Archive for January 6th, 2010

AIG Unit Owes $517 Million, Insurance Regulator Says

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

AIG unit US Life Insurance Co. was reinsurer for five California workers’ compensation insurance companies that were liquidated in 2000, state insurance …

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Health-care reform bill’s proposed tax on high-cost plans raises questions

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

By Alec MacGillis With Congress on the verge of imposing a new tax on high-cost health insurance plans, skeptics continue to raise questions about who would …

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Buffett Test the Water for Insurance IPOs - and Finds It Chilly

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

By Ed Leefeldt | Jan 6, 2010 American International Group keeps on talking about an initial public offering of its two foreign life insurance companies, …

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Married Couples Pay More Than Unmarried Under Health Bill

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

By MARTIN VAUGHAN WASHINGTON — Some married couples would pay thousands of dollars more for the same health insurance coverage as unmarried people living …

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Legality of health insurance mandate questioned - Florida …

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum directed his staff Tuesday to investigate the legality of requiring people to buy health insurance or face a penalty,… »

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Lowest Term Life Rates for Michele Obama: Shopping for the Best …

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

The First Lady serves as an excellent example of how shopping around can result in thousands of dollars in savings - even for seemingly dull term life insurance premiums.

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Will New Health Insurance Rules Give Consumers the Clout They Need …

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

My fantasy of health reform is that it will put private insurance companies on the side of policyholders instead of shareholders, but this is clearly.

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Why We Need a Health Insurance Mandate | Health Care | Change.org

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

If you’re feeling torn about the health insurance mandate in the face of — in all likelihood — no public health insurance option to go with it, I’m with you. But I’m also out to change your mind…. read more of this post, Why We Need …

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Symetra Sets IPO Terms, Buffett to Keep Shares

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

By REUTERS NEW YORK (Reuters) - Life insurance company Symetra Financial Corp set the terms of its initial public offering on Wednesday, signalling that it …

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House Willing to Kill Health Insurance Public Option

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

A primary point of contention between the Senate and the House was the health insurance public option. The House of Representatives, where Democrats have a …

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