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