Archive for April, 2010

Tester touts benefits of new health reform law for students

(MISSOULA, Mont.) – Montana’s students will see a healthier and more financially secure future thanks to health and education reforms that became law last week, Senator Jon Tester said today. Speaking on the University of Montana campus today, Tester touted the student loan overhaul included in the reform law as a major deficit-reducer that will [...]

Ameritas Group Expands Dental Insurance Network

Ameritas Group has expanded its network of dentists, bringing the size of the network to 130,000-plus “access points.” The insurer said it added more than 22,000 such points to its dental network. If a dentist practices at two or three locations, each would count as an access point because the company’s members can receive dental [...]

Insurance Giant Signs L.A. Sports Sponsorship Deal

Farmers Insurance Group has signed a multi-year agreement to put its corporate logo on the jerseys of the Los Angeles Sparks women’s professional basketball team. The Los Angeles insurer, a unit of Swiss conglomerate Zurich financial Services, will spend more than $1 million per year for the rights. Team President Kristin Bernet said the insurer [...]