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Five facts about the health law's contraceptive mandate
Washington Post (blog)
The health care law does require health insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved forms of contraception. The provision has received lots of attention – but it's just one of seven gender-specific preventive health services that insurers also have to cover, all of ...
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Fact Checking Free Birth Control Day
ABC News
Under President Obama's health care reforms private insurance companies have to start providing contraception for free on August 1. That means no more co-pays for birth control. But while the law goes into effect, only a tiny fraction of the 97 million American ...
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Health Insurance Rebates: Is Your Check In The Mail?
ABC News (blog)
The provision is aimed at holding health insurance companies accountable for how they spend the money collected through premiums. It compares the dollars they spend on health care costs vs. other overhead costs — like marketing, salaries and ...
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When health insurance problems hit home, politics don't matter
STLtoday.com
She went on COBRA, which requires employers with group health insurance to offer former employees the opportunity to purchase insurance on the group plan for up to 18 months. She graduated this May. She couldn't find a teaching job. After all, the market ...
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New Albany insurance likely to jump 3 percent [The Evening News and the ...
Businessweek
01--NEW ALBANY -- Though an increase won't be avoided, New Albany's insurance agent Edward Culpepper Cooper said Tuesday the amount of the hike for the city to cover its employees won't be as much as had been anticipated. Cooper -- who appeared ...
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New women's health benefits go into effect
Insurance News Net (press release)
New U.S. health insurance plans are required beginning Wednesday to provide new preventive benefits at no cost to covered women as part of healthcare reform. The new rules require insurers to cover a comprehensive set of preventive services that the ...
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No viable options for mortgage insurance unit for now: Genworth
Reuters
(Reuters) - Genworth Financial Inc (GNW.N) said that a sale or spin-off of its loss-making mortgage insurance unit were not viable options at this time, sending its shares down 8 percent. The company has been reviewing options for the unit, which has been ...
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Health insurance rebates may keep premiums down for everyone
USA TODAY
As the last of $1 billion worth of this year's health insurance rebate checks goes out to consumers this week, insurers and government officials say the new regulation may be keeping premiums lower for everyone. The last of the health insurance rebate checks ...
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HCC Insurance Holdings CEO Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call ...
TheStreet.com
Joining me today is Chris Williams, our President, Bill Burke, our Chief Financial Officer, Brad Irick, our Chief Financial Officer and Mike Schell, our Chief Property and Casualty Insurance Officer. Brad will provide a financial overview and Chris and Bill will ...
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Subsidized health insurance 'marketplace' takes shape
San Jose Mercury News
The state is moving rapidly to set up the exchange and will have a major advertising campaign next year to bring it home to Californians, most of whom in two years will be required to have health insurance or pay a penalty. "It will be a huge step forward for ...
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Health insurance marketplace Q-and-A: The money behind the coverage
San Jose Mercury News
Beginning in 2014, many Californians who do not have health insurance coverage through a job will be able to buy it through the online California Health Benefit Exchange. At that time, nearly everyone will be required to have health insurance or pay a ...
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Torchmark to Acquire Family Heritage Life Insurance Company of America
MarketWatch (press release)
Torchmark Corporation is a holding company specializing in life and supplemental health insurance for "middle income" Americans marketed through multiple distribution channels including direct response, and exclusive and independent agencies.
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Marine Insurance Antitrust Probe Dropped by EU Regulators
Businessweek
European Union regulators dropped an antitrust probe into marine-insurance agreements among groups of ship owners, saying there wasn't conclusive evidence that they unfairly shut out commercial insurers. "The market investigation was not sufficiently ...
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New insurance requirements on women's health take effect
The Union Leader
Eight new health insurance requirements under the Affordable Care Act covering women's health — from wellness visits to contraception — take effect today and will benefit 230000 women in New Hampshire, advocates say. But the rules already face multiple ...
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Employers Move to Adapt to Health Law
Wall Street Journal
The law requires employers to distribute millions of dollars in insurance-company refunds to workers whose plans spent a high percentage of their premium dollars on administrative expenses instead of medical care. Employers also will have to begin ...
