Regional news: 
Archive for January, 2010
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Having the federal Office of Personnel Management run health exchanges for the uninsured – as the U.S. Senate health reform plan mandates – “does not mesh well” with the agency’s existing responsibilities, said one of the agency’s former directors. Read Story
MetLife appears interested in buying an American International Group’s international life insurance unit for between $14 billion and $15 billion. Read Story
Trustmark Voluntary Benefit Solutions, a division of Trustmark Insurance Co., has introduced a Job Loss Protection policy. Read Story
California became the first state to mandate that HMOs in the state provide care to their members within set time limits, a move that health plans say could lead to higher premiums. Read Story
A New Jersey man can pursue legal action against his former employer, including his brother who served as his supervisor, after having his health insurance cut off while still employed. Read Story
Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Co. has filed suit against a pair of insurance agents to recoup the money they allegedly pocketed from sales of policies to Goodwill Industries. Read Story
Joining the chorus in other states, officials in both Idaho and Florida are staunchly protesting federal health insurance mandates for individuals and businesses. Read Story
The property-casualty market contains a “sizeable share” of small insurers, with some having strong positions in specific niche markets, according to a new study. Read Story
Marc Malloy, Coventry Health Care of Delaware’s CEO for just over two years, is no longer in that position. Read Story
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