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Calif. insurer to sell flood cover; Apple Watches for UnitedHealthcare customers

Property and casualty

Travelers Cos. Inc. is collaborating with Cedars-Sinai, Samsung Electronics America, Bayer and appliedVR to test the effectiveness of a digital pain-reduction kit that uses therapeutic virtual reality and wearable technology as a non-pharmacological supplement to managing pain associated with acute orthopaedic injuries of the lower back and extremities.

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a new private flood insurance product provided by American National Property & Casualty Co. American National's flood insurance program does not replace the National Flood Insurance Program, which currently provides the majority of flood coverage written in the state.

Topeka, Kan.-based Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Co. has been admitted to sell medical professional liability insurance and cybersecurity insurance in the state of Connecticut.

Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced the expansion of its marine online system, TAP Sales Marine, which will allow the company's independent agent partners to quote, bind and issue contractor's equipment policies.

Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. expanded its partnership with Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. to underwrite property lines.

Barbican Insurance Group beefed up its cyber insurance cover by providing incident response exercises and phishing simulation as part of the overall package. The guidance will be delivered by enterprise risk and cybersecurity consulting firm TSC Advantage.

ICW Group Insurance Cos., a group of property and casualty carriers, expanded its national footprint by starting to write workers' compensation insurance in five new primary states — Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota and Missouri.

Willis Towers Watson PLC developed the Global Ecosystem Resilience Facility, a global insurance facility that will provide finance and risk management solutions to support marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

Life and health

Mid-Atlantic Women's Care reached an agreement with Anthem Inc., whereby Mid-Atlantic's women's care, physicians, providers and imaging centers will be participating providers for Anthem's Blue Cross and Blue Shield policies, effective May 1.

The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System awarded managed care contracts to seven integrated managed care organizations. The contracts begin Oct. 1 and are awarded in the Central, Southern and Northern regions.

UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s UnitedHealthcare announced the expansion of direct-to-consumer pharmacy discounts to millions of its plan participants. The new program will apply to more than 7 million people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare fully insured commercial group benefit plans. UnitedHealthcare also announced a program that will enable plan participants to obtain Apple Watch by meeting daily walking goals.

Centrus Health, a Kansas City, Mo.-based clinically integrated, physician-led network comprising more than 1,600 physicians, has collaborated with Cerner, a healthcare technology provider, to further improve care delivery to patients in Kansas City.