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Vermont Tops Nation in Health Insurance Rebates
Insurance News Net (press release)
WASHINGTON , July 31 - More than 4600 Vermonters are due an average $807 rebate on their health insurance premiums by tomorrow under a provision in the new national health care law, Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.
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8 free benefits now covered on women's health insurance plans
WTVR
(CNN) — Beginning Wednesday, all new health insurance plans will be required to provide eight preventive health benefits to women for free. The benefits include contraceptives, breast-feeding supplies and screenings for gestational diabetes, sexually ...
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Pan-American Life Insurance Group Completes Acquisition of Majority of MetLife ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"This purchase solidifies Pan-American Life Insurance Group's strategy to become one of the leading life and health insurance providers in the Americas," said Jose S. Suquet, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Pan-American Life Insurance Group.
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Arbella Insurance renews lease at 1100 Crown Colony in Quincy
Boston.com
Arbella is a regional property and casualty insurance company providing personal and business insurance in Massachusetts and Connecticut and business insurance in Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Headquartered in Quincy, Arbella has revenue of ...
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Free women's health services, including birth control, kick in today for insured
Tulsa World
The Affordable Care Act includes a requirement that eight different areas be included in most health insurance programs for women. Insurance companies can't require co-pays or deductibles for any of the mandates, which include some almost completely ...
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Torchmark to buy pvt insurance company for about $218.5 mln
Reuters
"Family Heritage offers protection-oriented insurance to middle income families through a captive agency force that we believe we can help grow," said Gary Coleman and Larry Hutchison, co-chief executives of Torchmark. Shares of Torchmark, valued at ...
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AIA Submits Comments on IAIS G-SII Methodology
Insurance News Net (press release)
J. Stephen Zielezienski , senior vice president and general counsel for the American Insurance Association (AIA), today filed comments on behalf of AIA in response to the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) May 31, 2012 Public ...
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Sen. Franken's Health Reform Provision Results in Millions of Americans ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
Today, in a speech on the senate floor, U.S. Sen. Al Franken marked the August 1 deadline for health insurance companies to send almost 13 million Americans - including 123000 Minnesotans - rebates as a result of a provision he championed in the health ...
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California lays out health insurance rebates [The Sacramento Bee, Calif.]
Insurance News Net (press release)
01 --The state Department of Insurance issued detailed breakdowns Tuesday of health insurance rebates going out to some employers and employees this week. The average rebate is about $65 per family. Under the new federal health care overhaul, major ...
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Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Missouri Offers Six Tips for the Traveling ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
Will their insurance cover their costs? A little advance planning is critical to protecting a traveler's physical and financial well-being, particularly for those in the Medicare program, according to Wayne Meyer , M.D., medical director of Anthem Blue Cross and ...
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National Federation of Independent Business and EMPLOYERS® Expand ...
Insurance News Net (press release)
Qualifying NFIB members in New Jersey are eligible to receive a 5 percent discount on workers' compensation insurance policies with EMPLOYERS, in addition to other discounts offered by EMPLOYERS. Members can access this valuable benefit through ...
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Allstate earnings soar on lower catastrophe losses [Chicago Tribune]
Insurance News Net (press release)
July 31 -- Allstate Corp. earned $423 million in the second quarter, compared with a loss of $624 million a year earlier, due partly to lower catastrophe losses. Operating profit was 87 cents a share; 23 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News expected the ...
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Health care rebates may keep all premiums lower
Detroit Free Press
As the last of $1 billion worth of health insurance rebate checks goes out to consumers this week, insurers and government officials say the new regulation may be keeping premiums lower for everyone. "Consumers who are not getting rebates are benefitting ...
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California lays out health insurance rebates
Sacramento Bee
These first-time health insurance rebates are issued either to individuals who purchase their own insurance or to employers, who are expected to pass on savings to covered employees. The rebates do not apply to Medicare supplemental insurance plans.
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Free contraception for women provision of Obama health care law starts today
CBS News
"Too often, they have gone without preventive services, worrying about what even a $20 insurance co-pay would mean to their families' budgets and choosing to pay for groceries or rent instead. But now, thanks to the health care law, many women won't have ...
