Archive for May, 2009
Noting its strong capitalization and financial support from parent company Berkshire Hathaway, A. M. Best has reaffirmed a pair of ratings for its Seaworthy Insurance Co. of Annapolis, Md.
The ratings ... Read → Read Story
Philadelphia-based Lincoln Financial Group introduced a Family Care Reimbursement Benefit rider on its group long-term disability insurance product.
“Lincoln recognizes that there are often more than just physical challenges facing an ... Read → Read Story
As the possibility of a swine flu-related pandemic in the U.S. appears to be subsiding, Congress is weighing whether to guarantee emergency treatment for victims affected by a major public ... Read → Read Story
A bill extending health insurance coverage to adult dependent children up to age 30 is on its way to the desk of Gov. Ed Rendell for his signature.
Jake Corman
Senate ... Read → Read Story
New Jersey’s chairman of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee says he has a plan to preserve the state’s health plan rather than tighten restrictions as Gov. ... Read → Read Story
It looks like members of the U.S. House of Representatives will have a busy start to their summer, crafting health care reform legislation for President Barack Obama.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ... Read → Read Story
The nation’s largest life insurer, MetLife, says it passed the federal government’s stress test, investigating if financial service firms had enough capital
MetLife, which became a bank a federally chartered bank ... Read → Read Story
A nonprofit organization in New York has created a free website – www.EnrollNY.org – that simplifies the process for uninsured state residents to obtain coverage.
The new website allows uninsured New ... Read → Read Story
The U.S. property-casualty industry is in a stronger capital position now than before any major catastrophic event, including the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and 2005′s Hurricane Katrina, over the ... Read → Read Story
The federal government’s efforts to extend health benefits to the growing number of the unemployed have left benefits agencies and their clients scrambling to understand the ramifications.
As part of the ... Read → Read Story


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