WATERLOO, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 26, 2026--
HOMELINK ®, a leading provider of integrated specialty services for the workers’ compensation and group health industries, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Brock as vice president of account management. Brock is a seasoned executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in insurance, managed care, and workers’ compensation.
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“Jeff’s experience and leadership will be a great asset for HOMELINK and for the clients we serve,” said Danny Real, chief revenue officer at HOMELINK. “In addition to a deep understanding of managed care, he is a relationship-driven leader who excels at building trust and partnerships that deliver meaningful value.”
Throughout his career, Brock has led teams and operations across the managed care and workers’ compensation landscape, most notably during his more than two decades with CorVel Corporation. There, he advanced through multiple leadership roles, ultimately serving as area vice president overseeing 10 profit centers and 125 employees across several states. His leadership emphasized accountability, service excellence, collaboration, and integration across all client services.
Brock has experience leading organizational initiatives that drive operational growth, strengthen client relationships, and build high-performing teams. His experience spans national account management, network development, and cross‑functional collaboration, giving him a holistic understanding of the operational and strategic factors that shape successful outcomes in the workers’ compensation and managed‑care space.
“I am excited to join the HOMELINK team and to build on our strong tradition of partnering with clients to achieve great outcomes,” said Brock. “Our focus will be on deepening those relationships through a highly communicative and collaborative approach that delivers on our mission of improving the lives of everyone we serve.”
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About HOMELINK
HOMELINK ® is an innovative national provider of integrated specialty services to the healthcare and workers’ compensation industries. As a privately held, employee-owned company, our associates are naturally motivated to help the payors, patients, and providers we service achieve great outcomes. Our commitment to delivering superior customer service is backed by our proprietary technology to ensure that information is received in a timely fashion for a coordinated and efficient offering across the continuum of care.
Jeff Brock, Vice President Account Management, HOMELINK
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A United Nations aid convoy unloaded humanitarian supplies in the besieged enclave of Kobani in northeast Syria, officials said Monday.
It was the first aid convoy to reach the area since fighting kicked off between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces earlier this month.
The government launched an offensive in which it seized much of the territory previously held by the SDF, leaving pockets of Kurdish-majority areas under SDF control.
A ceasefire that was announced Tuesday and then extended on Saturday for 15 more days appeared to be mostly holding, although sporadic skirmishes have been reported, with both sides accusing each other of violations.
Residents of Kobani, which is surrounded by government-held territory, have reported electricity and water cuts and shortages of essential goods, including bread.
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement Monday that 24 trucks carrying aid delivered their cargo and exited the enclave. The trucks entered Kobani the day before.
The convoy delivered food, nutritional and health supplies, hygiene materials, winter items, kitchen kits and supplies for children, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. It also included two fuel tankers to resupply the Karakoi water station and help restore water supply to Kobani and surrounding villages.
The fighting in northeast Syria has displaced more than 173,000 people, according to the International Organization for Migration. As the situation has remained calm in most areas since the ceasefire, some have begun to return to their homes.
Syria’s interim government signed an agreement last March with the SDF for it to hand over territory and to eventually merge its fighters with government forces. In early January, a new round of talks failed to make progress over the merger, leading to renewed fighting between the two sides.
A new version of the accord was signed on Jan. 18, and a four-day ceasefire was declared Tuesday. Part of the new deal is that SDF members will have to merge into the army and police forces as individuals.
The ceasefire was extended Saturday to give U.S. forces a chance to transfer accused Islamic State group militants who had been held in prisons in northeastern Syria to detention centers in Iraq.
Some 7,000 out of a total of 9,000 accused IS members held in Syria are to be moved to Iraq, amid fears they could escape if fighting resumes between government forces and the SDF.
Once in Iraq, prisoners accused of terrorism will be investigated by security forces and tried in domestic courts, Iraqi officials have said.
A displaced boy plays with snow at a school used as a shelter for families displaced by clashes between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Qamishli, northeastern Syria, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
Kurdish fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are cheered by local residents ahead of the end of a four-day truce with the Syrian government in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
