Health care coalitions merge
The Alliance and the Northcentral Employers Healthcare Alliance (NEHA) have announced that their members will unite under the umbrella of The Alliance.
Insurance
Madison AI company secures $45 million in funding
Veda, an artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning platform for health care payers and providers, announced the close of $45 million in Series B funding led by Oak HC/FT of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Take Five: 2022 could be a telltale year for health insurance
The annual M3 Trends Report has some welcome news for local employers and a bit of a warning as to when the cost impact of the pandemic could kick in.
M3 Trends Report: Health insurance rates rise 4.2%
Local employers wondering about their annual investment in health benefit plans have received some guidance from the 2021 M3 Trends Report, which says that M3 clients in the south-central Wisconsin market experienced an overall rate increase of 4.2% percent in 2021.
Tech firm's cybersecurity incident could affect businesses
M3 clients were warned that a recent ransomware event affecting organizations throughout Wisconsin could affect them.
Pivotal Health brings the house call into the 21st century
One bad health care experience in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic was all it took for Sal Braico and some friends to realize they could do better.
High court dismisses ‘Obamacare’ challenge
The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a major challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
AmFam Championship finalizes field
Fred Couples and Ernie Els will join the American Family Insurance Championship as the event finalizes the players' field.
How a legend was made of advertising quackery
Advertising Hall of Famer Linda Kaplan Thaler loves desperate clients because they will let her do anything. Sometimes, it still takes some convincing, however, as in the remarkable case of the Aflac duck.
WPS Health Solutions joins Wisconsin LGBT Chamber
Madison-based WPS Health Solutions has joined the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce as a gold member.
TASC joins Wisconsin LGBT Chamber
Madison-based Total Administrative Services Corp. (TASC) has joined the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce.
Local small business sues over denied insurance claims related to COVID-19 closures
Supporting one another was how many small businesses and organizations made it through the COVID-19 pandemic, but for one Madison-based glass blowing business, what was supposed to be a partnership between its insurance company and itself has been anything but supportive.
WPS awarded new $383 million TRICARE contract
Madison-based Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp. has been awarded a firm fixed-price contract for TRICARE Medicare Eligible Program services with a total estimated value of $383,248,709.
Your Medicare moment has arrived
Anyone who is approaching retirement is about to reach that milestone moment when all their hard work will be rewarded with a government health care plan.
AmFam PGA championship returns
Although spectator limits and other COVID-19 precautions will be in place, the American Family Insurance Championship will return this year.
AmFam contributes new donations in honor of Hank Aaron
In anticipation of Milwaukee Brewers opening day at the new American Family Field, and to honor baseball Hall of Famer Henry “Hank” Aaron (No. 44), Madison-based American Family Insurance is contributing two new $44,000 donations for scholarships for Milwaukee students to support programs started by Hank and Billye Aaron’s Chasing the Dream Foundation.
CUNA Mutual acquires funeral insurance business
Madison-based CUNA Mutual Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Assurant’s prearranged funeral insurance and final expense business in the U.S. and Canada for $1.3 billion.
WPS to lay off 128
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corp. (WPS) will lay off 36 employees at its office at 1717 W. Broadway in Monona and 92 employees at its location at 1480 County Road XX in Rothschild.
AmFam, Urban League create loan fund to promote business equity
As part of American Family Insurance’s “Free to Dream” initiative, the insurer is partnering with the Urban League of Greater Madison on a $400,000 revolving loan program for new and emerging minority-owned businesses that will be located in the new minority business hub in Madison’s South Park Street corridor.
Urban League, AmFam announce revolving loan program for minority businesses
The Urban League of Greater Madison and American Family Insurance have launched a revolving loan program for new and emerging minority businesses.
