May 15, 2013
IBJ StaffGeorge Bowman, 43, and Traci L. Bowman, 42, are accused of falsifying purchase records and fraudulently filing insurance claims
for expensive construction equipment they never purchased.
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May 14, 2013
Greg AndrewsOutside observers cast the departures of Lenox Baker, Sheila Burke and Susan Bayh as a positive that will allow new CEO Joseph
Swedish to recast the board.
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May 13, 2013
Bloomberg NewsLenox Baker, Sheila Burke and Susan Bayh resigned from the board effective immediately, Indianapolis-based WellPoint said
Monday in a regulatory filing.
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May 13, 2013
Rather than raising prices on private health insurers to make up for inadequate payments from the government, hospitals across
the country have been raising prices just because they can, according to a new study.
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May 11, 2013
Greg AndrewsA federal bankruptcy judge has slapped down an Anderson church that attempted to blame its bank for a failed scheme to finance
church upgrades by buying life insurance policies on its elderly members.
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May 7, 2013
J.K. WallThe appointment is the first high-profile post that Braly, 51, has accepted since she was ousted from the top spot at the
Indianapolis-based health insurer in August.
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May 7, 2013
Mason KingFive of the six Hoosier firms that appear in the 2013 rankings slipped from their positions in last year's list of the largest
U.S. companies.
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May 2, 2013
J.K. WallThe bull market boosted first-quarter profit at Baldwin & Lyons Inc. to a record high, even though the property and casualty
insurer’s core business lost ground.
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April 30, 2013
Associated PressThe question of whether Indiana will expand Medicaid is now back in Gov. Mike Pence's hands, after lawmakers wrapped up
their session without mandating he expand coverage under the federal health care law or suggesting the route he should take.
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April 29, 2013
J.K. WallAccording to one estimate, the Indianapolis-based health insurer will shed $400 million in pre-tax profits by 2017.
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April 24, 2013
IBJ StaffCNO Financial Group Inc. posted much lower earnings in the first quarter after suffering a $57.2 million loss in the period
on the extinguishment of debt.
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April 24, 2013
J.K. WallJoe Swedish, who took the helm of the Indianapolis-based health insurer a month ago, threw cold-water Wednesday on widespread
speculation that he will lead the company through a wave of buying hospitals and medical practices.
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April 24, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer easily beat Wall Street's expectations for earnings in the first quarter and revenue
rose 15 percent.
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April 22, 2013
Associated PressMany investors expect the health care overhaul's coverage expansions to affect WellPoint more than other insurers.
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April 15, 2013
J.K. WallProponents of a Medicaid expansion in Indiana are playing up the economic boost the state and its businesses could see from
the expansion of health insurance coverage called for by President Obama’s health reform law.
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April 15, 2013
J.K. WallMike Ripley, a health care lobbyist for the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, talked about the business group’s
views on a proposed expansion of coverage by the Indiana Medicaid program. As it stands now, the 2013 Indiana budget bill
includes a plan passed by the Senate as Senate Bill 551, which would have OK’d the Pence administration to negotiate
a block grant deal with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand Medicaid coverage via a program like the
Healthy Indiana Plan. When that bill was altered in the House to remove the block grant concept, the Chamber dropped its support.
The altered House bill is now dead, and the original Senate plan has been added to the budget bill. Its ultimate fate is still
unknown
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April 11, 2013
IBJ Staff, Indiana Lawyer StaffThe Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a $14.5 million award of damages against State Farm Insurance to a Fishers-based
construction firm. The award is one of the largest defamation awards in U.S. history, according to the court.
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April 11, 2013
Bloomberg NewsIndiana, Michigan and South Carolina saw the steepest declines in employer-backed coverage from 2000 to 2011, according to
a study released Thursday.
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April 6, 2013
J.K. WallBrian and Emily Kahn had virtually identical physical therapy. He paid much more than she did. Why? Because of where the therapy
took place.
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April 4, 2013
J.K. WallThe Indianapolis-based health insurer’s board of directors approved higher compensation heading into 2012, after most
of its top executives saw their pay hold steady or decline in 2011.
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April 2, 2013
Associated PressThe compensation paid to outgoing Wellpoint Inc. CEO Angela Braly last year rose 56 percent, even as the company's shares
slid on lower enrollment in its Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans.
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April 2, 2013
Bloomberg NewsShares of Indianapolis-based WellPoint rose along with those of other medical insurers Tuesday morning after the U.S. government
reversed a decision to cut a key Medicare payment rate, offering them an increase instead.
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March 28, 2013
Associated PressThe Carmel-based insurance holding company says it expects to buy back more of its shares and take a special charge tied to
a recent tender offer.
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March 26, 2013
Associated PressA study by the nation's leading group of financial risk analysts shows the biggest driver of health insurance premiums
will rise by more than 67 percent for Indiana residents' individual policies under President Barack Obama's health
care overhaul.
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March 22, 2013
Chris O'MalleyA big bet on employer-sponsored retirement plans is paying off for locally based OneAmerica Financial Partners, a company
best known for its life insurance offerings.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?