Obama Stumps for Health-Care Reform

Obama Stumps for Health-Care Reform Washington Post - United States By Michael A. Fletcher and Shailagh Murray GREEN BAY, Wis., June 11 -- As President Obama traveled to the heartland to sell a government-run insurance plan ... See all stories on this topic Washington Post Has Kent Conrad Solved the Public Plan Problem? An Interview. Washington Post - United States In this telling, the co-ops preserve the central feature of the public plan -- they're a competitor to the traditional insurance industry -- but are free ... See all stories on this topic Pair found guilty in insurance scheme Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA A federal jury on Thursday convicted two Northern California residents in connection with a long-running money laundering and fraudulent insurance scheme. ... See all stories on this topic Liberty Northwest Insurance drops agents Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Oregon's second-largest workers compensation insurance provider will no longer allow independent agents to sell its workers compensation products. ... See all stories on this topic AXA Insurance UK arm to cut 560 jobs Reuters - USA LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - AXA Insurance, the UK arm of French insurer AXA (AXAF.PA), said it will cut 560 jobs over the next few months, ... See all stories on this topic Health Care Fight Divides Democrats Washington Post - United States I suggest to show the name of lawmakers to public for whom is against healthcare reform and accepted donations from insurance companies and pharmaceutical ... See all stories on this topic Obama Defends Public Insurance Plan for Health Care New York Times - United States President Obama strongly defended his idea for a government-sponsored health insurance plan at a town-hall meeting here today, saying "if the private ... See all stories on this topic Co-Op Health Plan Emerging as a Senate Option New York Times - United States Many Democrats want to create a new public health insurance plan, to compete with private insurers. In place of a government-run plan, Mr. Baucus said ... See all stories on this topic Crist signs controversial health care bill Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Senate Bill 1122 changes the way insurance companies pay for coverage of patients in insurance networks. It will allow doctors who are not members of a ... See all stories on this topic New York Times Bumper Testing Small Cars New York Times - United States By Cheryl Jensen Insurance Institute for Highway Safety The Smart Fortwo received the best rating of the small cars tested. All the talk of small, ... See all stories on this topic

Health Care, a Lesson in Pain

Health Care, a Lesson in Pain New York Times - United States Providing health insurance to the roughly 50 million people without it will cost something like $120 billion a year. President Obama has proposed $60 ... See all stories on this topic Bill Banning Gender Pricing in Health Insurance Advances in Sacramento KPBS - San Diego,CA,USA Insurance companies warn the measure could drive up costs for everyone. Group health insurance plans aren't allowed to charge women more than men. ... See all stories on this topic Health Care Reform Outlook Clear? Don't Count on It Washington Post - United States He is talking more about cutting costs for everyone who has insurance as he is about expanding access to those without. Obama also has avoided demonizing ... See all stories on this topic Senate Panel Debates Cap On Tax Exclusion For Health Care Wall Street Journal - USA By Patrick Yoest Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The issue of whether and how to tax health insurance benefits drew a strong reaction Tuesday ... See all stories on this topic Insurance Insiders See Downgrades Coming For Life Insurers Wall Street Journal - USA "Ratings agencies are under pressure because of how they rated in the past, to pay more attention to what is going on," said Ernie Csiszar, insurance ... See all stories on this topic State Insurance Regulators Say Health Care Reform Must Address Costs Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA Testifying on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger stressed that any health ... See all stories on this topic msnbc.com Five single-payer protestors arrested msnbc.com - USA "We're tired of private insurance." Within a minute or so, a police officer escorted the protester out of the room and arrested them in the hallway. ... See all stories on this topic Michigan''s Top Court to Rule on Credit-Based Insurance Scoring Insurance News Net (press release) - Harrisburg,PA,USA The Michigan Supreme Court will determine whether the state may ban the use of credit-based insurance scoring in underwriting, addressing a four-year-old ... See all stories on this topic Reuters Senate eyes tax change to pay for health insurance Reuters - USA By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Experts urged Congress on Tuesday to cut tax breaks for employer-sponsored health insurance as a way to help pay to ... See all stories on this topic Obama: Healthy Employees, Healthy Profits ABC News - USA The million dollar ads on behalf of the pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies are already here to scare people off a European system Their biggest ... See all stories on this topic

