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California’s insurance commissioner reached settlement agreements with two health insurers to guarantee coverage of behavioral therapy for autism.
The U.S. Senate managed to slimly uphold President Barack Obama‘s controversial birth control policy, voting 51-48 to halt a Republican push to free employers and insurers companies from having to provide coverage for contraceptives, despite their religious or moral objections.
Md. TPA offers its national Healthy Solution for employee health costs
A health insurance administrator, based in Maryland, is offering a new approach toward health and wellness, hoping it will bend the curve on health costs for its clients.
Aon Affinity is buying Access Plans, a marketing company that specializes in turnkey, private-label membership benefit plans that provide discount products and services, protection benefits and retail services to more than 1 million customers in the United States and Canada.
Hardening of marina, boat dealer’s insurance rates seen after losses
The marina and boat dealer’s insurance market appears to be hardening after insurers suffered increased losses in 2011, according to early indicators.
Sagicor Life Insurance Co. has an agreement to buy the policies and clients of PEMCO Life Insurance Co. from its parent company in Washington State as the latter firm exists the life insurance market.
Chartis, All Risks partnering on temporary staffing sector program
Chartis and All Risks Ltd., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based independent wholesale brokerage, are expanding their relationship to include a program for temporary staffing agencies.
Slight majority fault Obama’s forcing insurers to issue birth control
A slight plurality suggest opposition to President Obama‘s plan to force insurance companies to provide contraceptives in cases where employers refuse on religious grounds, according to the latest IFAwebnews.com poll.
A group of insurance associations is concerned about the implications that new taxes included in President Obama‘s 2013 budget proposal, introduced Feb. 13, will have on the life insurance industry.
New York Life to add 3,700, especially women, minorities
New York Life Insurance Co. plans to hire 3,700 financial professionals, especially women and those representing minorities, this year after hiring more than 3,600 insurance agents last year.
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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