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MARCH 2010
AIG Board Said to Approve Sale of non-U.S. Life Unit to MetLife
Fire Captain Allegedly Torches House Twice to Collect Insurance Money
Many Roads Lead to Health Care Reform
Obama: no "Straight Answer" from Health Insurance CEOs, Warns of More Premium Hikes to Come Without up or Down Vote
"The Office": Birth of a Baby, and a Better Health-care Insurance-reform Argument than Obama's?
Wall Street Analysts: Wellpoint (and the Rest of the Insurance Companies) Would Benefit Most if Reform Fails
FEBRUARY 2010
Bill would Give Passport Surplus to State
Fitch Puts Zenith National Insurance Debt on Watch
Health Insurers' Outlook Uncertain
Medicare Advantage Premiums Rise 14%
Obama Targets Connecticut Health Insurance Rates
Risk Managers Hope to Blunt Effect of Insurance Commission Rule
Allstate CEO: We are Ready to Grow in Auto and Financial
Anthem Individual Health Insurance Prices - Worse than Reported
Insurance Giants' Earnings Disappoint
N.J. Doctors will Gain Easier Access to Paperwork via Web
State View: Government Intervention won’t Solve Health-care Woes
University and Pickens Sue over Fund-Raising Plan
AON Results Top Views as Market Pressure Continues
Bill Would Apply Antitrust Laws to Insurance
Five Ideas for Getting Health Care Reform Back on Track
Goldman's Payment Demands on AIG Probed: Report
Insurer May Have Violated Law, Report Reveals
My Turn: Setting Health Care Writer Straight
AXA Launches Car Insurance for Older Drivers
MetLife to Merge Two Insurance Ventures in China
Obama Seeks to Trim Farm, Insurance Subsidies
Rep. Miller to Press Ahead on Democratic Health Insurance Reform
State Health Plans in Jeopardy
We Cannot Ignore Health Care Reform
JANUARY 2010
6 Ways to Reduce The Cost of Health Care and Health Insurance
Connecticut Insurance Department Recovered over $3m in 2009
Geovera Boosts Earthquake Insurance Premiums
Obama's Predictable State of the Union Address Attacked Banks, Insurance & Bush
The Latest AIG Story
Why not Government Hospitals Instead of Government Insurance?
FHA Seeks Higher Mortgage Insurance Premiums
Initiative Backed by Car Insurer Makes Ballot
MetLife Bets on Restoring Alico's Reputation
Ryan Predicts Popular Components of Health Insurance Reform Will Pass Congress
US FDIC Geared up for Busy Year of Bank Failures
Gov. Jay Nixon Calls for Budget Cuts, Autism Insurance Coverage and Campaign Donation Limits
Arizona, Chicago Sales Show Insurance Demand Persists
Measure Targets Health Efforts
National Survey Shows Children's Health Insurance Lacking
Obama Seeks to Resolve Lawmakers’ Differences over Health Care
Obama’s Bank Tax Seeks $90 Billion to Repay Bailout
Paul Nitze: Let's not Ax the Cadillac Tax
Alamo Insurance Group, Inc. Joins Brown & Brown, Inc.
CEO of Defunct Workman's Comp Firm is Focus of Ga. Insurance Department's Criminal Probe
CIGNA's New Chief: Hometown Fit
Personal Choice Nongroup Premiums Rising
Rate of Growth in Health Care Spending Slows in 2008
Health-care Reform Bill's Proposed Tax on High-cost Plans Raises Questions
DECEMBER 2009
Is Requiring Health Insurance Even Legal?
