Life Insurance
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Appeals Court Backs Northwestern
By Trevor ThomasA 3-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of an insurer that says it rescinded a disability insurance policy because the insured's application was deceptive.
February 03, 2011
MassMutual Updates Heart Condition GuidelinesMassachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company is easing life insurance underwriting rules for applicants with some types of heart conditions.
February 03, 2011
Bernanke: Health, Aging to Drive BudgetFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke today warned the Washington press corps that the United States must do something about health program costs and Social Security or watch the country's creditors make the adjustments.
February 03, 2011
Big Plan Data: AMA, Mark FarrahThe American Medical Association says most U.S. commercial health insurance markets are "highly concentrated."
February 03, 2011
North Coast Gives Government Personnel More TimeGovernment Personnel Mutual Life Insurance Company will have at least 6 more months to complete the North Coast Life Insurance Company acquisition.
February 03, 2011
U.S. Judge May Toss N.Y. Settlement CaseU.S. District Judge Deborah Batts could throw out a New York case in which an insurer has challenged the sale of a policy to a party with no insurable interest in the life of the policyholder.
February 03, 2011
North Coast Gives Government Personnel More TimeGovernment Personnel Mutual Life Insurance Company will have at least 6 more months to complete the North Coast Life Insurance Company acquisition.
February 03, 2011
Appeals Court Backs NorthwesternA 3-judge panel on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling in favor of an insurer that says it rescinded a disability insurance policy because the insured's application was deceptive.