Buffett says life insurers took "crazy" bets

Buffett says life insurers took "crazy" bets Reuters - USA Insurance makes up about half of Berkshire's operations, including auto insurer Geico, property-catastrophe units and a bond insurer formed a little over a ... See all stories on this topic Buffett says pricing limits bond insurance biz Reuters - USA OMAHA, Neb., May 3 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett says the company's young bond insurance unit has not been writing much new ... See all stories on this topic Poll shows support for public health insurance Chicago Tribune - United States AP DES MOINES, Iowa - More than half of Iowans support a public health insurance plan, and almost half of the state's residents who aren't already insured ... See all stories on this topic Union appeals to banks and insurance firms to stop job cuts guardian.co.uk - UK White-collar workers have been among the hardest hit by the economic downturn as hobbled banks and insurance firms take drastic action to restore profits. ... See all stories on this topic Insurance still pillar of Berkshire empire: Buffett Washington Post - United States Insurance, along with utilities, another big business for Berkshire, are sectors "relatively unaffected by the recession," he said. ... See all stories on this topic Hindu Business Line Life insurance cos witness rise in renewal premiums in 2008-09 Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India Mumbai, May 3 Even though investors were wary of buying new life insurance policies in the just ended fiscal, they did ensure that they did not let their ... See all stories on this topic US bank failures total 31 The Australian - Sydney,Australia The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation estimated the Atlanta bank's failure would cost its deposit insurance fund $US1.3 billion ($1.77 billion). ... See all stories on this topic Albany Times Union Wonder if truck driver took that extra rental insurance Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA Police say a fleeing motorist in a rental truck left a trail of sparks as he tried to get away from police during an 11-minute chase that stretched through ... See all stories on this topic Local bank buys Wasatch deposits Logan Herald Journal - UT,USA Called the "least costly" resolution for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation when compared to alternatives, the Cache Valley Bank has assumed deposits ... See all stories on this topic Majority of Iowans want public health insurance plan DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA More than half of Iowa adults want the federal government to offer a public health insurance plan as an alternative to private coverage, even though most ... See all stories on this topic

Three More Banks Closed, Including Largest Failure to Date

Three More Banks Closed, Including Largest Failure to Date Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA Silverton Bank of Atlanta had $4.1 billion of assets and $3.3 billion worth of deposits, all within the FDIC's insurance limits. ... See all stories on this topic Banks in Georgia, NJ, Utah shut by regulators The Associated Press The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency closed Silverton Bank, based in Atlanta, and appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. as receiver ... See all stories on this topic Buffett offers preview of 1Q Berkshire earnings The Associated Press Buffett said that in the first quarter, Berkshire's utility and insurance businesses performed fairly well during the quarter. ... See all stories on this topic Buffett Calls Investment Candidates' 2008 Performance Subpar Bloomberg - USA Tony Nicely, the head of Berkshire's Geico Corp. car insurance business, and Ajit Jain, who runs a unit that sells reinsurance, are also on media lists of ... See all stories on this topic Buffett Provides Some Berkshire Results at Annual Meeting Wall Street Journal - USA Mr. Buffett said Saturday that most of Berkshire's businesses outside of insurance and the regulated utility industry suffered during the first quarter. ... See all stories on this topic Obama and his health insurance plans save 30% Fergus Falls Daily Journal - Fergus Falls,MN,USA The public health insurance option is essential, but insurance companies are fighting it hard — and some Democrats are starting to waver. ... See all stories on this topic Buffett: "Impossible" to Replace Ajit Jain As Insurance Chief CNBC - Englewood Cliffs,USA Warren Buffett told shareholders today that "it would be impossible" to replace Ajit Jain as the chief of Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations. ... See all stories on this topic Lawmakers vote to deregulate some Fla. insurance MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA Florida home and business owners would be able to pay however much they'd like to buy insurance to protect their property under a bill that has moved ... See all stories on this topic Shares of Aon slide on 1st-quarter report Forbes - NY,USA AP , 05.01.09, 11:38 AM EDT Shares of Aon Corp. slid Friday after the insurance broker's first-quarter profit fell far short of Wall Street expectations, ... See all stories on this topic Aon Corp. shares tumble as earnings miss expectations Chicago Tribune - United States Shares of Aon Corp. tumbled more than 13 percent Friday after the Chicago-based insurance brokerage reported earnings that came up short of Wall Street ... See all stories on this topic