Seal the Health Care Deal
The Health Care Debate
The Nation: Reid's Reform Passes; the Fight Goes on
Twenty-Four Charged in Cross-State Car Insurance Fraud Case
Congress Needs More People Like Slaughter
Md. Insurance Chief to Leave for FDA Job
N.J. Subpoenaes South Amboy's Insurance Records
Should Stupak Language Hold? It Maintains Current Federal Law on Abortion
State House OKs Bills Revamping Car Insurance
Strains Felt in Health Coverage for Jobless
Texas Consumer Advocate Wants Ban on Health Insurers' Blanket Clauses
Wanted by Senate Democrats: a Republican or Two to Support Health Bill
State Seeks Better Student Health Care
Proposed Michigan Insurance Ballot Proposition Stirs Conflict
Millions of Laid-off Workers Lose Subsidies for Health Insurance
Hurricane-proofing Discounts Attacked by Insurance Industry
Fdic : 12% of Georgians Lack Bank Accounts
NOVEMBER 2009
House Narrowly Passes Health Care Bill
Stupak's Amendment Folly
FINRA Fines MetLife Securities, Affiliates
At 2,074 Pages and $849 Billion, Senate Health Bill Arrives
Senate Health Care Bill Faces Crucial First Vote on Saturday
Business Sours on Overhaul as Legislation Veers to Left
Long-term Care Insurance Program Gains in House
ING Executive: Life Insurance Industry in 'Conundrum' Following Financial Crisis
Democrats Try to Shore Up Support as House Health Vote Nears
House Passes Reform Bill
Group Divided on Worker's Comp Privatization
Climate Insurance Is in the Cross Hairs as Negotiators Prep for Copenhagen
OCTOBER 2009
Harrington Briefs Capitol Hill on AIG, the Economic Collapse and Regulatory Reform
In Massachusetts, Obama Won't Promote State's Plan
Insurers Say they Still Want Health Overhaul Deal
Senate Bill May Have Public Insurance Plan
Health Insurers' Support of Bill Seen Wavering
Democrats Push to End Insurers' Antitrust Exemption
'You Lie' Makes Wilson Conservative Celebrity
Key Health Care Vote Set for Tuesday
Knotty Issues Ahead for Insurance Overhaul
Pelosi Says Windfall Profit Tax on Insurers Studied
Health Debate: Who Will Pay?
Insurance Panel Seeks Rate, Solvency Answers
SEPTEMBER 2009
Life Settlements-backed Securities Draw Scrutiny, Skepticism
U.S. Hispanics Lag in Health Insurance-study
GOP to Block Health Nominees in Medicare Spat
Trade Concession with Canada Puts all U.S. Drivers at Risk
Insurance Companies Should End Medicare Scare Tactics, State Regulators Warn
Despite Slump, a Few Companies are Bursting with VA Sales
Hartford CEO: to Focus on Insurance as Co Rebuilds
Insurance Tax May not Hit Just Top Executives
Dole, Politics Aside, Pushes for Health Care Plan
Greater Gains Ahead for Insurance Stocks
The Ides of September: the Insurance Industry a Year After the Financial Meltdown
Latest Wall St. Scam? Life Insurance Bonds
AUGUST 2009
Kennedy Legacy Shapes Health Care Reform Debate
Bracing for COBRA’s Bite
Annuities are Good for Retirees, if Insurers Make a Few Changes, MarketWatch Says
Company Offers Insurance Coverage for Fantasy League Owners
Health Care Debate May Shift Focus to Consensus
Farmers Insurance to Slash Workforce at 21st Century Unit in Woodland Hills
Health Care Town Halls Will Press on, Could Get Heated
Obama Flays Insurance Companies
NY Fines Health Insurer over 'Misleading' TV Ads
Democrats Oppose Public Plan Requirement for Congress
Contingents Returning for Biggest Brokers?
HMOs Beat PPOs on Cost, Customer Support and Billing Services
Younger Generations Ignored By Insurance Industry
Top GOP Says Health Bill Could Handicap Small Businesses
Reid: No Health Care Vote in Senate Until Fall
Pols Vow to Take Health Care Fight to Home Front
House Passes National Flood Insurance Program Extension
Fitch: Ratings of U.S. Life Insurers Remain Under Pressure
JULY 2009
'Cash for Clunkers' Requires Year of Continuous Auto Insurance Coverage on Trade-In
New Retirement Security Bill Proposes to Make Portion of Guaranteed Lifetime Income Payments Tax-exempt
With Extra Green, You Can Go Green After Disaster
SEC Charges Five With Insider Trading Related to Liberty Mutual Purchase of Safeco
Economic Downturn May Favor Leaner, More Affordable Long-Term Care Insurance Products
Treasury Department Proposes an Office of National Insurance
ACLI Appreciates USTR Efforts to Make Japan a Level Playing Field for U.S. Life Insurers
Quirky PEMCO Ad Campaign Wins Eight IMCA Awards
Wells Fargo Student Insurance Division Creates Play It Safe Concussion Care
Growth in Health Insurance Industry Slows, Says Conning Research
USAA Members Get Exclusive Deal on New Mercedes Car Purchase from Zag.com
New MetLife Resource Guides Smaller Businesses in Making the Most of Benefits Programs