All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2003 // Having served six years in his present office, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Mike Pickens has had an opportunity to see a number of changes in his state over the years. Pickens recently sat down with Insurance Journal to...
Jan 13 2003 // Penn Treaty American Corp. announced that it has entered into a reinsurance agreement for new long-term care insurance policies with Bermuda-based Centre Solutions Limited.“The Agreement, which is effective for all...
Dec 16 2002 // For this end-of-the year edition of Insurance Journal, we looked at some unique or interesting programs and found eight that grabbed our attention. Obviously they do not represent a comprehensive list, which is admittedly...
Dec 16 2002 // For this end-of-the year edition of Insurance Journal, we looked at some unique or interesting programs and found eight that grabbed our attention. Obviously they do not represent a comprehensive list, which is admittedly...
Dec 5 2002 // Provider Alliance, a Charleston, South Carolina-based leader in long-term care insurance, announced it has entered the Florida market with affordable liability insurance policies available to nursing home providers. The...
Dec 4 2002 // Florida Medical Quality Assurance Inc. reports that Florida nursing homes are not wasting time getting involved with the recently launched Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI) spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Health...
Dec 2 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: APG Insurance Services has available a program for home health-care/nursing homes.Dollars: Policy limits of $1,000,000. Minimum premiums of $2,500. Carrier: Rated “A.”States Available:...
Sep 16 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: The Managed Insurance Programs Division of Arrowhead General Insurance Agency has launched a new nursing home insurance and risk management program, “Silver Lining.” Dollars: The Division...
Mar 29 2002 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has lowered the financial strength rating to B+ (Very Good) from B++ (Very Good) for AF&L Insurance Company of Warrington, Pennsylvania with a stable outlook.Best explained that its...
Mar 11 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Union General has coverage available for all types of basic daily care facilities for the elderly. There is also physical/sexual abuse coverage available. Professional liability and personal and...
Dec 17 2001 // Looking to reduce nursing home medical professional liability rates by preventing accidents and injuries that lead to claims, Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor adopted a “best practices” plan that...
Nov 26 2001 // Nonprofit organizations are among the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy and while many companies try to steer away from writing policies for nonprofits, there are a few that thrive on the business.Those who do...
Sep 17 2001 // Nonprofit organizations are among the fastest growing sectors of the U.S. economy and while many companies try to steer away from writing policies for nonprofits, there are a few that thrive on the business.Those who do...
Sep 17 2001 // Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) Commissioner José Montemayor has appointed a task force to help develop “best practices” for nursing home risk management and loss control, with the goal of stabilizing...
Aug 20 2001 // I find that nursing homes are in a serious crisis in trying to obtain medical liability coverage,” Texas Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor said in February, as he announced the Texas Department of Insurance...
Jul 9 2001 // Beverly Enterprises Inc., the nation’s largest operator of nursing homes, will pay $1.2 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit, according to an Associated Press story. Nine former workers claimed that...
May 21 2001 // According to a Conning & Company study, “Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Prescription for Chaos,” decreases in investment income, coupled with increases in the severity of lawsuits and the rising costs of...
Jan 8 2001 // The demarcation between years always seems to take on a contemplative aspect. We look back to where we’ve been, and then look forward to weigh our expectations. Will the market continue to harden? Will the dot-coms...
Dec 14 2000 // The Windsor Gardens Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home located in San Diego, Calif., was recently shut down by the California Department of Health Services. Officials indicated they will request the...
Jul 10 2000 // As nursing home liability coverage costs continue to climb, admitted carriers are pulling out of markets across the county. In Texas—considered, along with Florida, to be one of the most challenged states in this...