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Supreme Court To Consider ERISA Preemption Cases
By Steven BrostoffNU Online News Service, Nov. 3, 2003, 5:53 p.m. EST -- WashingtonThe U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether managed care patients can ...
October 30, 2003
SARS Underscores The Limits Of Insurance UnderwritingSARS Underscores The Limits Of Insurance UnderwritingSevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), a previously unknown disease, presented a unique challenge to the world in general and ...
October 30, 2003
Bank of America To Acquire FleetByBank of America Corp., Charlotte, N.C., said it planned to acquire FleetBoston Financial Corp., Boston, for $47 billion in stock, or about $45 per ...
October 30, 2003
What To Do When An LTC Insurance Applicant Might Be Rated UpWhat To Do When An LTC Insurance Applicant Might Be Rated UpBy Marcella De SimoneNo one likes it when a client gets rated up for ...
October 30, 2003
Recognize DI Underwriting LandminesByIn terms of disability income underwriting, a landmine can be viewed as a condition or situation that, when submitted to an underwriter (or detected ...
October 30, 2003
Deals Speed Health Insurer ConsolidationByFour big managed care companies took two giant steps last week toward consolidating the U.S. health finance system.Anthem Inc., Indianapolis, agreed to acquire a slightly ...
October 30, 2003
Adjust Your Assumptions For Impaired Risk DI CasesAdjust Your Assumptions For Impaired Risk DI CasesByThere is an old folk saying that implies that making assumptions is not good. However, insurance professionals know ...
October 29, 2003
T. Rowe Price To Offer Definity DC Health PlanNU Online News Service, Oct. 29, 2003, 4:19 p.m. EST -- T. Rowe Price Group Inc., Baltimore, has agreed to offer a defined contribution ...