire Life Insurance for past benefits in the amount of about $200,000 after the company stopped paying her claims following a workout accident. read more >
It’s been almost two years since Arkansas Business listed the state’s top stockholders based on the value of publicly disclosed stock. Since then, the Walton family’s fortune — the part disclosed publicly — has increased by more than $20 billion. read more >
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas’ metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines. read more >
Arkansas' governor says he doesn't expect federal officials to approve the state's plan to lower the eligibility cap for its Medicaid expansion program anytime soon after a similar proposal was rejected last month. read more >
The number of publicly traded companies in Arkansas is stable this year thanks to a couple of small IPOs and the federal government shutdown late last year, and Walmart executives continue to dominate the list of highest paid executives. read more >
Baptist Health of Little Rock reported an operating loss of $20.9 million for 2018, marking the third straight year of operating losses for the state’s largest hospital system. read more >
What’s the matter with me? President Trump commuted the sentence of a man who used religion and bribes for personal gain, and my outrage meter barely registered. read more >
UnitedHealth Group, Anthem and several others outpaced the broader market in what has been an otherwise choppy year for the sector. read more >
K.C. Cagle Insurance Agency Inc. of Little Rock, led by Karen Cagle, bought the 3,636-SF office at 21620 Highway 10 on the western edge of Little Rock for $539,000. read more >
Arkansas officials say the four companies providing coverage through the state's insurance exchange under the federal health care overhaul law are seeking an average rate increase of about 2% for next year. read more >
A federal judge has blocked Medicaid work requirements in New Hampshire, ruling for a third time that the Trump administration hasn't adequately addressed the potential loss of health coverage. read more >
Lynn Zeno of Little Rock was awarded the Allan Kennedy Memorial Award by the Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas. Liberty Mutual/Safeco was selected as the Company of the Year. read more >
