Health Insurance
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Tech Bits: DFA, Securian, Fidelity Life, Others
By staff WriterDFA Capital Management Inc. is marketing 3 new financial forecasting tools to insurers and other financial services companies.
January 29, 2010
Earnings: StanCorp, Genworth, WellPointThe insurers that released their earnings this week reported profits.
January 28, 2010
Connecticut Drafts Professional Designation RegulationThe Connecticut Insurance Department is proposing new regulations governing use of "senior-specific certifications and professional designations" in the sale of life insurance and annuities.
January 28, 2010
Conseco Hires CSCConseco Services L.L.C. has picked Computer Services Corp. to maintain and support 2 insurance administration systems.
January 28, 2010
Seniors fight backA previously-convicted insurance agent was arrested after a vigilant senior tipped off Florida authorities and helped with an undercover sting.
January 28, 2010
FTC Study Bill Heads Toward ShowdownHouse Democrats plan to hold a vote next week on a bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission the authority to prepare studies and reports on the insurance industry.
January 28, 2010
Considine Heads N.J. Insurance Oversight OfficeNew Jersey's new governor, Chris Christie, has appointed a MetLife Inc. (NYSE:MET) executive to be commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance.
January 28, 2010
Buck: Employers Face Higher Benefits BillsHealth maintenance organization plans are doing a little better than other plans at holding down health care costs - but not much better.