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Senate Passes Genetic Information Bill
By Matt BradyMembers of the Senate voted 95-0 Thursday for H.R. 493, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.The bill, which would bar employers and health insurers from discriminating ...
April 24, 2008
Court Updates Bankruptcy Court ProceduresThe U.S. Supreme Court briefly mentions insurers in amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.The court released the amendments Wednesday when it sent courtesy ...
April 24, 2008
Firms Team To Sell Senior Health LeadsProspectZone Inc. and Precision Senior Marketing L.L.C. say they are working together to market information about older consumers who want health insurance.ProspectZone, Chicago, focuses on ...
April 24, 2008
Firms Team To Sell Senior Health LeadsProspectZone Inc. and Precision Senior Marketing L.L.C. say they are working together to market information about older consumers who want health insurance.ProspectZone, Chicago, focuses on ...
April 24, 2008
BB&T Insurance To Expand In CaliforniaBB&T Insurance Services has agreed to buy the insurance operations of UnionBanCal Corp.BB&T Insurance is an arm of BB&T Corp., Raleigh, N.C., that sells employee ...
April 23, 2008
Association Wants President To Decree LTC MonthAn industry group is pushing for official recognition of November as Long Term Care Awareness Month.The American Association for Long Term Care Insurance, Westlake Village, ...
April 23, 2008
Survey: Moms Need More Income ProtectionFewer than half of mothers who work outside the home have any disability insurance.Researchers at Hartford Financial Services Inc., Hartford, have published that finding in ...
April 23, 2008
Mountain State Insurers Get New MandateVermont Gov. James Douglas, R, has signed S.B. 280, a bill that will require state-regulated health insurers to cover orthotic and prosthetic care for amputees.The ...