Insurance companies

Kumar Vuddharaju to Open Five Big Blue Swim Schools in Orlando, Florida

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Health maintenance organizations, Insurance in the United States, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Swim, Health care, Insurance companies

b'ORLANDO, Fla., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Big Blue Swim School, one of the nation\'s fastest-growing swim school franchises, is coming to Orlando, Florida through a franchise agreement with local resident Kumar Vuddharaju, his wife Hima, and business partners Jay and Cristina Breitlow.\nThe team plans to open five Big Blue Swim Schools in the Orlando area over the next five years.

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  • b'ORLANDO, Fla., April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Big Blue Swim School, one of the nation\'s fastest-growing swim school franchises, is coming to Orlando, Florida through a franchise agreement with local resident Kumar Vuddharaju, his wife Hima, and business partners Jay and Cristina Breitlow.\nThe team plans to open five Big Blue Swim Schools in the Orlando area over the next five years.
  • Before joining Big Blue, Kumar was the head of IT strategy at CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, where he provided oversight for the company\'s annual budget.
  • "\nAfter completing their due diligence, the Vuddharajus attended Big Blue Swim School\'s discovery day, known as Dive-in Day, where they met Jay and Cristina Breitlow.
  • Big Blue Swim School\'s real estate expertise, strong brand, proprietary technology, and leadership support, coupled with its best-in-class consumer offerings, position its franchise partners for long-term success.

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Welcomes Accomplished Physician and Public Health Advocate as Chief Medical Officer

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Monday, April 26, 2021
Health maintenance organizations, Insurance in the United States, Health care, Insurance companies, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Humana, Rozvi Empire, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

b"Baltimore, Md., April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has appointed Dr. Tich Changamire as their new Chief Medical Officer.

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  • b"Baltimore, Md., April 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) has appointed Dr. Tich Changamire as their new Chief Medical Officer.
  • Dr. Changamire brings more than 20 years of medical and health plan experience, and provider-based healthcare leadership to his new role.
  • After serving as a Medical Officer in Zimbabwe early in his career and experiencing the HIV health crisis firsthand, Dr. Changamire began his career in public health to positively impact health at a systems level.
  • More recently, Dr. Changamire served as Chief Medical Officer for Humana Healthy Horizons in Louisiana, a Humana Medicaid plan.

Arianne Graham Joins Centering Healthcare Institute’s Board of Directors

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Monday, April 19, 2021
Health maintenance organizations, Insurance in the United States, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Health care, Insurance companies

b'BOSTON, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) today announced the appointment of Arianne Graham, Innovation Director at Healthworx, the investment and innovation arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, to its Board of Directors.

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  • b'BOSTON, April 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) today announced the appointment of Arianne Graham, Innovation Director at Healthworx, the investment and innovation arm of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, to its Board of Directors.
  • An accomplished leader in the business of healthcare, Arianne has close to 20 years of experience in social entrepreneurship, strategy and healthcare innovation within both, the profit and non-profit sectors.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe are excited to welcome Arianne.
  • Her passion for healthcare, dedication to health equity work and experience with community-focused initiatives, make her a valuable addition to the Board,\xe2\x80\x9d said Angie Truesdale, Chief Executive Officer at CHI.
  • Currently Centering is offered across 560 healthcare practice sites in the country.

Christian Baltzer to continue as CEO of Codan Denmark Following Completion of Proposed Takeover by Intact Financial Corporation

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
Companies, Insurance companies, Finance, RSA Insurance Group, Rothschild family, Tryg, Intact Financial, Codan

We are confident that Codan Denmark can continue to realize its significant potential, and Christian Baltzer is the right person to lead that journey forward," says Charles Brindamour, CEO, Intact Financial Corporation.\n"Codan Denmark is a company with exceptionally skilled employees and a diversified, customer-focused business.

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  • We are confident that Codan Denmark can continue to realize its significant potential, and Christian Baltzer is the right person to lead that journey forward," says Charles Brindamour, CEO, Intact Financial Corporation.\n"Codan Denmark is a company with exceptionally skilled employees and a diversified, customer-focused business.
  • I and the rest of the Codan team in Denmark are really looking forward to the future.
  • Both Intact and Codan believe that a strong data-driven mindset combined with a strong customer-centric focus - is the way forward to realizing Codan Denmark\'s great potential.
  • "\nIntact Financial Corporation and Tryg A/S announced their bid for RSA Insurance Group plc on 18th November 2020.

Lemonade Opens Early Registration for Lemonade Car

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Other Professional Services, Professional services, Insurance, Albums, Insurance companies, Lemonade, Inc., Property insurance, Insurance, Lemonade, Pet insurance, Allstate

Early registration is now open at www.lemonade.com/car .\nToday\xe2\x80\x99s news marks the company\xe2\x80\x99s third expansion into a major new insurance category in less than 12 months.

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  • Early registration is now open at www.lemonade.com/car .\nToday\xe2\x80\x99s news marks the company\xe2\x80\x99s third expansion into a major new insurance category in less than 12 months.
  • The launch of Lemonade Car will allow both existing and new customers to bundle their home, pet, and life policies with their car insurance.\nThe US car insurance industry is estimated to be about $300 billion\xe2\x80\x9470 times the size of both the renters and the pet insurance markets.
  • A large majority of Lemonade\xe2\x80\x99s existing customers are car owners, and they already spend about $1 billion on car insurance each year.\n\xe2\x80\x9cWe\xe2\x80\x99re seeing an overwhelming demand for a Lemonade car insurance product from our customers.
  • All statements contained in this press release, including regarding the anticipated launch and success of Lemonade Car, that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements.