Oregon Health Plan fosters insurance research

Oregon Health Plan fosters insurance research The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA A lottery system created to decide who receives insurance through the Oregon Health Plan is offering researchers a rare chance to study the benefits of ... See all stories on this topic Second man arrested in homicide, insurance fraud case Baltimore Sun - United States Kevin Jerome Pushia, 32, a Baltimore pastor, is accused of befriending Wallace, then taking out a life insurance policy on him before using $50000 in church ... See all stories on this topic Cruise control: From insurance to packing tips Seattle Times - United States By Arline and Sam Bleecker Insurance: Trip cancellation and travel insurance is a small price to pay if you must cancel a cruise because of a crisis, ... See all stories on this topic Homeowner insurance: House OKs plan that would increase almost all ... Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA The broad bill would, among other things, increase individual Citizens Property Insurance policyholder premiums by up to 20 percent annually. ... See all stories on this topic Pro/con: Medicare-based plan would be responsible health-care reform Duluth News Tribune - Duluth,MN,USA Yet, many are pressuring President Obama to go back on his campaign pledge to offer a government-sponsored, low-cost insurance option in favor of a series ... See all stories on this topic Preacher Charged With Killing Blind Man ABC2 News - Baltimore,MD,USA Police now believe a pastor who offered Wallace assistance ordered a hit on him to collect on several insurance policies. "We believe there were at least ... See all stories on this topic ND House rejects child health insurance expansion Grand Forks Herald - Grand Forks,ND,USA The North Dakota House has defeated a proposed expansion of state child health insurance coverage for low-income parents, saying it would force taxpayers to ... See all stories on this topic The Sales Profession: Attention Must Still Be Paid New York Times - United States Many years later, an insurance broker came to call on my wife about disability insurance. I scoffed at him and told him how incredibly unlikely it was that ... See all stories on this topic AM Best Downgrades Ratings of CAMICO Mutual Insurance Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA AM Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating of CAMICO Mutual Insurance Co. (CAMICO) based in Redwood City, Calif., to B++ (Good) from A- ... See all stories on this topic Greenhill hires UBS insurance banking head Reuters - USA VX) to head its insurance advisory practice, its second senior addition in financial services. Przygoda, 41, has been the head of the global insurance ... See all stories on this topic

Bad year for banks: Failures surpass 2008

Bad year for banks: Failures surpass 2008 CNNMoney.com - USA The failure of the Ketchum, Idaho-based bank, along with banks based in Georgia, Michigan and California, will cost the Federal Deposit Insurance ... See all stories on this topic Regulators Shut Banks in Georgia, Michigan, California, Idaho Bloomberg - USA The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was named receiver of all four. The seizures will cost the FDIC's insurance fund a total of $698.4 million, ... See all stories on this topic Public sector staff still await medical insurance Saudi Gazette - Riyadh,Saudi Arabia With a year and several months gone by since then, statements from health insurance workers suggest that the time is still not right as the infrastructure ... See all stories on this topic Bad year for banks: Failures blow past 2008 CNNMoney.com - USA based bank was shuttered by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named the receiver. ... See all stories on this topic House passes property insurance bill MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA The Florida House has passed a bill that would increase insurance rates for more than 1 million property insurance policyholders. The bill (HB 1495) limits ... See all stories on this topic City police arrest pastor in insurance slaying Baltimore Sun - United States Pushia told police he convinced Wallace and "numerous" other mentally challenged individuals to list him as a beneficiary on life insurance policies. ... See all stories on this topic American Southern Bank in Georgia Shut; 26th US Bank Failure Bloomberg - USA The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. arranged to have Bank of North Georgia in Alpharetta assume deposits, except those of brokers, the FDIC said in a ... See all stories on this topic BusinessWeek Managing Growth at a Pet-Insurance Business BusinessWeek - USA The ensuing $5000 vet bill forced the couple to move to a smaller apartment and prompted them to look for pet insurance. Their search did not prove fruitful ... See all stories on this topic Insurance Does Not Equal Health Care: Specious Arguments by 'Free ... Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA So, with concerted opposition by the insurance lobby and Republicans, as well as heavy lobbying against the Colorado Guaranteed Health Care Act by ... See all stories on this topic Florida Property Insurance: An Overview by Commissioner McCarty Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA By Kevin McCarty It is always interesting, and frequently amusing, to read various "research" pieces on the Florida property insurance market. ... See all stories on this topic