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Middle-class welfare must be squeezed to help the disabled
The Australian
The federal government has already appointed an advisory group to work out a no-fault system for people with catastrophic injuries not covered under existing no-fault arrangements -- workers compensation and car insurance. As for the NDIS, it faces at least ...
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EagleEye Analytics' Real-Time Scoring Service Links Powerful Insurance ...
MarketWatch (press release)
According to Larry Seymour, Chief Actuary, Capitol Insurance Companies, "We plan to embed the scoring capability into our real-time quoting system, enabling us to be more competitive and responsive to our agents, and write the risks that are best for our ...
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Making Health Care Worse
National Review Online
The administration pledged that its massive health-care-reform law would be paid for without hiking taxes on middle-class families, that it would reduce the cost of insurance, and that it would allow all Americans to keep their existing insurance if they wished.
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Highmark requests some rate increases [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Insurance News Net (press release)
Aug. 01 --Health insurer Highmark Inc. intends to increase premiums on a dozen individual and guaranteed-issue plans, including a plan for children, according to paperwork filed with the state Department of Insurance . The filings are requesting rate ...
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SIC to start e-insurance operations | Ghanamma.com
By agyateng
SIC to start e-insurance operations. SIC Insurance is the process of launching an e-insurance product into its operations, the first of its kind in the insurance industry. Mr. Max Cobbina, Chairman of SIC Insurance's Board of Directors, revealed ...
Ghanamma.com
Companies resist pressure to buy export insurance — TalkVietnam
By vietnamnews
HCM CITY ' Many exporters remain unfamiliar with export credit insurance two years after the Government introduced it, according to the Viet Nam Insurance...
TalkVietnam
North Forty News | High Park flood insurance exception expires Aug ...
By NFN
Larimer County residents in the High Park Fire area have one month to buy flood insurance that makes them eligible for an exception to the 30-day wait for flood insurance to go into effect, federal and state recovery officials said July 31.
North Forty News
Wednesday Morning reads: Ed Commish Resigns and Insurance ...
By khaughney
TALLAHASSEE — Good morning and happy Wednesday. Here are the top stories we're reading this morning. * Gerard Robinson steps down as Education Commissioner, the Orlando Sentinel reports. * The Sun-Sentinel examines the ...
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Bookings already made for Bangor's Cross Insurance Center ...
By Andrew Neff
BANGOR, Maine — The new Cross Insurance Center won't open until Labor Day weekend next year, but Bangor's new $65 million arena and events center already has calendar dates reserved for events, concerts and shows. "When we open ...
Bangor Daily News
Personal Accident and Health Insurance in Austria, Key Trends and ...
By admin
The report provides in depth market analysis, information and insights into the Austrian personal accident and health insurance market, including: The Austrian personal accident and health insurance markets growth prospects by personal ...
Healthcare Store Online
Purchasing Insurance: More Than Just Money | XJWSCGS
By admin
car insurance galesburg il There are more cars and drivers hitting the road every year. With so many vehicles on the road, accidents will happen. The difference between a small aggravation and major obstacle can be car insurance. But why ...
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Insurance Department - blog*spot
By Darci
Dept. of Insurance; Understanding your homeowners or renter's policy (July 2012). Utah. Dept. of Insurance. Browse all Insurance Department publications. Subscribe to New Publications from the Insurance Department. Posted by Darci at ...
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Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces That UPCIC Has ...
By admin
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- (Marketwire) -- 08/01/12 -- Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Company) (NYSE MKT: UVE), a vertically integrated insurance holding.
Nearshore Journal
Save Money On Private Health Insurance With Bupa | Kylie Ofiu
By Kylie
Private health insurance is a necessity, but isn't always cheap. Bupa have families in mind with their new budget friendly private health insurance options for families.
Kylie Ofiu
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company Names David Dietz
By Capital IQ Power Moves Staff
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company names David Dietz as chief executive officer of the company, effective in mid-August. He will take over from current CEO Jerry Carnahan. Dietz will bring over 30 years of Life insurance expertise ...
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