The AMERIGROUP Foundation reported that state Senator Robert Duncan of Lubbock, Texas, has been honored with its “Champion for Children” award. The award is part of the AMERIGROUP Foundation’s national program recognizing outstanding public advocacy efforts by government and community …
CIGNA HealthCare of Texas announced is has hired Amy Schornick as vice president of network operations for its North Texas and Oklahoma markets. Schornick brings extensive contracting, provider relations and consultative experience to the position. “I am pleased to have …
San Antonio, Texas-based Southwest Business Corporation (SWBC) announced that Nick Grant has joined SWBC as the chief executive officer of the Property and Casualty Division in their San Antonio office. As CEO of the Property and Casualty division, Grant is …
The Louisiana Department of Insurance has issued an updated statewide estimate of reported claims and insured losses paid-to-date (information as of July 31, 2006) for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana. This information does not include losses paid by …
There’s one in every town — a convenience store where IDs aren’t necessary, or a low-lit bar whose servers never bother to ask. In Jacksonville, Florida officials say, that bar was Rockets, where Stephanie Walls and her friends were drinking …
Memphis city officials say they’ve shelled out nearly $2 million toward settling at least five lawsuits this year. The city attorney’s office, responding to The Commercial Appeal’s open records request, provided the information on the cases that have been settled …
On the third floor of a dark brick apartment building in Fall River, Mass., in the one-bedroom unit where she lives by herself, Theresa Reed maintains the trappings of cozy home life: a photo of a granddaughter on Santa’s lap, …
Hundreds of people gathered in Biloxi, Miss. on Sunday to remember Hurricane Katrina’s destruction and promote healing to the community. The event, “Hands Across the Coast,” was developed by Harold Roberts, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. “We …
Local laws aimed at punishing parents who look the other way when teenagers drink alcohol in their homes are gaining momentum across the country, participants in a national conference addressing underage drinking said. Steep fines and bills for police response …
A northern Indiana woman who stages weekly protests against the war in Iraq says county officials are infringing on free speech rights by asking her to show proof of insurance to continue her protests. The Porter County Board of Commissioners …
