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><channel><title>IFAwebnews &#187; DC</title> <atom:link href="http://ifawebnews.com/tag/dc/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://ifawebnews.com</link> <description>The nation’s homepage for insurance industry news</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:10 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Allstate seeking agency owners for Md., Va., D.C., Pa, Del., W.Va.</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/25/allstate-seeking-agency-owners-for-md-va-d-c-pa-del-w-va/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/25/allstate-seeking-agency-owners-for-md-va-d-c-pa-del-w-va/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:56:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[agency owners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Allstate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Twitty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WV]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=29502</guid> <description><![CDATA[Allstate Insurance Co. is looking for an additional 56 people to own insurance agencies in the mid-Atlantic region, where it plans to market itself more actively.<p><a
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href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/05/25/allstate-seeking-agency-owners-for-md-va-d-c-pa-del-w-va/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Express Scripts CEO says Medco acquisition will mean lower drug costs</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/04/05/express-scripts-ceo-says-medco-acquisition-will-mean-lower-drug-costs/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/04/05/express-scripts-ceo-says-medco-acquisition-will-mean-lower-drug-costs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 18:32:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Express Scripts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[George Paz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medco]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prescription drugs]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=29053</guid> <description><![CDATA[Express Scripts says it has completed its $29.1 billion acquisition of Medco Health Solutions, which company officials say will reduce costs for members.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/04/05/express-scripts-ceo-says-medco-acquisition-will-mean-lower-drug-costs/">Express Scripts CEO says Medco acquisition will mean lower drug costs</a> via <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28836</guid> <description><![CDATA[The federal health reform law, a landmark piece of legislation passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress and President Barack Obama two years ago today (March 23), has delivered on its promise to change health care in the U.S.<p><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28786</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dominion Dental Services, a provider and administrator of dental and vision benefits in the mid-Atlantic, is partnering with D.C. United, the professional soccer team, on an marketing campaign.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/21/dominion-dental-kicks-off-campaign-with-d-c-united/">Dominion Dental kicks off campaign with D.C. United</a> via <a
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isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28673</guid> <description><![CDATA[Kaiser Permanente is expanding the services it provides to members in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., with several new multi-specialty facilities and expanded medical centers opening over the next two years.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/08/kaiser-permanente-to-expand-its-md-va-d-c-facilities/">Kaiser Permanente to expand its Md., Va., D.C. facilities</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/08/kaiser-permanente-to-expand-its-md-va-d-c-facilities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Md. TPA offers its national Healthy Solution for employee health costs</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/01/md-tpa-offers-its-national-healthy-solution-for-employee-health-costs/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/01/md-tpa-offers-its-national-healthy-solution-for-employee-health-costs/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:09:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Client First Brokerage Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Client First National ClientFirst health Plans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[employee health benefits]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Group Benefit Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healthy Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OK]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[self-funded]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TPA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wellness]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28589</guid> <description><![CDATA[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.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/01/md-tpa-offers-its-national-healthy-solution-for-employee-health-costs/">Md. TPA offers its national Healthy Solution for employee health costs</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/03/01/md-tpa-offers-its-national-healthy-solution-for-employee-health-costs/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chartis, All Risks partnering on temporary staffing sector program</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/22/chartis-all-risks-partnering-on-temporary-staffing-sector-program/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/22/chartis-all-risks-partnering-on-temporary-staffing-sector-program/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:56:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>IFAwebnews Staff</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Products - PC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West]]></category> <category><![CDATA[All Risks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AZ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brokerage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chartis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris McGovern]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL GA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new products]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vincent Pugliese]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28508</guid> <description><![CDATA[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.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/22/chartis-all-risks-partnering-on-temporary-staffing-sector-program/">Chartis, All Risks partnering on temporary staffing sector program</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/22/chartis-all-risks-partnering-on-temporary-staffing-sector-program/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Louisiana, D.C. residents pay most for auto insurance</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/13/louisiana-d-c-residents-pay-most-for-auto-insurance/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/13/louisiana-d-c-residents-pay-most-for-auto-insurance/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:05:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jaime L. Brockway</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Property-Casualty Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[auto insurance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[premiums]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rates]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28401</guid> <description><![CDATA[State-specific factors create a “wide fluctuation” of auto insurance premium rates across the country, making some states' averages more than double the rates of other states.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/13/louisiana-d-c-residents-pay-most-for-auto-insurance/">Louisiana, D.C. residents pay most for auto insurance</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/02/13/louisiana-d-c-residents-pay-most-for-auto-insurance/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Bravo Health&#8217;s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator&#8217;s approval</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:13:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mid-Atlantic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[acquisitions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bravo Heath]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CIGNA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CT]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Healthspring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MIA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NewQuest Health Solutions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NJ]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TN]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TX]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28271</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Maryland Insurance Administration has approved the Cigna's acquisition of Bravo Health, a Baltimore, Md.-based operator of Medicare Advantage plans.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/">Bravo Health&#8217;s sale to Cigna gets Maryland regulator&#8217;s approval</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/31/bravo-healths-sale-to-cigna-gets-maryland-regulators-approval/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Attorneys general urge Supreme Court to rule individual mandate legal</title><link>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/</link> <comments>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:38:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Bob Graham</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Health Insurance News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Jersey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northeast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virginia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AHIP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commerce Clause]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[doctors for america]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health reform]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[individual mandate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NY]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PPACA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]]></category> <category><![CDATA[u.s. supreme court]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virgin Islands]]></category> <category><![CDATA[VT]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://ifawebnews.com/?p=28112</guid> <description><![CDATA[Attorneys general from 11 states and Washington, D.C., have filed court papers in the federal health reform law case, arguing that the individual mandate forcing all Americans to buy health insurance, starting in 2014, is constitutional.<p><a
href="http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/">Attorneys general urge Supreme Court to rule individual mandate legal</a> via <a
href="http://ifawebnews.com">IFAwebnews</a>.</p> ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://ifawebnews.com/2012/01/17/attorneys-general-urge-supreme-court-to-rule-individual-mandate-legal/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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