| //20-01-2009 |
Its official. We have two wings to the universal health insurance movement in Minnesota. We have the single-payer wing, which supports insuring everyone through a single-payer system, and the multiple-payer wing, which supports insuring everyone by sending tax dollars to some or all of the 300 insurance companies that sell health insurance in Minnesota
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| //20-01-2009 |
Let the name-calling begin. A national health plan is again proposed, and its foes are trying to deal it death by unflattering labels. The old favorites include "socialized medicine" and "government takeover of health care."
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| //16-01-2009 |
The semi-annual packet from Little Green Lizard Inc. told me that my auto insurance premium for the next six months was going up by almost 20 percent.
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| //16-01-2009 |
As promised during his campaign, and under pressure from many quarters, President-elect Barack Obama may seek badly needed changes in the way the United States finances and delivers health care.
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| //16-01-2009 |
Unsurprisingly, risk management, regulation and the economic crisis were the most discussed topics at the 2009 Property/Casualty Insurance Joint Industry Forum, held yesterday afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. However, if there was one prevailing theme from the afternoon, it was the relative health of P&C industry compared to its financial services brethren and the strength of the battle-tested P&C business model. The companies within the industry that have weathered the current economic storm best, many forum panelists agreed, were those that stuck to their core business.
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| //15-01-2009 |
Under Obama's plan, Americans will be denied coverage under an insurance plan because of any illness or a pre-existing condition. The benefits package shall be similar to those which are currently offered to the members of Congress. It covers all critical medical services such as mental health, preventative and maternity care.
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| //15-01-2009 |
Redwood Shores, CA - Communication Intelligence Corporation ("CIC") , a leading supplier of electronic signature solutions for business process automation in the financial industry* and the recognized leader** in biometric signature verification announced recently that two leading providers of property and casualty insurance for auto, home and business have deployed CIC's SignatureOne Ceremony Server Solution to provide a completely paperless process for their customers.
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| //15-01-2009 |
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of 'A+' (Superior) and issuer credit rating of "aa" of South Korea's Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (Samsung F&M), with stable outlooks
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| //14-01-2009 |
CBS Evening News: New York AG Investigates Whether Health Care Companies Perpetuated Fraud
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| //14-01-2009 |
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| //14-01-2009 |
Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc., the insurer forced to sell assets to repay a U.S. loan, may reap as much as $1.7 billion for a division that manages money for clients, with private-equity firms among the likely bidders.
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| //12-01-2009 |
Malaysian general insurance companies are bracing for a rough 2009 as average motor premium continues to fall while insurers suffer from higher than expected claims ratio.
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| //09-01-2009 |
President-Elect Barack Obama is calling 2008 the worst year of job loss since WWII. "524,000 jobs were lost in December across nearly all american industry. That means our economy lost jobs in all twelve months of 2008."
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| //09-01-2009 |
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| //09-01-2009 |
The unemployed Americans have much to lose when it comes to health insurance. Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers, released Friday its state-by state comparisons of average unemployment benefits versus average COBRA premiums.
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| //08-01-2009 |
WASHINGTON When Tom Daschle shows up for a confirmation hearing on Thursday, senators are likely to grant him all the courtesies due a former Senate majority leader.
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| //08-01-2009 |
WENATCHEE Two years ago, thousands of Wenatchee homes and dozens of businesses were damaged by a ferocious windstorm that swept through town. Insurance companies paid out millions of dollars in claims.
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| //08-01-2009 |
With the onset of the global economic crisis, some experts feared health reform would be knocked off the incoming administration's agenda, but instead interest has intensified.
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| //07-01-2009 |
The Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) said that sixteen companies have been registered with the IBSL in terms of Regulation of Insurance Industry Act No 43 of 2000. Eleven companies are involved with both Life and General policies three with only General policies and another two with only life policies.
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