House approves key insurance measure

House approves key insurance measure MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA A hurricane insurance proposal to help the state reduce its multibillion-dollar exposure in Florida's risky insurance market is heading to a final House ... See all stories on this topic Insurers Argue Proposed Crop Insurance Cuts Are Too Deep CNNMoney.com - USA CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- A proposal to cut government payments to the private insurers that administer the US crop insurance program could cause some insurers ... See all stories on this topic Willis buys First Financial Insurance Agency Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Mark Willis, owner of Knight Willis LLC, has acquired First Financial Insurance Agency from First Financial Bancorp. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. ... See all stories on this topic US Plans Test Sales of Distressed Assets, Bair Says Bloomberg - USA ... Investment Program within the next two months using at least $1 billion of distressed loans in a pilot sale, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ... See all stories on this topic AmerisourceBergen CEO: Expanding Insurance Good For Company Wall Street Journal - USA ... health-care policies, especially measures to expand coverage to those with no medical insurance, should be a positive thing for AmerisourceBergen Corp. ... See all stories on this topic Troubled Insurance Industry Is Making Changes to Confront Critical ... Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA The insurance industry is in turmoil in the wake of the deepest financial crisis and recession in two generations, and insurers are seeking to survive by ... See all stories on this topic Bill May Shift Health Insurance Costs At Colleges CBS 4 - Miami,FL,USA The new bill would also set guidelines for schools requiring students to have health insurance. Currently, only Florida State University has this ... See all stories on this topic China Life 1Q Net +55% On Higher Investment Income Wall Street Journal - USA China Life, which has a roughly 40% share of China's life insurance market, said its first-quarter premiums increased 1.8% to CNY104 billion from CNY102.15 ... See all stories on this topic Environmental Insurance Job Outlook is Strong Wall Street Journal - USA The climate for jobs in environmental insurance is heating up. On April 14, Philadelphia Insurance Companies became the latest carrier to start offering ... See all stories on this topic Bankinter Plans Capital Hike For Insurance Buy Wall Street Journal - USA MC) intends to raise new capital to finance the purchase of the remainder of its Linea Directa insurance business, Chairman Pedro Guerrero said Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic

