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Class-Action Complaint against Sacane and Fund
By Staff WriterBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (HedgeWorld.com)--A short seller, Hal O. Collier, has brought a complaint in the federal district court for Connecticut against Scott Sacane, the hedge fund manager who bought a majority stake in two health care industry companies last year without having made the required Securities and Exchange Commission filings. ...
August 19, 2004
UnumProvident: Fibromyalgia, CFS Attack ObeseNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 2004, 4:27 p.m. EDTObesity has a huge effect on disability claims for some chronic health conditions, according to ...
August 19, 2004
UnitedHealth To Serve 150,000 HSA HoldersNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 2004, 3:29 p.m. EDTUnitedHealth Group Inc., Minnetonka, Minn., expects to be serving 150,000 members of health savings account-based ...
August 19, 2004
CIGNA Names Southeast Health ExecutivesNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 2004, 2:47 p.m. EDTCIGNA HealthCare, Bloomfield, Conn., has named Dieter Freer general manager for Georgia and Alabama.[@@]The company, ...
August 19, 2004
Kerry Proposes Expanding TriCareDemocratic presidential candidate John Kerry has proposed changes to programs for military personnel that could affect private insurers and financial advisors.[@@]Kerry, the junior senator ...
August 19, 2004
6 Firms Hire Digital Insurance To Handle Small GroupsNU Online News Service, Aug. 19, 2004, 3:12 p.m. EDTDigital Insurance Inc., Atlanta, says 6 employee benefits brokers have picked it to help with ...
August 18, 2004
Hay Finds 10.5% Increase In Health RatesNU Online News Service, Aug. 18, 2004, 4:20 p.m. EDTU.S. commercial health coverage rates rose an average of 10.5% this year after benefit reductions.[@@]The ...
August 18, 2004
Aetna To Serve Midsize Fiserv Health ClientsNU Online News Service, Aug. 18, 2004, 2:12 p.m. EDTFiserv Inc., Brookfield, Wis., has picked Aetna Inc., Hartford, to help its Wausau Benefits unit ...