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Demotech Co-Founder Named One of Twenty People to Know in Insurance
Demotech Co-Founder Named One of Twenty People to Know in Insurance The employees of Demotech are pleased to report that our President and co-founder, Joseph L. Petrelli, has been named one of twenty people to know in insurance by Columbus Business First. In a Central Ohio insurance community consisting of more than 50,000 insurance professionals […]
Applied Systems Donates $30,000 to InVEST
Applied Systems Donates $30,000 to InVEST ALEXANDRIA, Va—InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom- to-career education program, is pleased to announce that Applied Systems has donated $30,000 to the program. “Applied Systems’ commitment to the InVEST program with this generous gift of $30,000 will help create a career path for the next generation of insurance professionals […]
Health Insurance Marketplace Certification Course
Health Insurance Marketplace Certification Course ALBANY, N.Y.—Following up on their earlier success, The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY) and the New York State Association of Health Underwriters (NYSAHU) have announced another joint project to certify insurance producers for the state’s new individual health insurance marketplace. The organizations are offering a course […]
New York Second in Nation For Questionable Workers’ Comp Claims; First Niagara Benefit Consulting Named Top Producer by The Business Council of New York State
New York Second in Nation For Questionable Workers’ Comp Claims Albany, N.Y.—New York is second in the nation, only behind California, for questionable workers compensation insurance claims. New York jumped to second in 2012 from fifth in 2011. “Workers compensation insurance fraud is a serious problem in New York,” Ellen Melchionni, president of the New […]
