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After Complaint, GEICO Agrees to Modify Cancellation Process That Uses AI
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (215+ words) Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced an agreement with GEICO that should modify an artificial intelligence (AI) initiated auto insurance policy cancellation process the state alleged was unfair and confusing, GEICO required the policyholder to submit additional documentation under threat…...
Medicare Open Enrollment 2026: Market Risks and Distribution Channel Strategies for Insurance Agencies and Carriers
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (794+ words) This article is part of a sponsored series by Agent Sync. At first glance, having the most profitable Medicare season comes down to matching your distribution channels to the anticipated size of the market opportunity in a particular state and…...
Advocates Want Public Involvement When Nursing Homes Change Ownership
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1655+ words) Some of the most sizable and troubled nursing homes in the state of Vermont have struggled for much of this year to provide sufficient care under new ownership, logging violations that included a death, injuries and neglect of residents. The…...
Lawley Acquires Medicare, Health Insurance Specialist ROC
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (97+ words) Buffalo, New York-based independent insurance brokerage Lawley reported its merger with ROC Insurance Services in Rochester effective September 1. Founded in 2012, ROC Insurance Services is a Medicare and individual health insurance agency. ROC Insurance Services founders Rick and Lynda Grossmann and…...
Insurer Can't Sue for Unjust Enrichment by Deceptive Insured, Appeal Court Says
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (959+ words) A decision by a federal appeals court last week shows what limited options insurance carriers have when they discover major misrepresentation by the insured long after claims have been paid. The U. S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last week found that MONY,…...
Michigan Nursing Homes to Pay $4. 5 M Settlement Over Substandard Care Allegations
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (159+ words) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $4. 5 million settlement with six Detroit-area nursing homes and their ownership companies, Villa Financial Services LLC and Villa Olympia Investment LLC, over allegations that they accepted taxpayer funds while providing grossly substandard care to…...
Villages Health System Sees $350 Million in Medicare Overcharges
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (468+ words) A health-care system serving the largest retirement community in the US has filed for bankruptcy after disclosing it potentially overbilled Medicare by at least $350 million, according to court filings. The Villages Health System LLC, which operates clinics for retirees living…...
Viewpoint: Understanding the Future of Insurance by Studying the Past
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (738+ words) One of the things I love about the insurance business is that anyone'regardless of where they start'can build a meaningful, lifelong career. I am proof of that. In our industry, your ability to reach your potential is a function of…...