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About 351,000 members of a New York teachers union are among nearly 1 million people for whom the new health reform law’s elimination on the cap on insurance costs will not apply.
Brown & Brown has acquired Martin Benefits Consulting and Martin Human Resources, companies that offer employee benefits in the tri-state area.
A federal judge in Detroit rejected a request seeking to block the implementation of the individual mandate included in federal health reform.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) acquired a controlling interest in Westchester Group to enhance its agricultural investment platform.
A recent analysis shows that consumers of all ages choose to enroll in health plans online rather than through a call center.
Virginia, New York agencies join those recognized as top performers
A Virginia and a New York firm were recognized as two of the top six insurance firms in the country by an insurance trade group.
The federal health reform law needs to be amended, Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell wrote to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services, in a letter.
Majority says partners of LGBT employees deserve equal benefits
Most heterosexual adults believe that employees with committed partners who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) should receive the same benefits as spouses, according to a new survey.
Overall satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies fell 23 points this year, putting it at the lowest level in five years, according to an annual survey by J.D. Power and Associates.
Sluggish economy continues to hurt workers’ compensation market
The workers’ compensation market felt the effects of the global financial crisis last year, with net premiums written plunging 14.6%, to $12.3 billion, marking its lowest level in a decade.

Federal health reform would add 10,000 jobs, $4.4 billion to Calif.
Lautenberg, Rubio want to cap TRICARE fees for military retirees
Health care cost at all-time high, despite lower rate of increase

Life insurers sell shares in British tech firm to Pa. company
FINRA estimate for IA SROs excludes monetary, administrative details
Most insurance agencies seeing better results than last year

Pa. broker adds $181,000 commission to $2.1M false insurance invoice
A.M. Best rates Pa.-based insurer’s outlook ‘negative’
With five-year plan stuck, House passes new short-term NFIP extension


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