European Parliament Backs New Rules For Insurance Sector

European Parliament Backs New Rules For Insurance Sector Wall Street Journal - USA BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--Backing from the European Parliament Wednesday for an overhaul of the European insurance industry paves the way for the new Solvency ... See all stories on this topic Insurance for the underwater house San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA But if you could get insurance for your underwater house, you might be able to stem the losses. That's what Andrey Pavlov is pitching, anyway. ... See all stories on this topic Affordable Health Insurance for Young Adults U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA We offer healthcare coverage advice for 8 different situations By Megan Johnson Health insurance, if you're young, cash strapped, and healthy, ... See all stories on this topic TARP the Life Insurers? This Is Nuts ParamusPost.com - Paramus,NJ,USA According to a bunch of front-page news stories, life-insurance companies are about to get TARPed. This is nuts. The public is clamoring for an end to TARP ... See all stories on this topic Iowa House Approves Narrower Health Insurance Bill Kaiser network.org - Washington,DC,USA The Iowa House voted 92-3 on Monday to approve a narrower version of health insurance legislation that would establish a panel to make recommendations to ... See all stories on this topic AM Best: To Comment On AIG Plans For Property/Casualty Ops Wall Street Journal - USA By Lavonne Kuykendall Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Insurance company rating agency AM Best Co. said it plans to weigh in later Tuesday on ... See all stories on this topic A Quick Guide to Health Insurance Lingo U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA By Megan Johnson Health insurance has its own language. You might want to print out these terms and definitions, adapted from a guide published by the ... See all stories on this topic EP Approves New Regulations on Insurance Companies CRIENGLISH.com - Beijing,China The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a proposed Directive aimed at lowering cost in monitoring multinational insurance companies. ... See all stories on this topic 'Solvency II': European Parliament approval of proposed Directive ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release) - New York,NY,USA The European Commission has welcomed the European Parliament's approval of the proposed Directive on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance ... See all stories on this topic Three arrested for insurance fraud Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA Three South Floridians who allegedly ran an identity theft ring are under arrest, charged with filing fraudulent insurance claims, according to a news ... See all stories on this topic

Texas Senate Approves Insurance Department 'Sunset' Bill

Texas Senate Approves Insurance Department 'Sunset' Bill Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA The Texas Senate has approved a measure that allows the continued operation of the Texas Department of Insurance, but would slightly reform its operations, ... See all stories on this topic AIG Moves Toward Sale of AIU Wall Street Journal - USA By KATHY SHWIFF American International Group Inc. said it plans to being selling a stake of its property-and-casualty insurance business world-wide. ... See all stories on this topic Q&A: Help for small biz workers on COBRA health insurance USA Today - USA NEW YORK (AP) — The good news: The government is offering a big discount on health insurance for laid-off workers. The bad news: Figuring out whether you're ... See all stories on this topic US Sen Jay Rockefeller Eyes Health Cost Savings In Proposal Wall Street Journal - USA He pointed to figures from the Kaiser Family Foundation that showed that family health insurance premiums for employee-sponsored health care had risen to ... See all stories on this topic GETTING PERSONAL: Going Green Brings Insurance Discounts Wall Street Journal - USA NEW YORK (Dow Jones)-Your insurance company may give you a break if you go green. After years of inertia, the $16 trillion industry has begun to address ... See all stories on this topic Health insurance affordability top concern for small businesses Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA The affordability of offering health insurance ranks among the top issues on the minds of Ohio small business owners, according to a new survey of ... See all stories on this topic Feeling econ pinch, 1 in 5 put off going to see doctor New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA The survey found that 21% expect to have difficulty paying for health insurance or health care services in the next three months. "We are seeing a positive ... See all stories on this topic Settlement announced in Mo. insurance case MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA Three insurance companies have agreed to pay $15 million to settle a long-standing lawsuit over long-term care policies in Missouri. ... See all stories on this topic Minding the Shop: Wedding insurance Loudoun Times - Leesburg,VA,USA Because of the weak economy, couples might want to consider wedding insurance, and the Better Business Bureau is offering advice on purchasing coverage for ... See all stories on this topic Mexico Banorte offers insurance for immigrants in US Reuters - USA MEXICO CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Banorte, one of Mexico's leading banks, has begun to offer life insurance to immigrants working in the United States to ... See all stories on this topic

