Latest Senior Care Headlines
All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. Risk Offers ElderCare Legal Expense Reimbursement Policy
Sep 21 2006 // U.S. Risk Underwriters has introduced a new ElderCare Legal Expense Reimbursement policy for long-term care facilities, including skilled care, assisted living and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The policy...
London American Risk Specialists Announces CareSurance™ Liability Program
Aug 24 2006 // Houston, Texas – London American Risk Specialists, Inc is pleased to offer CareSurance™ , a new liability insurance program designed to meet the needs of Skilled, Assisted and Independent Long Term Care (LTC)...
Federal Agency Questions Safety of Buses for Special Needs Patients
Aug 9 2006 // Federal officials, prompted by a bus fire that killed 23 nursing home residents, are examining whether buses are safe for people with special needs. The National Transportation Safety Board is seeking answers to the...
New Company LifeSecure Insurance Approved in Mich.
Jul 17 2006 // LifeSecure Insurance Company, a wholly-owned, for profit subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, has received a final Certificate of Authority from the Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) to operate...
Fla. Gov. Signs Long-Term Care Legislation
Jun 23 2006 // Legislation to provide new protections for long-term care insurance policyholders has been signed into law today by Florida’s Gov. Jeb Bush. The measure prevents insurers from contesting policies years after selling...
Rita Bus Fire Victims Reach Settlement
May 15 2006 // Victims of a bus explosion that killed 23 Texas nursing home patients fleeing Hurricane Rita have reached an $11 million settlement in their lawsuit against the bus company and travel broker, according to court...
Lighthouse Adds Four New Products to ElderCare Program
Mar 30 2006 // Lighthouse Underwriters has expanded its ElderCare program with four new proprietary products. The new products, all of which are A-rated with claims made forms and combined general liability and property liability forms,...
Fla. Senate Committee Approves Long-Term Care Legislation
Mar 23 2006 // The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has approved legislation that, if signed into law, will help ensure the viability of long-term care insurance in Florida. Senate Bill 2290 provides protections to seniors...
Calif. Attorney Surrenders on Grand Theft Charge
Feb 23 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has announced that on Feb. 9, 2006, attorney Marilyn P. McCumber, 68, self-surrendered to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. She pled guilty to felony grand theft for...
N.C. Adult-Care Provider Careamerica Lost Needed Insurance
Feb 1 2006 // One of North Carolina’s largest providers of long-term care for adults may not have the insurance required to pay workers hurt on the job and is being investigated for not paying employees on time. The state...
Houston’s Mid-Continent Teams with ASPN to Provide Liability Coverage for Health Care Professionals
Nov 15 2005 // Aon Specialty Product Network (ASPN) announced it has partnered with Mid-Continent General Agency, a managing general underwriter and program manager based in Houston, to provide liability insurance products for health...
London American Risk Specialists, Inc. Announces Formation of Social Services Underwriting Department
Oct 21 2005 // Houston, TX – London American Risk Specialists, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas is pleased to announce the formation of a Social Services Underwriting department based out of the Dallas, Texas office. Mike...
South Carolina Tweaking Hurricane Preparedness Plans
Oct 3 2005 // Emergency workers along the South Carolina coast are tweaking hurricane preparedness plans in the wake of Gulf Coast storms Katrina and Rita. According to the Columbia State, officials are looking into whether there are...
Lighthouse Underwriters Expands ElderCare Program in Texas
Sep 26 2005 // Lighthouse Underwriters LLC (www.lighthouseunderwriters.com), a program underwriting company that works with select industry groups, has expanded its ElderCare program with an assisted living package in Texas. The package...
LexisNexis Experts Say Insurance Policy Key in Reported Louisiana Nursing Home Negligence
Sep 15 2005 // An insurance policy purchased by the nursing home owners charged Wednesday with negligent homicide in the deaths of 34 residents as a result of Hurricane Katrina may be a source of recovery for aggrieved parties and is...
La. Nursing Home Owners Surrender
Sep 14 2005 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that owners of St. Rita’s Nursing Home surrendered to Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Investigators in Baton Rouge on Sept. 14. St. Rita’s Nursing Home is...
La. Attorney General Seeking Nursing Home Owners
Sep 12 2005 // Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr. announced his office has launched an investigation into the deaths of 32 nursing home residents of St. Rita’s Nursing Home in St. Bernard parish in the aftermath of Hurricane...
Lighthouse Underwriters Adds Workers’ Comp to ElderCare Program
Aug 22 2005 // Lighthouse Underwriters LLC (www.lighthouseunderwriters.com), a program underwriting company that works with select industry groups, has expanded its ElderCare insurance program with a new workers’ compensation...
Safety Codes Now Require Fire Sprinklers in Nursing Homes, Nightclubs, 1-2 Family Dwellings
Aug 11 2005 // Fire sprinklers will soon be required in all nursing homes, in new construction of one- and two-family dwellings, and in all new construction of nightclubs and like facilities, as well as for existing nightclubs and like...
Texas Tech Law School Releases ‘Legislative Intent Roadmap’ on 2003 Lawsuit Reforms
Aug 1 2005 // Texas Tech Law Review has issued a comprehensive overview of lawsuit reform measures passed in 2003. According to an announcement released by the Texas Alliance for Patient Access, the 357-page article, the culmination of...
