Companion Global Dental Expands Network to Include Adult Dentistry of Costa Rica
October 23, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 23, 2008 – Clients of South Carolina-based dental travel company Companion Global Dental now have a third option in San Jose, Costa Rica, for obtaining dental care…
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EagleEye Analytics Announces Strategic Alliance With Milliman
September 29, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 29, 2008 – EagleEye Analytics, an insurance solutions company that provides predictive analytics and information services to the property and casualty insurance industry, announced today that it…
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Skarupa Named President of Insurance Claims Processor PGBA
September 19, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2009 – Michael J. Skarupa, who has more than 29 years of experience in the health insurance industry, has been promoted to president and chief operating…
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New Web-Based Enrollment System Gives Employers Flexibility and Control in Managing Benefits Enrollments
September 18, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 18 – Benefits enrollment management is a top concern for businesses of all sizes. Just when employers think they have their enrollments under control, they discover issues like these…
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Insurance Brokers Mitigate Litigation Risk with RPost’s Registered E-mail Services
August 20, 2008RPost Transforms Insurance Operations by Delivering Advanced E-mail Liability Protection LOS ANGELES, CA—August 19, 2008—RPost®, the leader in managed outbound messaging with its flagship Registered E-mail® service suite, today announced…
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Keenan & Suggs, Inc. Welcomes Beau Long
August 19, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – August 19, 2008 – Beau Long has joined Keenan & Suggs, Inc. as a general insurance broker. Previously, Beau was a commercial loan officer with Community Resource…
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Carey Adamson Named Winner of Top National Awards by Colonial Life
June 26, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – February 15, 2008 – Carey Adamson, a public sector manager for Colonial Life in Columbia, S.C., has been named winner of two of Colonial Life’s top national…
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Companion Life Insurance Co. Acquires International Specialty Underwriters
June 9, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – June 9, 2008 – Companion Life Insurance Co. of Columbia, S.C., announced today that it has purchased Jacksonville, Fla.-based International Specialty Underwriters (ISU), a managing general underwriter…
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A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings for Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Group
June 3, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – May 30, 2008 – Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Group announced today that its financial strength rating (FSR) from A.M Best Co. has been upgraded from an A-…
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KeenanSuggs Recognized 2007 Executive Brokers at Best Banquet
May 8, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – May 7, 2008 – KeenanSuggs Insurance has named its Executive Brokers for 2007. Darren Foy, James Martin, Tommy Suggs, and Tom Zokan were recognized as Executive Brokers…
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Scott Gambrell Joins Clarke & Company Benefits Brokerage Staff
March 26, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – March 26, 2008 – Please join me in welcoming Scott Gambrell to Clarke & Company Benefits LLC. Scott joins Clarke & Company as a broker after four…
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New Colonial Life Brand Clarifies Company's Strength
January 9, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – January 9, 2008 – A mainstay of the Midlands’ business community has a new look — and a clearer message. Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company today launched…
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Colonial Names Employees to New Leadership Positions
December 15, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – December 13, 2007 – Rich Williams has been named vice president of strategic growth initiatives, responsible for analyzing growth opportunities for Colonial, making recommendations to senior leadership…
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S.C. BlueCross, BlueChoice HealthPlan Expand Global Offerings to Include Dental Services
November 29, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – November 29, 2007 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice(R) HealthPlan of South Carolina members now have streamlined access to international dental services through Companion Global Dental,…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Announces New VP of Major Group Marketing
November 21, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – November 21, 2007 – Blue Cross Blue Shield is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Harris to Vice President, Major Group Marketing effective October 8, 2007.…
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Companion Life Insurance Co. Acquires Montgomery Management Corp.
November 19, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – November 19, 2007 – Companion Life Insurance Co. announced today it has purchased Pennsylvania-based Montgomery Management Corp., a managing general underwriter (MGU) of stop loss coverage for…
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BlueCross BlueShield Appoints New Marketing Executives
October 31, 2007COLUMBIA, S.C. – October 31, 2007 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina announces the promotions of Greg Fischer to vice president and Irving Albrecht to assistant vice president for the…
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BlueCross Receives Federal Approval for 2008 Medicare Plans
October 29, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – October 29, 2007 – The federal government has approved all of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina’s 2008 Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D product offerings. Enrollment applications can…
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KeenanSuggs has been selected as a “BEST PRACTICES” Agency
October 17, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – October 17, 2007 – KeenanSuggs has been selected as a “BEST PRACTICES” Agency by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) “Best Practices” Study Group. Each…
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S.C. BlueCross Creates Corporate Planning Unit, Promotes Davis to Vice President
August 31, 2007COLUMBIA, SC, August 31, 2007 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has created a new division called Corporate Planning and Strategic Services and promoted Jill Davis to vice president in…
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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and WellPoint Affiliate to Launch Medicaid Plan in South Carolina
August 15, 2007COLUMBIA, SC – August 15, 2007 – Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina and WellPoint Inc. (NYSE: WLP) announced today an agreement to introduce a new Medicaid managed care…
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Huntington Named President of Planned Administrators Inc.
July 12, 2007Columbia, S.C. – July 12, 2007 – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Planned Administrators Inc. (PAI) announce the promotion of David Huntington to president and chief operating officer of…
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S.C. BlueCross Trains Its Own Computer Programmers Over Past Decade; Will Need 250 More Programmers Within Five Years
July 11, 2007July 11, 2007, S.C. BlueCross Trains Its Own Computer Programmers Over Past Decade; Will Need 250 More Programmers Within Five Years Columbia, S.C. – In the 1990s, BlueCross BlueShield of…
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S.C. BlueCross BlueShield Honored for Best Use of Technology
July 10, 2007July 10, 2007, Columbia, S.C. – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina took top honors in the Best Use of Technology category during the 3rd Annual Call Center Excellence Awards held…
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S.C. BlueCross Appoints Deyling Senior V.P. of Major Group Unit
June 29, 2007Columbia, S.C. – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has promoted James A. Deyling to senior vice president overseeing the company’s large accounts unit. In his new role, Deyling is responsible…
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S.C. BlueCross Recognizes Larry Badger
June 14, 2007Columbia, S.C. – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has announced award winners in its major group marketing department. Larry Badger, Greenville regional office, was named sales representative of the year.…
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S.C. BlueCross Recognizes Tonya Barton
June 14, 2007Columbia, S.C. – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has announced award winners in its major group marketing department. Tonya Barton, Columbia regional office, won service representative of the year. She…
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S.C. BlueCross Recognizes Director Mike Harris
June 14, 2007Columbia, S.C. – BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has announced award winners in its major group marketing department. The Columbia regional office was cited as region of the year. Led…
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Warren Bazemore joins the KeenanSuggs Bowers Elkins' team.
May 18, 2007A South Carolina native and University of South Carolina graduate, Warren is a young professional who joins our team with five years of insurance experience. He has rapidly learned to…
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Buddy Gore, III has joined the Myrtle Beach office of KeenanSuggs.
April 27, 2007Buddy Gore, III has joined the Myrtle Beach office of KeenanSuggs. A graduate of Clemson University, Buddy joins our firm with over 4 years of insurance and banking experience. In…
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