Laid-off workers can get help paying for health insurance

Laid-off workers can get help paying for health insurance Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA By CANDICE CHOI AP NEW YORK — The good news: The government is offering a big discount on health insurance for laid-off workers. The bad news: Figuring out ... See all stories on this topic Insurance rates going up WTHR - Indianapolis,IN,USA You can now add insurance premiums to that list. It's the sort of rate hike that quickly raises the ire of insurance policy holders. Insurance companies ... See all stories on this topic Senate keeps controversial insurance rate system Houston Chronicle - United States It was a major victory for insurance companies who say the so-called "file-and-use" system encourages competition for the best prices. ... See all stories on this topic Allianz expands India presence into asset management Reuters India - Mumbai,India Allianz already has minority stakes in two Indian insurance ventures with Bajaj -- Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co Ltd and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance ... See all stories on this topic American Sterling Bank reopens under Metcalf Bank Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA The FDIC estimated that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund will be $42 million. In August, the Office of Thrift Supervision found that American Sterling ... See all stories on this topic Great American Insurance Launches Equipment Management Unit Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group has launched Equipment Management Solutions, a new business service specializing in equipment ... See all stories on this topic Tuberculosis Scare, Drug Companies Polluting Waterways and Women's ... New York Times - United States North Carolina's unemployment rate is one of the highest in the country, and about 25 percent of state residents have no health insurance. ... See all stories on this topic B of A loses $498 million on home loans and insurance in first quarter Los Angeles Times - CA,USA B of A said the $498-million first-quarter loss on home loans and insurance was down from a $732-million loss a year earlier. Of the bank's total of 382000 ... See all stories on this topic Small banks slow lending with increased oversight SmartBrief - Washington,DC,USA Small banks are increasingly voicing anger that they are being punished for the sins of their bigger, Wall Street counterparts. Tighter scrutiny of smaller ... See all stories on this topic Nevada, Missouri Banks Fail Financial-Planning.com - New York,NY,USA The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said all of the failed bank's $221 million in deposits would be transferred to Nevada State Bank in Las Vegas. ... See all stories on this topic

Insurance premiums rise on sour profits, market returns

Insurance premiums rise on sour profits, market returns USA Today - USA By Kathy Chu and Sandra Block, USA TODAY Home, car and life insurance prices are climbing as insurers grapple with lower investment returns and profits. ... See all stories on this topic Ibru restates commitment to insurance claims payment The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria By Nike Popoola In line with its commitment to best practices and prompt claims settlement, Oceanic Insurance said it has paid claims totalling N497m since ... See all stories on this topic The Sky-High Cost of Treating Cancer New York Times - United States We believe that patients should be able to take advantage of the treatment that is best for them, and not have to select their treatment based on insurance ... See all stories on this topic Game 12, Mets vs. Brewers: It's insurance run time The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA That was able to score catcher Jason Kendall, to give the Brewers that all-important insurance run with three outs left to go in the game. See all stories on this topic Make Medicare available to all Baltimore Sun - United States I am self-employed, and I have always had to obtain health insurance independently of employers or groups that could reduce the cost. ... See all stories on this topic Texas Supreme Court rules insurance company must pay family's claim Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Linda Stewart Ball, AP The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that an insurance company must pay a family's claim over a child critically injured by a truck ... See all stories on this topic Dissent Of The Day Atlantic Online - USA Only, the incentive structure for insurance companies isn't weighted properly either. Insurance only works at all because of pooled risk - you pay into a ... See all stories on this topic FDIC Uses Rare Maneuver to Save Colorado Bank Depositors AllGov - Santa Monica,CA,USA The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) made an unusual move last week in attempting to save the failing New Frontier Bank in Greeley, CO. ... See all stories on this topic Analysis: Republicans still struggling in Congress The Associated Press Instead, beginning in 2021, anyone turning 65 would quality for a government subsidy to purchase coverage from an insurance company. ... See all stories on this topic Long legal battle for former Prudential Insurance workers The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA Once the case makes its way back in court, Steve Snyder, a Baltimore attorney representing Lederman and several other insurance employees, ... See all stories on this topic

