ATLANTA – /PRNewswire/ — Danielle Lisenbey, chief operating officer, medical services for Broadspire, a Crawford Company (NYSE: CRDA; CRDB) and leading third party administrator (TPA) and medical management services provider, has been named one of the LexisNexis Workers’ Compensation Notable People for 2010. “Lisenbey has established herself as a leader in the industry by developing… [Read more]
People On The Move
EK Health Names Sharron Mackey Director of Managed Care
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EK Health Services, Inc., a leader in medical and disability management services, announced today that Sharron A. Mackey has been hired as EK Health Director of Managed Care. Mackey, who has 24 years’ experience developing and managing operational departments in the managed care field, including Quality Assurance, becomes part of the EK… [Read more]
HealthSmart Announces a New Western Region Network Development Team Led by Suzanne Taylor
Las Vegas, NV (Vocus/PRWEB) – HealthSmart welcomes Suzanne Taylor as Vice President of Network Development for the Western Region of the United States. Operating out of Las Vegas, Nevada, Ms. Taylor will oversee network development operations in the western United States with focused emphasis on Nevada, Northern California and Southern California. She will be joined… [Read more]
Marybeth Farquhar, PhD, Named URAC’s Vice President, Research and Measurement
URAC, a leading health care accreditation and education organization, today announced the appointment of Marybeth Farquhar, PhD, as Vice President, Research and Measurement. In this role, Dr. Farquhar will be responsible for the development and implementation of URAC’s performance measures. Further, she will shape URAC’s measurement strategy, develop validation and research initiatives and represent URAC… [Read more]
California Division of Workers’ Compensation Announces Winners of 2011 Community Service Awards
Awards renamed in honor of Carrie Nevans The California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC), a division of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Carrie Nevans Community Service Award. This year’s award in Southern California goes to Jesse Ceniceros of Voters Injured at Work (VIAW). The Northern… [Read more]
New Members Appointed to NIPR Board
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 16, 2011) — The National Insurance Producer Registry (NIPR) is pleased to announce the appointments of its newest board members, Illinois Insurance Director Michael T. McRaith and Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak. McRaith and McPeak represent the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on the NIPR board of directors. “We… [Read more]
Ernest Csiszar Appointed Vice Chairman of Patriot National Insurance Group and Guarantee Insurance Company
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Patriot National Insurance Group, a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance and services, announced today that Ernest N. Csiszar has been appointed Vice Chairman of its Board of Directors, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of its subsidiary Guarantee Insurance Company. The appointments are effective… [Read more]
PCI Names Junkas New Regional Manager, State Government Relations
CHICAGO—The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has named Jeffrey Junkas its new regional manager, state government relations, effective today. Junkas brings to PCI 15 years of public affairs experience, including six in the property casualty insurance industry. He will be responsible for government relations outreach in Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin. “We… [Read more]
RLI Founder and Chairman Jerry Stephens Announces Retirement
PEORIA, ILLINOIS, — Gerald D. Stephens, CPCU, founder and chairman of the board of RLI Corp. (NYSE:RLI), today announced that he intends to retire from the RLI Board of Directors effective May 5, 2011, after the annual shareholders’ meeting. The RLI Board of Directors has appointed RLI Corp. President & CEO Jonathan E. Michael to… [Read more]
M Hayes Announced as One of Baltimore SmartCEO’s 2011 Fastest Growing Companies
Hunt Valley, Maryland: Baltimore SmartCEO magazine announced last month that M Hayes had been selected to its list of Baltimore’s fastest -growing companies. M Hayes is one of the recipients of the publication’s seventh-annual Future 50 awards and was profiled in the January 2011 issue of Baltimore SmartCEO. Future 50 is SmartCEO’s largest and most… [Read more]