Innoveo Announces Series A Funding Round of $15 Million

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Societates Europaeae, Companies, As a service, Platform as a service, Paas, Zurich Insurance Group, Insurance companies, Insurance, Allianz, Chubb, Service companies

The proceeds will primarily be used to grow the sales team and marketing activity to expand upon strategic partnership opportunities.

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  • The proceeds will primarily be used to grow the sales team and marketing activity to expand upon strategic partnership opportunities.
  • "With our Innoveo Skye platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering, pre-built accelerators, and out-of-the-box solutions for common customer use cases, we have significantly compressed the time-to-market and enabled our customers to launch new applications in weeks, sustaining their competitive advantage in the age of digital transformation.
  • "\n"Innoveo stands out with a truly differentiated platform that accelerates time to market and allows customers to digitize business processes across multiple industries.
  • From the insurance industry to financial services and real-estate, Innoveo delivered more than 500 applications and processed 1+ billion dollars\' worth of transactions to corporations worldwide, such as Zurich Insurance, Allianz, Chubb, Rakbank, and Marriott.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/innoveo-announces-series-a-fundi...\n'

CleanCapital secures $300 million commitment from Manulife Investment Management, acquires 63 megawatts of operating solar projects

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Renewable energy, Manulife, S&P/TSX 60, Insurance companies, John Hancock Financial, Companies, Energy storage

Manulife Investment Management\'s commitment was sourced for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) balance sheet as well as third party managed accounts (collectively "Manulife").

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  • Manulife Investment Management\'s commitment was sourced for the John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) balance sheet as well as third party managed accounts (collectively "Manulife").
  • CleanCapital will use the investment from Manulife to accelerate the energy transitionincluding operating solar, new build solar, and energy storage projectsbeginning with two portfolios totaling 63 MW.\n"There is unstoppable momentum to transition the global economy to clean energy.
  • With the backing of Manulife, one of the world\'s leading infrastructure investors, CleanCapital is poised to be a leader in that transition," said Thomas Byrne, CEO of CleanCapital.
  • Since 2015, CleanCapital has worked to accelerate investment in distributed solar and storage assets to address the urgent threat of climate change.

David Fike to lead Zurich North America's Life, Accident & Health unit

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Companies, Insurance companies, Service companies, British brands, Reinsurance companies, Bloomfield, Connecticut, Cigna, Zurich Insurance Group, American International Group, Prudential plc, Insurance

b'SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Thirty-year insurance industry veteran David Fike has been named to lead Zurich North America\'s Life, Accident and Health business unit, which brings together two previously distinct business units.\nFike, who has been with Zurich Insurance Group since 2014, will report to Zurich North America CEO Kristof Terryn.

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  • b'SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Thirty-year insurance industry veteran David Fike has been named to lead Zurich North America\'s Life, Accident and Health business unit, which brings together two previously distinct business units.\nFike, who has been with Zurich Insurance Group since 2014, will report to Zurich North America CEO Kristof Terryn.
  • "\nBefore joining Zurich, Fike held a number of international senior positions at AIG, Chubb, Ace, Cigna and Prudential PLC, including C-suite positions in marketing, operations and underwriting.
  • Fike most recently managed strategic projects for Zurich\'s Global Business Platforms organization.\n"I am thrilled to be back in the U.S. to lead our Life, Accident and Health business," Fike said.
  • Zurich North America is part of Zurich Insurance Group, a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets.

A Quarter of Drivers Interact with Phones More Than 4.7 times per hour

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Road safety, Attention, Distracted driving, Allstate, Insurance companies, Companies, Service industries

b'CHICAGO, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --One in four drivers are using their phones nearly five times an hour, making them 70% more likely to be in a collision than the average driver, new data insights from Arity revealed today.

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  • b'CHICAGO, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --One in four drivers are using their phones nearly five times an hour, making them 70% more likely to be in a collision than the average driver, new data insights from Arity revealed today.
  • These insights released during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month , based on analysis of driving behaviors throughout the last year.\nAnalysis of Arity driving data also highlighted distracted driving behaviors state by state.
  • "At Arity, we believe that the power of mobility data has the ability to make transportation safer for everyone.
  • With global offices and a Chicago headquarters, Arity was founded by The Allstate Corporation and launched in 2016.\n'

Laureus USA, Brees Dream Foundation, Allstate Sugar Bowl, And Nike Continue Commitment To The Youth Of New Orleans

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Monday, April 19, 2021
Laureus World Sports Awards, Allstate, Insurance companies, Companies, Insurance, Book:Laureus World Sports Awards

The partnership is part of a five-year commitment of $500,000 to support sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs serving New Orleans East, a geographic location that has the densest population of youth with very little resources.

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  • The partnership is part of a five-year commitment of $500,000 to support sports-based youth development (SBYD) programs serving New Orleans East, a geographic location that has the densest population of youth with very little resources.
  • "We know firsthand the power sport has to rebuild and bring joy to communities and we are honored to band together with Laureus to help heal our city.
  • Laureus USA is a member of the global Laureus network, which includes 8 National Laureus Sport for Good Foundations, 1 Global Foundation, the Laureus World Sports Academy (and Ambassadors), and the Laureus World Sports Awards.
  • The 2022 Allstate Sugar Bowl, which will feature top teams from the SEC and the Big 12, is scheduled to be played on January 1, 2022.