Insurance

Life & Specialty Ventures and Cambia Health Solutions have finalized the details of a strategic collaboration to “advance the medical and dental care and financial well-being of people and families” in Oregon, Washington, Utah and Idaho, the companies announced Tuesday.…

Governor Asa Hutchinson announced during a weekly briefing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved a five-year Section 1115 Demonstration Project called, “Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me, ” or ARHOME. The approval of ARHOME will allow…

The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame announced its 2021 class of inductees, honored recently at the University of Central Arkansas. The 2021 Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame inductees are: The Hon. Greg Standridge (1967-2017), Russellville Arkansas State Senator President, CSI…

The Robbi Davis Agency of Little Rock has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for an undisclosed sum, the firm has announced. The Davis agency, founded in 1996, is a full-service insurance agency specializing in employee benefits, Medicare…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, medical providers are discovering new tools to battle the deadly virus. One of these tools is monoclonal antibodies, also known as mAbs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) of two monoclonal antibody treatments…

The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas recently announced that 41 initiatives in Arkansas will receive grants totaling $3,360,327, that will directly impact 71 of Arkansas’ 75 counties. The Blue & You Foundation is a charitable foundation established…

Allan Meadors, a long-time pillar of the Arkansas insurance industry, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, at age 89. In 1964, he co-founded the venerable Little Rock agency now known as Meadors, Adams & Lee. In 2015, Meadors was an inductee in…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded $100,000 over the next five years to Arkansas Baptist College to help expand its Department of Nursing’s associate degree program. The college’s nursing program is a two-year program with a preferred acceptance…

Martine Downs Pollard of Rogers has been named Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s vice president for the Northwest Arkansas market. Pollard will be the company’s senior leader in Northwest Arkansas, working closely with local businesses, healthcare providers and community-based…

Arkansas Farm Bureau will host the Arkansas Connectivity Summit next week on Sept. 8, at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The event will focus on plans to improve high-speed broadband, and cellular connectivity in Arkansas.   The summit will feature…