Women often charged more than men for individual health insurance

Women often charged more than men for individual health insurance San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO — When a woman obtains health insurance through her job, the law is clear: She can't be forced to pay any more than a man for the ... See all stories on this topic Zurich Financial pays $1.9bn for AIG car-insurance unit Financial News (subscription) - London,England,UK American International Group will divest its personal car-insurance division to rival Zurich Financial Services for $1.9bn (€1.4bn), marking the biggest ... See all stories on this topic Let's Talk Health-Care Reform Washington Post - United States It's heartbreaking to hear about people losing their livelihoods -- or their lives -- for lack of adequate insurance coverage. On the other hand, ... See all stories on this topic For New York's Newly Jobless, $430 Doesn't Go Far New York Times - United States The federal unemployment insurance system was designed to temporarily replace about half of a laid-off worker's lost income, but Mr. Sklar's benefits amount ... See all stories on this topic Zurich to buy AIG auto insurance business Malaysia Star - Malaysia ZURICH Financial Services will buy American International Group Inc's (AIG) US auto insurance business for US$1.9bil, making its Farmers Exchanges the ... See all stories on this topic Health insurance lost with job; where to turn for medical help? MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA We've lost our health insurance and we both have ongoing medical issues. My employer said that we could probably go to Jackson Memorial Hospital, ... See all stories on this topic Allstate asked to explain its role in unregulated insurance markets MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA The New York state Insurance Department said Friday that it wants information from Allstate on its participation in unregulated insurance markets. ... See all stories on this topic American Sterling Bank in Sugar Creek collapses Kansas City Star - MO,USA By MARK DAVIS American Sterling Bank in Sugar Creek failed Friday, ending hopes that a Connecticut-based insurance company would rescue it with help from ... See all stories on this topic AM Best Comments on the Acquisition of American International ... Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA These AIG companies' are direct subsidiaries of aig's commercial insurance entities, and it is AM Best's expectation that the capital position of these ... See all stories on this topic Allstate Op-Ed Sparks Probe From NY Insurance Head Securities Law 360 (subscription) - New York,NY,USA Law360, New York (April 17, 2009) -- New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo has launched a probe into Allstate Corp.'s business in unregulated ... See all stories on this topic

Show-me a bank failure: Missouri bank is no.24

Show-me a bank failure: Missouri bank is no.24 CNNMoney.com - USA American Sterling Bank, based in Sugar Creek, Mo., was shuttered by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named ... See all stories on this topic Texas high court rules against insurance company Houston Chronicle - United States 2009 AP DALLAS — The Texas Supreme Court today ruled against an insurance company that refused to pay a claim for a boy critically hurt by a fleeing truck. ... See all stories on this topic Allstate chief has his say, raising regulatory eyebrows Chicago Tribune - United States Chief Executive Tom Wilson and published in Thursday's New York Times prompted gasps in Empire State insurance circles. Repeating his oft-stated call for a ... See all stories on this topic Texas high court rules against insurance company Houston Chronicle - United States The child's parents, Greg and Maribel Tanner, sued the speeder, who was insured by Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Co. But the company claimed motorist ... See all stories on this topic Lawsuit Claims Nationwide Insurance Misled Consumers KUOW NPR - Seattle,WA,USA Two Seattle attorneys have filed a class action lawsuit against Nationwide Life Insurance Company. The case alleges the Ohio–based company sold health plans ... See all stories on this topic New Report Details How to Create a Public Health Insurance Option ... Insurance News Net (press release) - Harrisburg,PA,USA The report, co-sponsored by the Institute and Berkeley CHEFS, provides a comprehensive roadmap to create a public health insurance plan within the nation's ... See all stories on this topic New subsidies help the unemployed keep insurance Salt Lake Tribune - United States State and federal programs offer a subsidy for insurance purchased under COBRA, the federal law that allows laid-off employees to continue with their group ... See all stories on this topic US Drivers, Homeowners Cutting Back On Insurance CNNMoney.com - USA Insurers used to suggest that home and auto insurance policies were fairly recession-proof, with drivers and homeowners typically maintaining the same ... See all stories on this topic New York Times Wealth Matters Never Mind Your 401(k). How's Your Insurance? New York Times - United States Greg Oberland, the chief insurance officer at Northwestern Mutual in Milwaukee, said group life and disability insurance could be difficult to replace after ... See all stories on this topic Wisconsin-Based Vanguard Insurance Caught in Michigan Licensing Snafu Insurance Journal - San Diego,CA,USA Michigan's insurance regulator has ordered a Wisconsin-based managing general insurance agency, Vanguard Insurance Placement Inc., to immediately stop doing ... See all stories on this topic